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  6. Decoyman
    I use my Byrnes saw for a lot more than just shipbuilding and one thing I think would be helpful is to have a longer table as well as a wider one. Or at least an extension before and after the fence to support longer, more flexible pieces.
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    I should try the hot (soldering?) iron trick. Up until now I have assumed that the small contact area would be disadvantageous, but, on the other hand, the associated cost is essentially zero, if you already have an iron. Thanks for the suggestion.
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    I'm thinking of getting one of these, with the strap: https://luthiers-bench.com/products/bending-iron This is because I might build a lute, but also because I can see the use for shipbuilding. Rob
  17. Decoyman
    Charles, Your explanation of Scrubby's fence - if I understand you correctly - suggests there is a machined 'bow' to the blade side. I've checked mine and it is dead straight. Perhaps Jim has changed the design of his saw, but it looks to me as though the whole fence is misaligned. Also the blade seems offset in its slot, although that might just be the photo. Attached are photos of my saw showing the fence almost exactly parallel with the guide slots in the table and the slot for the blade. IMG_4338.HEIC IMG_4336.HEIC
  18. Decoyman
    Thanks, Charles - i'll look them up. Kind regards Rob (Decoyman)
  19. Decoyman
    That's really helpful - thank you again. All I have to do now is find a piece of 22 mm aluminium....
  20. Decoyman
    That's very helpful, thank you. I have a lathe too, so I might have a go at turning up a spacer. If it's not too much trouble, how do you normally do this? Best wishes Rob
  21. Decoyman
    Thanks, Keith. Both, actually. I have two broken teeth on the carbide-tipped blade that came with the saw and my slitting saws are blunt!
  22. Decoyman
    Can anyone recommend a supplier for blades for the Byrnes saw in the UK? Not having much luck finding anything and the odd company that seems to have something vaguely similar (for example, same diameter, wrong sized arbor) is remarkably expensive. Rob (Decoyman)
  23.    Decoyman reacted to a post in a topic: More tools - Luthier, jeweler, fly-tying
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    Because the algae needs light to grow, I would have expected the green to be nearer the top of the waterline and not at all on the underside of the hull. Like this shot of the QM2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2575169/Adrift-sea-Extraordinary-photos-captain-Queen-Mary-II-standing-largest-ocean-liner-world.html#i-b8cc0eab
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    A bit of an American-centred view of the world, I think, Ron. The Euro may be falling against the Dollar, but, within the Eurozone there is no change. Why would you sell nothing to a market of 500 million while you are waiting for the exchange rate with a market of 300 million to turn in your favour? It doesn't make sense.
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    3/8" is 1 cm not 1 mm?
  33. Decoyman
    Nothing more at the moment, I'm afraid - it's a long time since I sat through a seminar on historic glass! Sorry. Rob
  34. Decoyman
    Hi Druxey. Superb model, which I have been following avidly. I think cylinder glass in some form was available much earlier than the early 20th century. Many Georgian and Victorian houses over here have quite large panes of glass in them. I look after this building: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claremont_(country_house),where the original glass panes are substantial. I'd be happy to measure some for you, if it would help. This website: http://www.sashwindowslondon.org.uk/info/history-of-glass-manufacture.html has a potted history of glass referencing cylinder glass, polished plate glass, etc as available at the time of the Greenwich barge. Best wishes Rob
  35. Decoyman
    Do they fit the Byrnes saw without adaptation?

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