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Hello fellow steamers
this is a Replica of a Doll Co. toy chicken rotisserie, (Hühnerbraterei) it stands 9 1/4" tall (inc. base) it is made of sheet steel , the metal housing is 5" x 2" , has (2) "spits" made of brass to support the 4 handmade model art clay chickens, they look a bit funny but were copied as closely to the originals as possible. all three axles turn through roller ball bearings. the drive pulleys are spare Jensen #100 workshop tools that were modified for this purpose. has a copper smoke stack & a special SPS metal logo tag. the Oak plinth is 7" X 4" & the completed unit weighs 2.lbs 5 oz.
 "THE BUILD"
This seemed like a fairly easy model to build (they all do !) I researched all the info I could glean about this model, there are none on youtube (until now) & just went by whatever seemed right & correct. started with some 20 ga. sheet metal & started with an outline and some metal forming (bending)
Please enjoy !





I erred and drilled the six rod holes in the wrong (re:reversed) spot , rather than start all over again, I filled in the holes in redrilled in the correct spot . trust me....would have been much quicker & easier to have started with a new piece.



I handmade & painted (5) clay chickens, they seem odd shaped, but look as close to the originals as I could discern.



Completed unit 




Some video's...

tech video



Running with Jensen #55

That turned out so good!! 

Love your little hand made chickens, did you measure ahead of time that they would clear each other without snapping any heads off? 

Also like the SPS take on the DC logo, very clever 

Thanks Nick ,you got the first sneak peek when you and the boys stopped by a few weeks ago 😊
Re:"did you measure ahead of time that they would clear each other without snapping any heads off?" Not really...and it sort of became a concern once I got done drilling a hole through their butts, I tried to keep them under 1" OD but the necks got a bit long, you'll notice in the "spit" that they're staggered just a bit to keep the necks from hitting each other , but it worked out well , close but no cigar. Drilling the chickens out was probably the most nerve wracking part, there is absolutely no way to make a jig to hold these birds without ruining them, I tried clamping them in foam rubber in a vice , not good, I finally landed on mounting the drill bit in the lathe and free hand drilling them , the modeling clay is quite gummy and would try to Seize up around the bit, requiring many short probes and then retracting to clear the flutes in the drill bit.

Amazing project, and very well executed...
Well done Bruce!!!

Very nice! 

Looks really good Bruce, better than the old ones. I just like my chicken a little more done.
The one without the head that needs painting, that's a nice one, it's not smiling at you.

Lol...😀🦃

Looks great Bruce. Probably tastes like chicken.

Bruce, you do some very creative work, but that rotisserie takes the cake...really nice job sir!

Rog

So when’s the larger/working model being built? Cornish game hen and the Sipp?