The Wooden Carousel Base - Part 27

 I am making progress on the carousel base.  The three round plywood platforms have been cut.  It took so long because the weather has been crazy around here.  We had two days that were beautiful with temperatures at 85 and 87 degrees Fahrenheit (29.44 and 30.55 C.)  I admit that it was so nice to be able to get outside, that my husband and I decided to take some time off from everything and get outside and enjoy the nice weather.  The day after it was 87F. out, it snowed.  We only received an inch, but we had to wait for the snow to melt before sawing the wooden circles.

This photo shows the first platform with the bumps that will make the animals go up and down.  At the moment they are only taped in place until we make a full test run.  The test was delayed because I found that the bumps are about half an inch too high once the bead that will hold the dowel that travels over the bumps was added.  The height of the bead made it about half an inch (12.7 mm) higher than the height of the carousel turntable.  I will post more about testing the carousel on the next post.

Anyway, the solution to that problem was to add a center platform to raise the base of the turntable. Again, this caused a delay in the project due to rain.  We don't have a space that could be used indoors for this type of work.  

Once we test the carousel, the center platform will be glued in when I glue in the bumps.  At some point, a hole will have to be drilled into the base so that the electrical cord can be threaded through it.  This base will have feet attached to the bottom to lift it up enough to keep it off the electrical cord.  I do not want to drill the hole until we know exactly where everything will sit.  

Hurray! The most intimidating part of the project has been completed.  After the test, we may have to fine tune the humps just a little bit.  

Check back next Monday or Tuesday for a new update on this project.