Kevin Kenny

Building the work station for the Foredom. On one side with be the foredom accessories and the other side will be my soldering equipment and accessories. Of course all will be on wheels and at the same height as the work bench. I will also have. Full set of small draws under the work top. 

I made an error and had to redo the order. I ordered two #30 hand pieces in error  and decided to add some additional hanging pieces for the work bench. I am also making an addition to my work bench with all the hanging tools and all my soldering equipment. Ill post when every thing arrives and the new rolling addition tomthw bench is complete.

A wonderful professionally prepared video on the restoration of a model of the Emma C Berry. Well worth watching.

Well i have taken the first plunge and ordered the SR with a few accessories to start. Not cheap but i get the feeling that there will be many accessaries to add in time. Thanks for all the advice from everyone. 

I did not know there was such a things as heat absorbing past. I am assuming that this is different to the ochre powder.

You are a lucky man that your wife goes sailing with you. I learned to sail at 10 years old. In my early teens  started racing on a Swan 36 on foredeck. Got married at 24 and was under the impression that my wife would come sailing with me. Hummmmmm. . That was a foolish thought. I raced for another 20 years on that boat eventually skippered a Peterson 34 until the owner got too old. We sold the boat about 5 years ago now i have a three man sail boat an SRMax. I have literally done a few thousand races and trips around the Caribbean. I ran a regatta in Tobago for 26 years, Angostura Yachting World regatta. In all that time my wife Susan who i love very much, perhaps made 5 trips with me and most of those were in BVI and in the Grenadines. You are a very lucky man James. 

Also are you cutting the bronze plate on your table saw? They seem so exact. 

I am very envious of your soldering skills. I am not seeing any heat sinks? How are you keeping the previous joints from melting?. 

Yep

When you retire your toys must pay their way or they get dumped. In Trinidad we live in a residential neighborhood just like you all, so we do have to get away and we were very lucky years ago to find a piece of paradise on the water. This week so far i had to have AC serviced, dryer painted and fixed, drive way cleaned and sealed, deck repaired, cleaned and sealed, leak in the roof fixed and soffit  repaired and painted.  New dishwasher installed. Order and install new shelves in the laundry room. Hummmmmmm. But it is a beautiful place 

I am afraid i have not been modeling for over a week as i am at our cottage fixing things up. 

Hi John

glad you find my videos instructive. Your are going to find that these 4 books are some of the best reference books you will every buy. Feel free yo reach out anytime and start a post on your build. The members of the guild are very special and will help you get through the many challenges that are ahead of you.

Wow, the best reference books you will ever buy. 

Thank you Jim, its good to know they are of value. I have to tell you that those 4 books have become my go to reference books for most things in model ship building. The hobby owes a debt of gratitude to David and Greg for producing such a detailed set of books. 
in terms of my work room its taken many years to get there. I have only a few tools still to get and most of them are upgrades to cheap tools i purchased early in the hobby that i am now updating to the gold standard. . I am now looking at a Foredom pendant motor to replace my Dremel. It still works but i want a better tool. Next year the Jim Byrnes thickness sander will join the shop to replace the Preac sander which is very under powered. Anything else will be minor stuff going forward.

keep well

kevin

Sorry Henry. For some reason this came  back up  so i  answered it again. 

I have two micro lux 90 degree sanders that i have used for years. When these stop working ill buy the Fordom equivalent  and see how it works. I use this grinder very often, the only problem  is that there is a cog that wears out often and needs to be replaced.

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Thanks for the advice. I actually have. cameron drill press with xy table i got from the late Charley Files so i am not too interested in the drill press attachment. I also have a desk top holder for the Dremel pendant motor but never use it for the same reason you stated, it gets in the way of everything on the work bench. 
i have seen the video above. It is excellent. 

Hi Bruce. Thanks for the feedback. I have a foot control for my Dremel pendant motor so was thinking of using that and adding/ purchasing the desk top control unit as an added control unit. 
in terms of hanging the unit, my Dremel pendant motor has 4 positions/holes in the table top,  that i can insert the hanging post into.  I am also considering installing the new hanging post on a separate mobile unit using one of the macpro bases i have. The benefit is that i can weld it where ever i want independent of the work bench. The macpro base also allows me to store all the accessories in one place, so i am never looking for accessories. The side opens up and allows storage space. 
kevin

I am planning to upgrade my work bench in the next few months  and need advice on which Foredom to buy and what accessories i should purchase. I am sure some of you have experience with these wonderful hanging pendant drills.

The first challenge  is which model to buy

- SR, TX and LX. SR seems to be the most recommended but lacks torque at very low speeds. I do not have a drill that works well at very low speeds. All my drills are high speed. 

- WHICH SPEED CONTROLLER TO BUY, FOOT OR  DESK TOP. I have a foot controller for the Dremel hanging tool  but was considering getting a table top speed controller. No particular reason, just adding options.

-WHICH HAND PIECE TO BUY. From the reading about various post there are quick release hand pieces with a flexible attachment as well as a 3 jaw Jacob chuck no. 30 seems to be the recommended first hand piece.  Then the suggested quick release # 18 seems recommended. Will all my Dremel pieces work? There is also a flexible attachment that is being recommended with most hand pieces. 

- WHICH SHAFT SHOULD I USE. there seem to be two types of shafts, one with a square end the other has a a key at the end. Also owners make reference to the shaft being stiff. My preference would be the key end shaft

- WILL I NEED ANOTHE DESK ATTACHMENT TO HANG THE MOTOR. i have one for the Dremel but suspect that it will not carry the weight of the Foredom.
- ARE THERE ANY ATTACHMENTS THAT ARE A MUST HAVE.  there is a 90 degree angle head for sanding and a small belt sander. Not that i need another drill press but there also seems to be a drill pressas eell.
 

i am in no rush as Susan will be giving me this for Christmas.

Kevin

80tooth .030 slitting blade. I will keep this blade just for cutting bronze.  It continues to cut with no sign of dulling. 

Bronze pintles coming along

Video 100 on the build of the Swan class ship, HMS Thorn. Making the rudder.

Anyone ever cut 3” strips from .025 thick sheet?