Kevin Kenny
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Just passed my 7th day with Covid. Bad cough. Fever for three days, chest pain when I cough, might have pulled a mussel, so keeping out of the workshop. I must have picked it up on the way down from New York. Good news is I’ll live. -
Congratulations on completing this major milestone. My advice to you is to strengthen the inside of the model by using PVA and sticking a batten from the bow to the stern at the very inside top of the frames. If you can get a second one in further down also do so. This will tighten up all the frames . Now you can sand and shape the outside of the hull getting rid of any high or low spots.
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The brass clamps come from Lee valley. I have since checked and there are many suppliers as these are traditional Japanese wood working clamps so you might get them cheaper elsewhere. .
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Starting to plan the wale. Built a jig to bend the green heart. It was interesting as i heated the wood with the blow dryer, you could feel the lignum let go which allowed the plank to bend. I have never actually felt this when bending other woods.
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As i am actually starting , were you happy with your approach to the wales and are there any key suggestions going forward?
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This is my challenge for January. Your job looks great. I `plan to use some very dark greenheart wood that i have and will still stain them black.
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I decided to update my table saw video on safety to include Kurts advice and my subsequent additions. .
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Tom, i did not make a video on the clamp extension arms but it was easy to make. I used some hardwood, in my case some green heart, cut a slot so the original clamp ends can fit down inside the slot and filled with epoxy. When a lot of pressure is placed on the arms i do get some bend. I plan to make two more using aluminum arms to see how they work out. I also feel they are too long and will make up a set that is only 3” deep. Also i added sand paper at the very end as when a lot of pressure is used they tend to slip. Once the sand paper was added that problem disappeared. I also made up some extensions which help me get into close up situations.
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In the tropics all untreated wood is subject to damage from dry-wood termites and woodworm damage. I have actually had one of my finished models attacked and had to treat the internal wood with liquid fluid and then gassed the model and case to kill all insects under the cover. Liquid termite fluid cannot penetrate painted surfaces while gas penetrates everything but leave no residue and so does not treat. It just kills. So now to make sure that does not happen again i treat all the wooden parts before i paint or apply any finish.
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the joinery really comes up when i added the termite fluid. I can wait to see the rub on poly effect.
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The clamps with the long arms were made by me using some green heart. I had to add sand paper to the ends as they tended to slip. They were easy to make
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The planking patten gives the deck lateral strength.Greg says that it’s an area where there is a lot of wear caused by the cannons going back and forth. He also says that these deck planks are often changed due to the ware.
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its called anchor stock planking, i suppose as it looks like the top wooden piece or stock of an anchor of the time.
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Apple has put out a new modeling table saw. kidding. I have long wanted to upgrade the Preac to roll on its own and to keep all its accessories. I gutted my old Apple pro computer and mounted it on the top. Now looking for another one for the Proxxon chop saw.
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