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Happy 55th Kevin... hope you make it a good one!

Hope your soon up and doing as you please again Randy.
Sounds like maybe the allergies weakened your immune system and let Gnomitis (similar to bronchitis but more commonly caught under a bridge) get a hold. Take your medicine like a good builder and soon you'll be back to 100%.
Hope this isn't an e-virus .
 
That codeine syrup is a miracle worker, nothing seems to work on the chest congestion quite like it and the other effect aren't bad either, it'll help you rest and if your like me its hard to sleep when congested and hurting. Hope your ribs aren't too sore, if this is causing a cough.
 
Sending you well wishes and Florencia dreams.

Hi Randy,
 
I think the Gnomes virus is going around this forum …….
It's airborne !
Take care of your self and I wish you a quick recovery !
 

Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
 
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
 
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
 

 
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
 

 
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
 

 
  Danny

you forgot the red sore nose and chest hurting from all the sneezing  :mellow:
 
hope you get over it soon

Just don't mix up one of Florencia's sails for a hanky. otherwise when rigged it may look like the seagulls used it for target practice
 
personally I find charmin sensitive with vit E and Aloe the best for the red sore nose.

I’ve finished the shrouds and also the main and fore stay. There is no stay for the mizzen mast.
 
 
For large and more detail photos see also:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilhan_gokcay/sets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilhan_gokcay/sets/72157626433922489/
(Best go into the set and choose slideshow)
 

Hi Danny,
 
I want to say something but I can not found the words so I only saying WOW.
 

making the rings has been the worst bit it was not until i looked at Gils did it occur to me that each rope has two rings on it - at 90 deg to each other like a chain, so i am having to make them, by wing some brass wire around a drill bit
 

Hi Mick, John and Augie,
 
@ Mick,
 
I know how tiny those samson post are.
I just make a few of them…...
When you know your limits, that's a good thing.
Don't go over it then !
I will not do that also……( try to )
 
@ John,
 
Thanks my friend.
 
Every picture will be a big help     
I never see New York in real life so any picture of that is welcome.
 
@ Augie,
 
Thank you for 5 more minutes…….
Anja told me I can go a little longer because this is the first day in 2 weeks that I have no fever !
The medication helps finally !!!!!!!
But the workshop is still closed….orders from Anja and Mobbsie….so no ratlines for a while   
But I'm on the way back !
 

Well, I started this thread so I might as well tell of the final product.
The cause of all this was the thin and generic hinge straps that came with the kit. I bent them so many times trying to follow the pin or the rudder that they snapped like metals do when bent back and forth over and over. I appreciate the advise Von Stetina, and it will remain in my arsenal of tricks but fortunately this time I bent them once and only once. It was nice working with a bit stouter brass... it could take a bit of work.
 
I ended up buying .5mm sheet brass along with brass tube and rod. After a bit of trial and error I cut the sheet to appropriate size, filed each strip down to uniform widths and bent them to an initial U shape over a piece of wood the same thickness as the rudder. Again, a few stutter starts and finally got the soldering down. There were 6 hinges, each had tube with 3 of them getting a rod to act as a pin. Pulled out the files and sandpaper and eventually with a blackening I had hinges.
The rest is detailed in the pictures...
 
Randy

Morning my friends,
 
@ Popeye,
Thanks!
This helps a lot!
It's great to have such friends like you all.
 
@ Grant,
 
I can believe that it looks funny when i do the ratlines at this moment.
 
A little health update.
I think that the new medication are working. After a good night sleep i wake up with no fever ( for the first time in 2 weeks) we also have no internet so I'll be typing this on my I phone. Soon as we have the internet back , we will be both back!
 
Sjors and Anja

First off, Happy Birthday, I hope you make it a great one!
 
Secondly, great job on the Aggie. Really good colors. Beautiful!

The mizzenmast...

First off, most of these tools would be used most by scratch builders, not so much by the kit builder. All of these tools machine lumber (wood) into usable pieces.
 
A router is a high speed tool that spins a chosen sharp steel or carbide bit. The wood is either pushed into the spinning bit or with the use of a collar, it guides along the edge. It can make profiles like mouldings.
A thickness sander takes thicker wood and sands it down to a desired thickness with sandpaper. A planer does the same thing only more aggressively (if desired) with blades rather than sandpaper.
A band saw is a saw, with a circular (band) blade that rotates from top to bottom above a table. It moves through the table in a slot and if you put a white dot on the blade you would see it rotate around and around... get it? It is used to shape or cut out designs or parts from larger pieces of wood.
A grinder grinds steel or metal. A sander usually is for wood only although I'm sure there are exceptions.
A contour sander sands contours... like the contours put on wood with a router.... for example...mouldings.
 
I assume you mean a 'dremel'. I cannot advise which bits are important becasue I don't know what your desired result is.
 
Having said all this... all of these tools can hurt you if not used appropriately. I advise you to investigate all of these and more regarding what is right for you and learn the right way to use them.

Richard,
 
    I would start off saying that the Longboat is NOT a good kit to start with.  It looks easy, but is actually complex.  (Planking issues).
 
