toy/model drilling rig

[wireliner]

This, my friends, is a Bucyrus Erie 22w cable-tool drilling rig.....and I want to make a model of it. My question is, how can you make gears/ cogs out of wood and what sort of wood. Can you buy them pre-made?

Cheers.

[crowie]

I'm sure I've seen them made in the toy or model making section,
similar to take of monster wheels for trucks & earth-moving machinery;
but also have a look in the wooden clock section too..
cheers, crowie

[rwbuild]

http://woodgears.ca/gear_cutting/template.html

[Keith_1]

Hi Wireliner,

I cut my gears on my model locomotive (Peny-Darren) using coping saw, bandsaw and then filed and sanded. I used photocopies on the timber as my pattern. I used 19mm pine as my material.

Link to my old thread is attached.

Good luck

Regards

Keith

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f174/1-5th-scale-peny-darren-1804-locomotive-183462

[Dalboy]

One thing to take into consideration is the size of the wheels if they are quite small then go for a close grained wood

[wireliner]

Thank you all for the replies. The rig is relatively easy to make (I hope) but the gears were always going to be the issue. High time I got some practice on my scroll saw then.

Thanks all.

[wireliner]

My first wooden gear. Thanks to Keith 1, I followed your advice. It needs a little sanding etc. but not bad for a first try. This will be the bull reel.

[Keith_1]

Looks great mate

Well done

Keith

[Dalboy]

For the first looks pretty good better than I could do. Whatever you do don't stop with the pictures of the build

[wireliner]

Bullreel finished. This will determine to overall size of the model. I'll do some calculations and make the casing winch, spudding gear and bailing winch in a similar way.

Cheers.

[crowie]

Wow that was fast work........well done..

[Keith_1]

Keep up the good work. Looking forward to watching the progress on this build.

Regards

Keith

[CycleBob]

Love the idea of making a drill rig! Looking good so far.

[wireliner]

Casing winch and spudding gear. I put the brake drum on to the casing gear purely because it looks good.

[wireliner]

Spudding gear, casing winch, bull reel and telescopic mast.