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geoffs

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    Geeveston, Tasmania
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    woodworking, metalworking, computers

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  1. It's great to see the progress on this. I never got started on my Charles W Morgan, I really don't have the space needed to devote full time to a model in progress. Probably should pass my kit onto someone who will finish it.
  2. Have a look at Inkscape. It has functions to convert from bitmaps/images to vectors. It's open source software and well supported
  3. Returning overseas travellers can bring in goods to the value of $A900, tax and duty free. The limit is increased to $A2700 for a family travelling together. This normally deals with alcohol, tobacco, cameras, laptops and the like but there's nothing to exclude the odd machine tool 🙂
  4. Geoff, do you still have the  Artesania Latina Charles W Morgan kit?  I have that model built up but would love the plans!

     

    Gordon Braun, braungor@yahoo.com

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      geoffs

      Hi Gordon,

       

      The plans I scanned and cleaned up and provided to Calhoun at still on my website at http://port-huon.com.au/charleswmorgan/.

      There are a number of PDF files totalling over 60MB.

       

      Your finished model looks great.

      I've been a bit sidetracked lately with 3D printing so haven't done any work on my model.

       

      Regards

      Geoff

  5. Spotlight do carry these knives but not the swivel ones. https://www.spotlightstores.com/embellishments/embossing/fiskars-fingertip-precision-knife/BP80096455
  6. Wish I still had my mill for stuff like this 😞 The minimum speed of these types of tools is usually around 5000RPM. Do you find that too fast for some work?
  7. With some plans I recently had scanned, I used Gimp to do the clean up. Fairly time consuming but did a great job. I then turned some of them into vectors using Inkscape. The cleaned up images from Gimp made a big difference to Inkscape's ability to do the bitmap to vector conversion.
  8. You've done a beautiful job on that build, well done. I like the tammie norrie design (or Grebe as it used to be). I'm a member of the Living Boat Trust here in Tasmania and we have 6 grebes, all built by local school students under supervision of a boat builder from the LBT. These boats get a lot of use and we always have one or two out of the water for a clean/repaint.
  9. In case an administrator doesn't see this post, you could just report a post on the stream you want to remove, asking for assistance.
  10. Still looking at the Marathon micromotor as my next rotary tool and have a couple of questions: What method is used to hold the bits? collet or chuck? What diameter shaft is used for bits?
  11. At the moment, I'd have to include BandAids in my top 4! Every time I pick up a knife, I manage to cut myself 😞
  12. Thanks for the link! I'm probably in the market for a new Dremel and even with shipping to Oz, the Marathon micromotor is cheaper than I can get a Dremel 4000 here. Wonder if they fit the Vanda-Lay mill ...
  13. Just placed an order for: ACRA mill with fine Z adjust and drill press option, lathe and a vice (hope I included that last item) I might fo go for the router table for my birthday next year... I was looking at Taig/Sherline mills but more that I really need (or can afford!) right now. Merry Christmas to me!
  14. Well Larry from Vanda Lay just got back to me with a shipping quote that was less than expected. Looks like I'll be placing an order soon for an early Christmas present 🙂
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