PADDLE WHEEL Steamboat Thomas Powell #5. GIANT paddle wheel! Hudson River Walking Beam model steamer

[@gwheyduke]

That paddle wheel is a true work of art. !

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

Such large wheels are in fact not that difficult to make....but it does take time!
Thank you for your kind comment!

[@deepsea6731]

Amazing workmanship. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

I'm glad you liked the work! Thank you!

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

Made like the real one's - no shortcuts - incredible workmanship, dedication and perseverance....

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

Thank you, I appreciate your compliments!

[@robertjwilliams3532]

Beautiful, Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!!! In every respect.

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

Thank you - three times!

[@juliennepanchard9458]

Magnifique travail d'orfèvre...
Quelle patience....
C'est superbe...
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[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

Merci :-D !!!

[@mikeharrington878]

Wow, I don't see how this leaves you any time during the day to play video games! 😲 😂 I'm kidding! You have more craftsmanship and engineering knowhow in one hand than I have in my entire geneology... 😐

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

You're right, no time for video games!...😂
...but don't worry, what you see in this video was spread over many days!
Glad you liked it, and thank you for the comments!

[@mervynevans5176]

Belleza

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

Thank you!

[@amazingdecks1]

Very nice work! Minor comment - it's a rocking beam, not a walking beam. Still works just as well though.

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

The walking beam name came from the Indians living along the rivers: "mill that walks on water".
"The paddle wheel steamboat powered by a walking beam engine was a distinctly American development..."
Ticonderoga and Eureka are the only two surviving steamboats in the world with a walking beam engine!
Glad you liked the video, thank you!

[@TheRichardgomm]

What is the tool used to close down the rivets?

[@LiveSteamPaddleWheelersPG]

All of them are threaded rivets.