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Excellent authenticity Andy, and a nicely engineered jig.
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Hakan Seems a little cold and a good reason to stay indoors - although I hear our Canadian friend think it is shorts and T shirt weather at that sort of temperature. My workshop has rarely dipped below 10 c so far this year so no recourse to heating as yet but today the temperature is heading down at a fair old rate. Hull looking very good.
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Titanic by Tsm209 - 1/100
KeithAug replied to Tsm209's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
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Roger - Too true. I constantly think I would be much more productive if i just spent my time building the same model over and over again. On the other hand the most interesting bit is the problem solving. The hatch cover removal process seems like a nightmare. I assume they don't do it that way anymore. I'm not quite sure how the jig is working. Is the taper peg just a holding (tensioning) feature?
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I am taking my time preparing stuff before I commit to the glue. I sorted out the small frames at the bow and stern. I spent a happy day stripping the cutting templates from the frames. I didn't find any of the usual solvents worked particularly well on pritt stick adhesive but peeling / sanding worked ok. The cut line for the deck made the frames very flexible and I wanted them to be a little stiffer for the future hull sanding process. I therefore temporarily glued small strips of wood across the deck cut line to increase the stiffness. I also sorted out the correct vertical position of the keel. The keel slots were cut deeper than needed so I cut the keel strip and then assembled it into a few of the frames before setting it to the correct heights fore and aft. With friction holding the keel in place I glued tabs to the frames to fix the keel position. The line of the keel is broken at frame 61 and the next job is to sort out the position of the aft section of the keel. Not very exciting but progress is progress.
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I agree. I tend to use the thinnest blade I can get away with to reduce waste. In practice I never find anything less than a 1/32" (0.8mm) slitting blade is stiff enough to prevent it flexing and wandering off line. If the wood is difficult (pronounced grain, hard, high moisture) I tend to use a .040" (1.0mm) blade. I always go for a slitting saw with large teeth.
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Bigcreekdad - One other possible cause is the grain direction on the wood you are cutting. If you are using a narrow blade and the grain tapers away from the fence then the blade tends to follow the grain and the resulting planks can have a taper. If this is the case try flipping the wood over lengthways so the grain taper is towards the fence. This usually improves the accuracy of the cut plank.
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Andy - It would make a nice lamp base. That is the sort of thing I say to my wife when I am in need of a tongue lashing. I like the thinness sander.
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Nice little model Phil. It seems like the rule is "the older you get the quicker you get". I'm looking forward to my imminent speed increase!
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Eric - I find the older I get the quieter they get! Nice progress and a great way to see the old year out.
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