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Belco replied to Srenner's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
hello I hope to arrive in time with the help. A few years ago my wife gave me the DB250 lathe that I complemented with the three jaw chuck and the drill chuck. The lathe has allowed work with masts and other tasks. Years ago I built a chess set with vaporized beech wood with 30 x 100 millimeter pieces (I've been looking for a working prototype but it's lost in the infinity of my small warehouse). I have also made cannons like the one in the photo in aluminum, this is the first one made, I have been able to make them smaller and have even made one 120 mm long for an artillery post that I gave away and of course wooden cannons that are conveniently painted almost perfect. I consider it to be a good purchase and the result is worth the expense. Regards Belco
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Blades for Artesania Latina Cutter
Belco replied to brunnels's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
That blade is a razor blade from a classic machine, I think it's very soft for cutting wood. Try to replace it if possible with a carpet cutter blade or similar. The blade in the image measures 39 x 18.4 mm. The measurements of a razor blade are 43 x 22 mm. Salutacions Belco
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Hello Phil In reference to your post about bamboo skewer chopsticks, I have used bamboo chopsticks on several occasions to make very small pieces. Now I don't have any model to take a photo of, but the hardness of the fiber allows me to make pieces 0.8-1 mm thick and even some hinges composed of 3 square pieces of 1.5 mm on each side and perforated in center. I think that although it is of vulgar origin, it is a great help.
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Mast Spar and Rigging Spanish Galleons
Belco replied to Bill Jackson's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
You can find information on Spanish shipbuilding at the following link: https://independent.academia.edu/CayetanoHormaecheaArenaza It is the work of some well-known Spanish modelers. The problem is the language, but there are web pages capable of translating a PDF for you Regards -
Hi! In the public library of the Nautical Faculty of Barcelona, there is a curious book, Modern ships of war by Edward J. Reed and Edward Simpson published in 1888. It talks about the "modern" warships of that time, of the naval forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, and and some notes of Italy, Germany, Turkish and Austrian navies. And a chapter on the construction of great guns. The book is under public access. In the same library there are more old books in Catalan, French and castilian related to the navy and with public access. https://upcommons.upc.edu/handle/2099.4/1538 Regards Belko
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Try here, it is a German store where they sell spare parts for Proxxon. https://www.fluidonline.de/en/search?query=proxxon db250&page=2 They have the collets you need at €7.99 each. But it is cheaper to buy the 3-jaw chuck(€40.99) and the spindle 12.99) that allow you to handle larger diameters. Regards Belco
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I have found this pdf with the assembly instructions for the Newport, in which the abbreviations you need appear with their translation into English and French. It is a company that sells models in the Czech Republic. https://www.astramodel.cz/manualy/mamoli/KR-21750.pdf I hope it's useful Regards Belko
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I use a cheap soldering iron (from a German supermarket chain) with an aluminum piece that used to be the center of a rubber roller, I have two of these pieces each a different diameter and it works very well, it rarely burns the wood. It's not sophisticated, but it does the job. Belco
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Santa Maria detailed rigging plans needed
Belco replied to Richard Moise's topic in Wood ship model kits
The new Artesania Latina has made available to modelers the instructions for some of its old discontinued boats, among them is the Santa Maria, you can download plans and instructions at this link: https://artesanialatina.net/es/instrucciones-antiguas/473-maqueta-de-barco-en-madera-carabela-santa-maria-guia-22411-8421426224115.html Regards Belco -
Yes, you can find similar models in model airplane stores or Amazon. Try searching for it by: rc plane covering iron Regards Belco
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I can assume that currently they have placed the ropes to give the public an idea of how it should be. Putting thick and opaque rugs would take away the "charm" of the visit. The presence of eyes at the end of each rope should be to give them weight to prevent the usual air in the area from causing the ropes to fly. Belco
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Hi Bob Indeed, that curtain of ropes was used in a certain way to prevent the entry of the attackers' shots, as well as to prevent sparks and particles generated by the cannon's firing from entering causing a fire. You can see an interesting article about the Great Siege Tunnels on wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_Tunnels Regards Belco
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HI Artesania Latina was a company that began many years ago in Barcelona, after a while it moved to a town in Cantabria (province of Spain) until its disappearance. So he seems an Andalusian businessman who has admired his products since he was a child and has bought the brand through the company EXCELLENCE MODEL KITS S.L.U in Aznalcazar, a town in the province of Seville (Spain). At the moment the web page seems like a reconstruction of the old one, still unfinished. Hopefully in their new journey they improve in quality and design. In the following link there is a video of the new owner of the brand, in subtitles you can read in English https://youtu.be/IGYFW6jp2LA Salutacions Belco
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Hi You can find a lot of information searching in Google Turtle Ship in Korean: 거북선 You need to use google translate. Regards Belco
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Planes of Santa Maria, there are as many as authors. At that time in Spain no plans were made, and were built according to the intuition of the "master of ax." I put two images, one from the Museu Maritim de Barcelona a plan prepared at the beginning of the last century and a plan of an Italian author. I hope you will be helpful. Regards Belco
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