Debora Beijerbacht 100 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 well... totally ridiculous and insanely ambitious... this engineers dream table; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ_AwFSWIPU here's a little more explanation Of course this is way above my head and just too hard to reproduce in 1:12. There are a few mechanisms though, that come close to the same circular expanding feature, but those don't stow the leaves that increase the size of the top. And that's what actually makes it so attractive to me. And is so useful in miniature too. That way you can 'play' with it without having a bunch of loose table tops you need to put in. A feature that made me make this table But a circular one is definitely on my to-dream-do-list 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wm. R. Robertson 533 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Having had the chance to play with your other table I can't wait to play with the round one!Go for it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oz9ny 28 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 A little computeranimation (not done by me :-) showing inner working. http://s165.photobucket.com/user/oz9ny/media/ASSEMBLY4.mp4.html /Niels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Debora Beijerbacht 100 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks Niels! The itch gets worse...... But this animal needs to be made in full size first, to fully comprehend it's mechanics, before it's even possible to consider making it in scale! Talking bout a mock up.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendMiniaturist 286 Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Quote I watched the You Tube videos on the table, certainly a metal lathe gives someone the ability to make the gears, and one could take a camera lens apart to see how an iris mechanism has been engineered, someone in the US has some instructions but You Tube videos do not look as sophisticated as the geared mechanisms on this one. This would be a beautiful and ambitious project. I hope we can watch your progress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendMiniaturist 286 Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Rohit's Miniatures (India) had the historical version of the Fletcher Capstan table on display at the Chicago International Show. Darren was there too, when Rohit was demonstrating it for me, so I hope he will post the short video that he took with his phone. He doesn't have the table on his website right now, but I hope he will add it in the future. Here is a link to his website so you can see it... it is an incredible piece of engineering! http://www.rohitsminiatures.co.in/ Rohit is one of our artisans that will be at the masterworks event... so if it wasn't sold at Kensington, perhaps he will bring it with him to Kansas City. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keifer33 2 Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Debora I like your table! It took a couple of back and forths between the 2 photos to figure out the movable parts. I might want to try one with a more industrial feel to it. Again great work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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