Best place to buy pulleys and or blocks?

[Anonymous]

Some call them pulleys others call them blocks but would like to know a place for them and weights in G but it can differ in scale so long as G scale is almost kept.

Thank you

William

[Capt Bob Johnson]

I'm not entirely sure, but isn't a single sheave a pulley and multiple sheaves a block?

[ttrigg]

Definitions:

Sheave: A round rotating device used to change direction of pull on a rope or cable. Part of a block in a block and tackle system

Block:  An apparatus containing one or more sheaves used for lifting or pulling, also has one point for attachment of the standing end of the rope or cable.



Snatch Block:  A device used most commonly to pull, comprised swiveling hook mounted on a hinged plate allowing the body of the rope (or cable) to be place in the block without threading through the sheave.

 

Now to the real question: Where to get them, I have absolutely no idea.  But would like to learn. 

[Anonymous]

Ok, this is how I know them, it is the one with a single pulley. The block is the one with multi pulleys called a block as I knew it when I rode a crane.

Anyways, I wanted to know for the water tower. 

[altterrain]

Ozark miniatures (http://www.ozarkminiatures.com) has some blocks and pulleys listed in their logging section.

 -Brian

[Anonymous]

Oh, I totaly had a brain malfunction.....Thank you Brian! Now for the weights

[John Busby]

Hi William

I have no idea what the weight looks like but the thought occurred that perhaps it could be made using a short bit of brass rod and home made ring to attach to small SS fishing trace wire for the ropes

regards John

[dwbeckett]

Try a small fishing weight filed to shape you need for the counterweight. You will be able to add the rings to resemble actual watertank counterweights. the weight can be painted or left weather natruely. BTY you can cut off the built in ring and add a small eye ring in it's place.

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys.....I always need help every so....ok every day

[tomikawaTT]

Apparently there aren't any maritime modelers here!

The best source I can think of is a vendor dealing in ship model details.  I haven't purchased anything like that in half a century, but I'm sure that a Google search would yield plenty.

As for scale, I'm sure that a main boom block from a 1:96 model of a Liberty ship would make a satisfactory water spout block in G 'scale.'  Also. I've seen water tower counterweights in the form of spheres stacked on one another.  Split shot weights, or drilled BBs, should be a suitable sub.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

[GearDrivenSteam]

How about some medium fishing weights?

[Anonymous]

Apparently there aren't any maritime modelers here!

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

Chuck...is there any links you had in mind?

William