Makin' Furniture

[Tropico]

A fyne looking piece to be sure ! Definitely worth fighting for !

[Rickk]

Hey Intodeep... thanks for this thread. My next project barrel will be in this week, and this is a handy reference for a starting point for the carriage 

[intoodeep]

Hey Intodeep... thanks for this thread. My next project barrel will be in this week, and this is a handy reference for a starting point for the carriage 

Rickk,

 No problem. I'm glad this has turned out to be a well watched post. GGaskill has been nice enough to re-work my "elementary" AutoCad drawings so, there should be a sled base drawing to post in the near future.

[GGaskill]

There finally is a drawing for InTooDeep's sled rails.  Click the image below for a large one.

[intoodeep]

Thanks GGaskill. It looks good!

[Double D]

Suggestion, change those three sharp angles, two in front of the trunnion cheek and one behind to radii.  Stress risers apply in wood also.

[GGaskill]

You mean the inside corners?

[Double D]

George,

Yes the three inside corners.  The two in front that come down from the elevator angle and back up to trunnion base I would make one radius.  The one behind the trunion base a radius.  A sharp angles at either of those places will focus stress and could start splits along the grain.

Even then cross bracing needs to be both above and below those points.  A base below and a trunnion reinforce above.

[m223]

Thanks, for posting the close up on your elevation mechanism, I have seen a lot worse welding jobs. It looks fine to me, but if you wanted a cleaner look, one could drill and tap the 3 flats on the 10 mm nut , then thread some rods to fit the 3 taped holes, you would probably have to chase the the nut with a 10 mm tap after you were done. Just another way to skin a cat. No offense C.W.  Tracy

[Cat Whisperer]

No offense taken.  There ARE some cats that NEED to be skinned!