    Randy is correct that Midwest makes good starter kits.  They are relatively simple and give a good opportunity to learn about planking and how the lines of the ship/boat come together.  If you want soemthing a little more complex, I recommend Model Shipways SULTANA.  It give you a nice model, a sailing ship versus a small boat and provides alot of 'learning opportunities'.  Much depends on your skill level and own wants.
 
    There are many good starter kits.  It should meet the following checks in the box:
 
1.  Expendable.  50/50 chance you will end up crapping it up beyond all hope of recovery and will have to trash it.  A good model on sale helps there.  Wood is a great medium.  It allows you to make mistakes and recover by tearing apart and redoing.   ...on the other hand, sometimes you cannot undo the banana shape your modl has become.
 
2.  Simple plank on frame or solid.  Both have their pros and cons.  Each gives an opportunity to have a relatively stable form which you can get a handle on how a hull curves, etc.  Both give you an opportunity to plank (solid hulls can be planked).
 
3.  Not too much frill and pieces-parts.  After you have learned how to build a model you can play around with 100 guns and 100 gunports and 200 pieces of deck furniture.  No need on the starter.  How to build a windlass, a grating and a few other items is enough.
 
4.  Simple/basic rigging.  The CONSTITUTION and SULTANA use the same rigging principles.  Learning about blocks and belaying lines and stuff follows the same principle as above.  A little is great at first.  Once you get that first model under your belt (and you are hooked on the hobby for all eternity) you can take on the big beasties that take time.  People who take on big projects too early have a tendancy to quite them and the hobby over frustration.
 
   Tools:  Dremel, exacto knife, clamps-lotsa clamps, basic wood glue, sand paper....nothing exotic.  (but exotic helps :-) as time goes by).
 
Chuck

First off, most of these tools would be used most by scratch builders, not so much by the kit builder. All of these tools machine lumber (wood) into usable pieces.
 
A router is a high speed tool that spins a chosen sharp steel or carbide bit. The wood is either pushed into the spinning bit or with the use of a collar, it guides along the edge. It can make profiles like mouldings.
A thickness sander takes thicker wood and sands it down to a desired thickness with sandpaper. A planer does the same thing only more aggressively (if desired) with blades rather than sandpaper.
A band saw is a saw, with a circular (band) blade that rotates from top to bottom above a table. It moves through the table in a slot and if you put a white dot on the blade you would see it rotate around and around... get it? It is used to shape or cut out designs or parts from larger pieces of wood.
A grinder grinds steel or metal. A sander usually is for wood only although I'm sure there are exceptions.
A contour sander sands contours... like the contours put on wood with a router.... for example...mouldings.
 
I assume you mean a 'dremel'. I cannot advise which bits are important becasue I don't know what your desired result is.
 
Having said all this... all of these tools can hurt you if not used appropriately. I advise you to investigate all of these and more regarding what is right for you and learn the right way to use them.

I got the cracks filled using Chris's method of finish and sawdust and then sanded with 400 grit.  I'm holding on the 600 grit sanding until the whole outside is planked.  All the gunports have been squared up per the drawings.  So far, so good in my estimation but it can be better.  I'll turn her and do the "not the wall side" and see if I can improve. I'll probably revisit some of this side after the other side.
 
I'm re-thinking my main wales. Only the top one will be ebony, the rest are blended in to it and the regular planks so I'll go with the swiiss pear and leave it natural for that.  At least the ebony that's there will help set the tone for the sheer.  A darn sight easier to work with. 
 

The hardest puzzle I ever saw only had 500 pieces.  It was pure white except for a dot in the upper right hand corner.  It irritated me no end that when I was done, it was upside down.  

well I was going to post a progress picture but instead its one of the finished puzzle
 

 
will look tomorrow for some another one to keep me occupied next two weeks

Hi Guys,
 
Thank you all for looking in and the very kind comments and remarks you've made, very much appreciated.
 
I have made a little progress since my last post, I continued with the hammock nettings and have completed them which is what I'm going to post now.
 
I dedicate these pictures to my good friend Sjors ( you know how demanding he can be ), get well soon mate, rest up and take whatever Anja gives you.
 
Sorry about the quality.
 

 

 

 

 

 
So that's all there is for now, I'm currently working on the stern decorations, the manual calls for yellow ochre for everything, but you know me, I want some colour so am doing my own thing.
 
mobbsie
 
 

Salute Commodore! Seems somehow appropriate for Popeye the Sailorman to be promoted...

Cheers Alex.
Not to be too overwhelming but you are very gifted at this 'hobby'. There are perhaps a few dozen individuals that have a certain flair, a talent that shows in the precise details and those individuals are a joy to watch as their build develops.
You Alex, in my opinion, are one of those people.

Looks like the jig and laminating are the ticket.  A little cherry sawdust for the touchup?  The 'wall' won't mind --- the concept has been proven!
 
Funny you should mention the mask.  In all my years the only wood that gets to me is spruce.  Figures I'd wind up in Colorado  

Cheers Alex.
Not to be too overwhelming but you are very gifted at this 'hobby'. There are perhaps a few dozen individuals that have a certain flair, a talent that shows in the precise details and those individuals are a joy to watch as their build develops.
You Alex, in my opinion, are one of those people.