maaaslo
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maaaslo got a reaction from WackoWolf in bending planks on an old tin can
i was looking for a cheap solution for bending planks. electric plank bender is too expensive for me (on very tight budget at the moment). cutting the planks with the hand tool is without the chance for me, im too clumsy and have wasted too many already.
so i resurected the old method of bending, by heat.
all i needed was an empty tin, tea candle light and cloth peg.
tin must be of small diameter, so it gets hot quickly, also allows you to do tighter curves.
planks can be bent in many ways, lateraly too. basically, with a bit of patience, you can twist the plank without breaking it...
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maaaslo got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Name the Ship Game
slagoon,congrats on naming the ship
indeed she is SS Egypt. have been requisitioned by goverment as hospital ship. she sunk after the collision with french steamer Seine with more than £1000000 pounds worth silver, gold and sovereigns. thats when she become the target for the recovery operation. one of the biggest of that time.
more info in here: http://www.deepimage.co.uk/wrecks/egypt/egypt_mainpages/egypt_history.htm
Slagoon, your turn in the game. please find something harder than me..
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maaaslo got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Name the Ship Game
Sorry, wrong answer, i will correct myself later. Im driving now...
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maaaslo got a reaction from sonicmcdude in bending planks on an old tin can
i was looking for a cheap solution for bending planks. electric plank bender is too expensive for me (on very tight budget at the moment). cutting the planks with the hand tool is without the chance for me, im too clumsy and have wasted too many already.
so i resurected the old method of bending, by heat.
all i needed was an empty tin, tea candle light and cloth peg.
tin must be of small diameter, so it gets hot quickly, also allows you to do tighter curves.
planks can be bent in many ways, lateraly too. basically, with a bit of patience, you can twist the plank without breaking it...
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maaaslo got a reaction from egkb in my variation on lathe
i was thinking, do i have room for lathe, and more importantely, do i have money to waste? ( considering i love models it is not waste of course...) so i was thinking, many people use drills and atach parts of the real lathe onto the wooden jig frame. i do not have room for that. after i spoke to my friend, who owns joinery shop and he explained to me how they use the lathe on processing very thin materials, ive had an idea what to do.
i raided my wifes kitchen drawer and aquired her thermo glove. ive cut a bit of coarse grade sanding paper. fitted the boxwood dowel into the acu drill and grabbed the whole thing in my hands.
first i was surprised at just how effective this very primitive setup is. in matter of 1 minute ive had the bowsprit half done. it only needs a bit of fine sanding done and it would be ready to fit...
arent the most primitive tools some of the best? there is litterally nothing that could go wrong with this...
btw, i recommend using outside, or perhaps in dedicated workshop: very messy...
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maaaslo got a reaction from nealefoulds in HMS Victory by nealefoulds - DeAgostini - Scale 1:84 - Trafalgar Colors - First wooden ship build
that is an awfull lot of sanding to be done by hand. i too am looking to get it done easier, as i havent got a belt sander i have used vibrating corner sander? to do the job, works lovely...
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maaaslo got a reaction from maso in my variation on lathe
i was thinking, do i have room for lathe, and more importantely, do i have money to waste? ( considering i love models it is not waste of course...) so i was thinking, many people use drills and atach parts of the real lathe onto the wooden jig frame. i do not have room for that. after i spoke to my friend, who owns joinery shop and he explained to me how they use the lathe on processing very thin materials, ive had an idea what to do.
i raided my wifes kitchen drawer and aquired her thermo glove. ive cut a bit of coarse grade sanding paper. fitted the boxwood dowel into the acu drill and grabbed the whole thing in my hands.
first i was surprised at just how effective this very primitive setup is. in matter of 1 minute ive had the bowsprit half done. it only needs a bit of fine sanding done and it would be ready to fit...
arent the most primitive tools some of the best? there is litterally nothing that could go wrong with this...
btw, i recommend using outside, or perhaps in dedicated workshop: very messy...
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