dvm27 Posted March 31, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2013 Dan's excellent work on his chain pumps prompted me to post these photos from Model No. 43, the Swan class model in the Naval Academy Museum collection. Keep in mind these chain pumps were made over 250 years ago by hand. No photo-etching. Of course these Navy Board models were built by teams of the best craftsmen of the time and the chain pump was no doubt made by a master jeweler. dafi, Geoff Matson, CaptainSteve and 3 others 6 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted March 31, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2013 I love these, just beautiful. Greg Thank you for showing us these pumps. Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest midnight Posted March 31, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 31, 2013 Great photo's Greg , truly a work of art , thanks for sharing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJSoane Posted April 1, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 1, 2013 Greg, I assume 1/4" scale? Amazing. Mark Quote Current build: HMS Bellona 74, ca. 1760, 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/196-hms-bellona-by-sjsoane-scale-164-1760-as-designed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted April 2, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 2, 2013 And this is our challenge: if they could do this with no advanced machine tools, can we do any less? Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted April 2, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 2, 2013 And this is our challenge: if they could do this with no advanced machine tools, can we do any less? I think we have forgotten just how skilled many craftsmen and skilled artisans were in the past. I believe that their skill was predicated on a greater amount of time honing their skills and being taught the value of doing a job with the greatest care and attention, and not necessarily the fastest cheapest way. 250 years ago some extremely fine optical and scientific instruments were made, not to mention clocks and watches, so I am not surprised by the quality of work done then. I am more surprised by that same quality today. We seem to be living in an instant world that is in a constant hurry to finish everything at the lowest cost. What I find so refreshing about this hobby is that this hurry is for the most part ignored. Michael Rich_engr, dvm27, WackoWolf and 5 others 8 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted December 5, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 5, 2013 Hi. Thanks for this post. I am doing resurch at the moment on chain pumps and this helps a lot Also found a page in PDF format.. It's quite large but it's worth a read if at all interested in chain pumps. http://nautarch.tamu.edu/pdf-files/Oertling-MA%201984.pdf Regards Antony. mtaylor 1 Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvm27 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted December 5, 2013 So true Michael. I love looking at old scales and scientific instruments such as Horace Harrison's maritime clocks. Sheer genius. WackoWolf 1 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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