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   Carl_Eyman_ | Jan 01, 2002 07:02pm | #1

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   Greg: I made a copy of Berea's game about 25 years ago (and have made 3 or 4 since) I'd be glad to send you a picture of it and give you the dimensions. This is my first visit to this forum; so I don't know if pictures can be posted, but I could e-mail you one. Carl

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   Greg_Krauska | Jan 03, 2002 01:03am | #2

   *Carl,I have a picture from the Berea catalog, though it would be good to see yours to see what spin you put on it. Why don't you post it so everyone can take a look.When you hit the reply or post a message button, you should see a dialogue box for an attachment. Click on the browse button to find it on your pc and double click on the file before posting your reply.Thanks|Greg

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   Carl_Eyman_ | Jan 03, 2002 02:21am | #3

   *OK, here's the picture. The overall outside dimensions are 43" x 18 1/2 x 4 3/4. The stock is 1/2" maple The bottom is 1/4" maple plywood (it may have been birch) set, into a dado. That leaves the inside height 4". All six end "rooms" are 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 (inside). Nine of the "doors" are all the same size: 3 3/4" high x 3" wide at the max and 1" wide at the bottom. The "starting gate" that is the arch in front of the place you spin the top is 3 1/2" at the max and 1 1/2 at the bottom.

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   Greg_Krauska | Jan 04, 2002 07:16am | #4

   *Carl,This looks good. What is the profile of the top that spins?

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   Carl_Eyman_ | Jan 04, 2002 06:02pm | #5

   *I'll work on a profile for you, but a word of advice: I've never seen one "home made" top that works. Two different turners (besides me) have tried it and failed to make a satisfactory top. All that I've made have tops bought from Berea. The problem is getting the very thin stem turned, and getting the right moment of inertia to get the top to spin for a long time yet having it unstable enough so it bounces off the sides with a lot of action. I'll try to post a description of the top. I have no way of making a TurboCad drawing into a jpeg file. Carl

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   Greg_Krauska | Jan 04, 2002 06:20pm | #6

   *I guess we will have to enroll in one of their courses to find out exactly how they do it.

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   Carl_Eyman_ | Jan 04, 2002 09:41pm | #7

   *I have made a drawing. The dimensions are double the actural size. My version of TurboCad doesn't allow 2::1 scale. I/ve formated it in dxf (drawing exchange) format in hopes you'll be able to read it. If not, get back to me and in the worst case do snail mail. Carl