There be gears...

3am... rather tired - great time to be working with power tools - but it is done. The gears work. They push the the cogs which push the wings. I am so tired, both from the time and from it being a particularly long day, but it all works, and that makes my tired brain happy. We even hooked up a motor, and although it is not quite powerful enough on its own, we have a second of the exact same geared make, and without too much trouble we can hook it up to run in tandem. Posting a few pictures, and a video (also in the side YouTube player) of one side running, and then off to sleep for me.

I ran through two helpers today. After a few days of working on my own, first JP camp over and helped out for a few hours, and then Zac came over, and after both of them working with me together for a very short amount of time, JP left and I worked Zac till a few minutes ago.

Did I mention that we stained the top and grooved it? It is both for traction and to make it look kinda like a pirate ship... I mean airship. Yes, well, it is to look all the better for all that fancy gear work is happening under it.

Sweet dreams,
PyroCelt