Does anyone have a drawing of a Link Belt Chain for 1920 fishing schooner

[Retired guy]

Looking to see if anyone has a drawing, pictures, or better still drawing with dimensions of a Link Belt, which went between sprocket on Boom Crutch to counter shaft stand sprocket on Bluenose 1920

 

On my WIP here on MSW, back in May 2020 I machined the sprockets and then in post 205 I said I made sprockets to fit a 1/12 scale motor bike chain, well have mounted it now and I think it looks to big, so thinking do I build the Link Belt 🤔

 

 

 

Regards

Richard

 

 

 

[Keith Black]

 i think it looks pretty dang close. IMHO blackening the chain would make it appear smaller and fit in with the gears. 

[Bob Cleek]

Ditto t what Keith just wrote. It looks great to me! 

 

[Mirabell61]

very nice work Richard

 

Nils

[Retired guy]

14 hours ago, Keith Black said:

 i think it looks pretty dang close. IMHO blackening the chain would make it appear smaller and fit in with the gears. 

 

Thanks Keith will paint the chain and give some weathering and will see if will appear smaller.

 

Regards

Richard

[Retired guy]

10 hours ago, Bob Cleek said:

Ditto t what Keith just wrote. It looks great to me! 

 

 

7 hours ago, Mirabell61 said:

very nice work Richard

 

Nils

Thanks a lot  Bob and Nils I will update my blog once I paint it.

 

Regards

Richard

[CPDDET]

As always, splendid detail work!

[amateur]

I think the size is correct, but the original had a slightly orher design, making it look smaller. I found another photo of the chain (nova scotia archives)

[Retired guy]

On 11/3/2023 at 1:37 PM, CPDDET said:

As always, splendid detail work!

Thanks Dave

 

[Retired guy]

On 11/4/2023 at 6:53 AM, amateur said:

I think the size is correct, but the original had a slightly orher design, making it look smaller. I found another photo of the chain (nova scotia archives)

 

Hi Jan, do have this picture and got the chain to look a little like it now.

 

Regards

Richard

[Retired guy]

On 11/2/2023 at 7:04 PM, Keith Black said:

 i think it looks pretty dang close. IMHO blackening the chain would make it appear smaller and fit in with the gears. 

Hi Keith now have painted the chain but before I did I filed the chain down a bit and now it looks a lot better.

 

 

Best regards

Richard

[Keith Black]

 Spot on, Richard.

[amateur]

Yup, spot on. 

 

Jan

[wefalck]

That looks like an excellent model - could you post please a link to your building log? Somehow, I didn't manage to find it ...

 

[Retired guy]

11 hours ago, wefalck said:

That looks like an excellent model - could you post please a link to your building log? Somehow, I didn't manage to find it ...

 

Hi Wefaick

Not sure how to link my build but if you go to page 10 and look down 3 or 4 wip you will find mine, do have to do an update.

 

Regards

Richard

[wefalck]

Apologies for my ignorance, you are referring to page 10 of what ? ... and what are 'wip' ?

[amateur]

Here it is

[wefalck]

👍🏻

[mtaylor]

Richard... have  look here on how to add links to your signature:   

 

[Retired guy]

8 hours ago, mtaylor said:

Richard... have  look here on how to add links to your signature:   

 

Thanks Mark

[wefalck]

On 11/6/2023 at 7:47 PM, Retired guy said:

Hi Keith now have painted the chain but before I did I filed the chain down a bit and now it looks a lot better.

Does this mean that you filed to shape each individual link? I also noticed in your building log, that you shaped by filing the straps for the dead-eyes. Do you use some kind of template (like the file-buttons of ancient mechanics) or is it all free-hand? How do you hold these tiny and narrow parts during filing?

[Retired guy]

4 hours ago, wefalck said:

Does this mean that you filed to shape each individual link? I also noticed in your building log, that you shaped by filing the straps for the dead-eyes. Do you use some kind of template (like the file-buttons of ancient mechanics) or is it all free-hand? How do you hold these tiny and narrow parts during filing?

 

Hi Wefalck,

No did not file each link just removed about .007" each side by holding chain in a jig, it did make a difference.

 

 

Regarding straps for deadeyes, these were made one by one first drill the holes using a jig I made, then I marked the shape with a pencil then used my Turbo Carver with a diamond bit I removed by eye free hand to my pencil mark, did not remove a small bit so that I could finish off final shape with file, again free hand.

 

 

 

Best regards

Richard