Well, after 2 months worth of work (designing and cutting), here is the final product. I know some of you were getting a little impatient…It’s me, I was “some of you.”
You go through days 1-12 then turn the whole thing around and go through 13-24. I have also made actual seats to replace the boxes if you just want a ferris wheel. I haven’t run those yet. I am out of Draft Board. LOL
It stands a little over 2 feet high and is about 21inches wide at the base. The entire piece is made of 1/8" PG draft board and there is no glue, everything is completely snap together. The present boxes are 2.5" w (square) by 2.5" high and the lid rests on the arms that hold the boxes on the wheels.
I was able to re-engineer some pieces so the total count of individual pieces came to 390. I used 21 boards to print this. This was created on a GF Plus so I couldn’t run the whole circle of the wheels at once. I decided to break them up in 6 pieces. Mostly for aesthetics but also cause I could get 3 on a sheet.
As I began putting it together I realized some things I will change before I release the file for purchase. I will also be including a step-by-step pdf to help everyone get it together. It doesn’t take long, but the axel with the bearings is a PITA.
It definitely was a labor of love. This one is for a Christmas present. I doubt I will make another one. LOL
** Forgot to mention, this is designed entirely in Illustrator.
Here are more pictures and a video of how it spins.
Thank you. You are welcome. I get inspiration from being on here daily. No better place to spend my time than reading of others’ success stories. My favorite is, “this is my first project!” You know immediately that it’s going to be the first of many great projects!
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