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exactly! these tools arent small nor are they suited for miniature work on light gage metal.
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im not sure i understand what you want to make with an english wheel... ive never seen any small enough for hobby use. id be curious to see something small enough unless you made one for this use. maybe slip rollers? https://www.amazon.com/slip-roll-machine/s?k=slip+roll+machine or one of these with interchangable rollers for creating beads n seams https://www.northerntool.com/products/klutch-rotary-bead-machine-and-die-set-7-pc-set-101456
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paul ron replied to kgstakes's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
well thats sad but exactly what i suspected. i dont understand the need for a machine to rely on internet. if it needs to talk to the company on the net... its not your machine. next! -
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paul ron replied to kgstakes's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
ahhh i see. they dont say anything about computers in the blurb, thats why im trying to get some answers from an owner. its a nice gizmo for what most of us can expect of a small cnc machine but to be able to do cad or other drawing pgm designs on my pc, then send it to the machine in a common file format, thats as easy as it can get. but blue tooth doesnt interest me. usb connected to what can be propriatary... that can get fussy with limiting software that only runs under certain os and or needs internet... is it compatable with a universal output file format available in other programs? thats something an owner can tell me. i may contact the company n see what they say. or i might find a user manual someplace. brother makes some decent sewing machines. ill see what they have too. thanks -
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paul ron replied to kgstakes's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
im wondering which ver of windows. is the interface usb, serial, parallel, does it require internet connection? is it stand alone capable? gregory... do you have a machine? -
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David Steel's The Art of Rigging: Juxtapositions, analyses and the yet unknown
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paul ron replied to kgstakes's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
ohhhh very cool machine. i once had a hermes sign machine... 24x36 vacuum table that operated very similar. i used a generic cad program and converted the files to a generic gpl laser printer format. i wonder if thats possible with this small machine? what is the computer interface? is it fussy about the operating system? impresive! -
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OUTSTANDING Mini Drill
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paul ron replied to kgstakes's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
is the cutter a rotary blade? how does it interface with the computer? can i create projects using a computer cad program and converting the files to gls output files? which machine does your wife have that can cut 1/8" ply? -
what exactly is the job description and responsabilities? fittings casting as in making casts of fittings?
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if the diluant is a petrolium product... its a petoleum based product. is white spirits aka naptha which evaproates without leaving any residue?... or...is it mineral spirits aka paint thinner which leaves an oily residue. i see the description says its used on photographs as well as artifacts? really? you'd coat a 100 year old photo with this stuff? i doubt it. you'd coat a pre Columbian artifact with this stuff? really?... museum employees have to wear special gloves when handling artifats which makes me doubt its being used for archival preservation of anything of value.... then again i wouldnt even use bees wax on anything. this stuff sounds too good to be true. I'll will try this new wax on my next ship... but im skeptical till i get more info on this product. i emailed the archivists organization... https://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section/museum-archives-guidelines
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is renasaunce wax a petroleum based product? what kind of wax is microcrystaline?
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ive never used renasaunce wax but i did look it up and downloaded the msds. the msds says its white spirit and a micro crystaline wax... whatever that means. it also says in the description its used as a polish... no mention as a preservative. https://restorationproduct.com/shop/renaissance-wax/ i have been using bees wax for over 50 years and my old ship rigging is still looking good. they may be a bit brittle but i atribute that to age of materials not fault of the wax on the threads used... mostly linen and cotton. i see plenty of recomendations for polyester thread for rigging but does the polyester need to be waxed? i see some people recomend using india ink on polyester... never seen that as a recomendation in all my years till recently in these forums.
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seems the new way is polyester according to the experts in here. but the real question is what is your oldest ship rigged with? i have 6 ships from the past 45-50 years on shelves, no case, all rigged with bees wax on cotton or linen that are still holding up very nicely. they may be a bit brittle but what can you expect from the materials over all those years? so are there any poly rigged ship about 50 years old to attest to poly longevity?... if not, ill stick to natural fiber n wax. proof is in the puddin.
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A new angle in precision sanding
paul ron replied to Arcticbeaver's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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so the blades are the same utility knife blades?... nice! ... they are cheap and available anywhere.
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i like that. my problem is as i research im finding more and more to add to my build. it gets crazy after awhile. moving on. thanks everyone paul
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