After a few weeks of getting nowhere on this project, I am finally starting to get back on track. The parts have arrived and the weather has at least temporarily cleared. One of the bigger hurdles has been reached. The humps that will cause the animals to go up and down have been cut. Many thanks to my husband for helping me design the bumps and cutting and sanding them for me. He took my basic design idea and helped me to figure out what needed to change. This part of the project is going to be so much better for his input.
The platform that will make the carousel rotate will sit in the center of this bottom base and will also be the primary support for second level.
We also decided that I could fit five animals on the carousel. I had been thinking of just using four, but the odd number actually looks better. Right now, I am thinking that I will use the two horses, the tiger, the house cat, and the ram. The rabbit will be turned into a free-standing figure as a stand-alone project. I was still considering making the base larger to accommodate the rabbit, but the issue is that this is already a large project and I just do not have the room for the larger carousel. Currently, the base is eighteen inches (45.72 cm.) and would have to increase to (60.96 cm) in order to add the other animal.
(Sorry for the open space. The blog platform will not allow me to post the pictures where I want them. Another paragraph or so will be below.)
This photo shows the rotating platform I will be using for this project.
Some of the carousel animals that will be used. The house cat is missing from this photo. The horses are temporarily supported by some props as they do not stand alone.
Hopefully, my husband will have time to cut out the plywood circles this week. I am looking forward to getting through the mechanical part of this project so I can get back to working on decorating and painting the animals.
Check back next Monday or Tuesday for the next post.
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