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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2021, 09:58:15 pm »
Slowed the swings down a bit

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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2021, 11:38:16 pm »
Slowed the swings down a bit



Ok, Now your "getting fancy with the spices" with that beautiful transmission!
  I suppose you could select a really high gear and even get the swings Higher than say Straight out. It would likely require an airfoil taped to the swings to provide some lift...BUT Please,please don't try it with that Very nice Empire swing!
  I am having fun watching your videos Bruce!(pay no attention to my bad ideas)

I was trying to imagine just how much G-force the human body would experience if riding on a full size carnival ride spinning as fast as the second video in this thread, it would likely make someone pass out or worse! :o

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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2021, 11:44:14 pm »
The "slow down" gear reduction is really cool. Thanks for the video.
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2021, 07:26:55 am »

Slowed the swings down a bit


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Ok, Now your "getting fancy with the spices" with that beautiful transmission!
  I suppose you could select a really high gear and even get the swings Higher than say Straight out. It would likely require an airfoil taped to the swings to provide some lift...BUT Please,please don't try it with that Very nice Empire swing!
  I am having fun watching your videos Bruce!(pay no attention to my bad ideas)

I was trying to imagine just how much G-force the human body would experience if riding on a full size carnival ride spinning as fast as the second video in this thread, it would likely make someone pass out or worse! :o
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In my second video I spun the swings faster than I had ever attempted before,  not realistic at all  but I was pleased that it was balanced enough as to not pitch itself onto the floor in a whirling gyrating heap.
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2021, 07:31:01 am »
The "slow down" gear reduction is really cool. Thanks for the video.
You were the inspiration Jürgen 😊👍
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2021, 08:49:12 am »
I did it with pleasure.😀
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2021, 10:39:46 am »
Haha 😂 too slow!! I want my money back... At least those seats won’t need any cleaning/sanitizing between rides :D
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2021, 11:16:47 am »
Haha 😂 too slow!! I want my money back... At least those seats won’t need any cleaning/sanitizing between rides :D
Just think about how you are getting your money's worth , it's the "geriatric" swings go round ...😁 you will have time to analyze everything around you. (If you don't fall asleep first)
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2021, 10:25:25 am »
Bruce, your transmission reminds me that I still have a planetary gear lying around somewhere that I was going to use to drive a music box. I should do that project sometime in the near future.

Speed is not all. Sometimes it's the slow movements that produce beauty.
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2021, 05:33:04 pm »
Looks like you were having great fun Bruce.
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Re: Vintage Jensen #60 & empire swings
« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2021, 07:56:44 pm »
Looks like you were having great fun Bruce.
Sometimes its good to go back and run past projects , I don't do that near enough , once I complete a project I move right on to the next one.
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