Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria. also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.
smootik Modelgun Perfectionist
Number of posts : 1823 Location / Country : Poland Registration date : 2009-03-03
Subject: Re: Custom Built Cap Firing Gatling Gun Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:46 pm
Cool! Everything built from grounds up... you've found a video of a very unique modelgun, thanks! :-)
Cerwyn Cerwyn (Site Admin)
Number of posts : 11090 Age : 65 Location / Country : North Wales Registration date : 2008-07-20
Subject: Re: Custom Built Cap Firing Gatling Gun Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:15 pm
It's an incredible piece of engineering isn't it
In a "past-life" I used to program and operate CNC Routering machines so watching 2 simple wheel spacers being cut from sheet reminded me how much work went into setting the program for just those parts. God only knows how long this Gatling took to design, make and build but it's one of the most impressive custom builds I've ever seen.
_________________ Cerwyn
Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria. also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.
smootik Modelgun Perfectionist
Number of posts : 1823 Location / Country : Poland Registration date : 2009-03-03
Subject: Re: Custom Built Cap Firing Gatling Gun Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:28 pm
It never ceases to amaze me how CNC machines work. When I was a kid I thought that it must be very easy to produce any piece you want, as long as you just have the machine. It's definitely not the case, as you can clearly see from the videos. I had no idea that these two pieces are going to be such a simple shape in the end ;-)
As you know more about CNC, I am sure you appreciate this work even more!
Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:25 pm
