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Howdy John, and welcome to the Syren club. I'm looking forward to following along.- 90 replies
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Now that’s funny, 😂
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I'm depressed. Spent some time wandering around the "Scratch Built" side of the website this morning. I don't have the words to describe my respect for those folks. Awesome, astounding, incomprehensible, magical. I can only dream.
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Enjoying a cup of coffee and wandering around the website when I came upon your build log. Wow! Beautiful, precise work.
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I’m really enjoying your build. I agree with the others - I’m going to follow your lead and make wood cleats. The metal ones just won’t cut it. Love the little plane. How in the world did you find it.
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I started with the 26 gauge lancets that are becoming popular for this project. They produce a nice, small nail pattern. However, removing the plastic sleeve is a bit of a pain. You can use nippers to get most of the plastic off. I then set up a candle in a bowl to heat and remove the plastic part that is adhered to the lancet. When I was remaking the second stamp, I remembered that I had a 23 gauge pin driver out in my shop. These finish nailers are becoming quite popular with finish carpenters for holding moldings (and other stuff) together while the glue dries. So I switched to the 23 gauge nails. Worked great without the hassle of removing plastic.
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Good afternoon Floyd. Chuck's copper jig tutorial is imbedded in the instruction manual. Chapter 8. I’d highly recommend using a drill press to pre-drill the pin holes. I tried to do it with a hand held pin vise the first time. One stamp came out okay, but the second stamp was a complete mess. You’re drilling so close to the edge of the wood that it’s easy for the drill bit to come out the side of the block - either by poor control, or because the very fine bit is following the grain of the wood. Had to start all over again. And that’s when I figured out that I could chuck my pin vise in my full size drill press as mentioned earlier.
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Just curious. When did you buy the kit? We've seen some kits recently with poor quality plywood. The plywood in your kit looks good.
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Howdy Peter! Welcome to the Syren club. Even though you're just a few steps into the project, it's easy to see that you do high quality work. I'm looking forward to watching another beautiful Syren take shape. I like that plank bender. Seems easier than the pin boards.
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Thanks Floyd, it’s good to be back in the saddle. I’m going to need my stamping jig for the Surprise that’s sitting on my shelf, but thanks for the offer. I only made Port and Starboard stamps as per the instructions. I know some of the advanced guys make a third one for the belt line, but I didn’t think it was necessary. I could go back and add one more nail hole to each plate, by hand, at the position shown in this picture.... I’ll give it it some consideration.
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The rudder is a fun little project. Shaped it with a mini hand plane and sanding blocks. Added the copper plates with the aid of a small square.
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Copper bottom complete.
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I was wondering how I would keep the lines straight. In other builder logs, nobody ever seemed to mention it so I figured it must not be a big deal. And sure enough, if you keep your overlaps fairly consistent, it just seems to work out.
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If you’ve got one those fancy lighted magnifying glass gizmos, nows the time to set it up. These plates are small and there are a lot of them. My near vision ain’t what it used to be.
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It’s important to get the pins on the stamps perfectly level. I used my water line marking jig to help with this. I squared the jig against the side of my grinding wheel and very gently leveled the pins.
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Now for copper bottom. I didn’t do anything creative. Pretty much stuck with instructions. First, I made a mount so could attach the ship upside down in my deskmate. Made the stamp jig and and dies. I don’t have a mini drill press but I was able to secure my pin vise in the chuck of my full size drill press. It actually worked pretty well.
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Hi all. It’s been a very long time. Time to dust off the Syren and get back to work. With the deck finished, it's time to add the cap rail.
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Hey Floyd! Glad to see you back. Like you, I’ve been on a VERY long break with my Syren. It will be nice to resume with some of the old chums still hanging around. I think your figure head came out quite well. It will look great in position with all the other rigging around her. Eric
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Glad to see that there are still folks building the Syren. I’ve been on such a long break that I feared I might be the only one left. I shared your fear of this kit being too advanced for a beginner, but with the excellent instructions and the very detailed build logs on this site, you'll do fine. Have fun! Looking great so far. Eric
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Really enjoying your build Sal. Getting many great ideas for my project.
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I don't often stray into the "scratch build" side of the site, but I just wanted to check out what the "sensei" is up to. Amazing work Chuck. I swear I'd pay good money just to sit quietly in your shop and watch you create one of those amazingly precise scarf joints.
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Love the case, Rod. Your finishing technique makes the case look like something you'd find sitting in the library of an English estate. Nice!
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Great progress Gundorph. There are a lot of Syrens on this forum and every one of them has its own personality given by the builder. I never get tired of watching a new ship take form and hearing how each builder conquered particular tasks.
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Thanks Brian. Like a lot of steps, this one really had me worried. But you dive in and it just seems to work out.
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