I have included plans with wooden pieces dimensions (rods and MDF), which are in different scales, but I have also included the same images in 1:1 scale (file name start with TEMPLATE word). The original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The generic term Ferris wheel, now used in American English for all such structures, has become the most common type of amusement ride at state fairs in the United States.

I started with the Wheels first. To Join the two wheel with each other I used 8 mm Metal Rod in the centre which was also serving as an Axle for rotational movement. I then super glued 4 plywood pieces 5 cm away from the radius to prevent the wobbling of the two wheels and make the joint stronger. A Frenchman, Antonio Manguino, introduced the idea to America in 1848, when he constructed a wooden pleasure wheel to attract visitors to his start-up fair in Walton Spring, Georgia. High Roller is a 550-foot tall (167.6 m), 520-foot (158.5 m) diameter giant Ferris wheel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA is currently the world's tallest Ferris wheel.Because we are going to build a smaller model to enjoy rotating photo, I find it was interesting to know something of the history of Ferris Wheel. With a height of 80.4 metres (264 ft) it was the tallest attraction at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, where it opened to the public on June 21, 1893. It was intended to rival the 324-metre (1,063 ft) Eiffel Tower, the center piece of the 1889 Paris Exposition.

So photo frames are designed according to these dimensions but files can always be modified to work with any size. The Photo-frames are assembled and fixed using super glue. I also fixed the bigger gear on the outer side of the Wheel which is later to be used for the rotation mechanism. There are total 8 frames in the Ferris Wheel. In one frame 2 mini and 1 wide photograph can be fixed.To do this manually, you can use a Dremel tool or similar, you can also do it with a small and flat gouge, or also to use a cutter, MDF is a very easy and light wood to do this milling, with great care and patience. Keep in mind that the wooden pieces that hold the photo have a small 0.5 mm recess that is designed so that the photos are fixed there, and can be entered from one side of each frame.