
davyboy
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davyboy reacted to Roger Pellett in Rigging instructions are the worst...and I have another question.
The line in question is called a vang. It's purpose is to prevent the gaff from sagging to leeward causing the sail to twist, an inefficient shape. Vangs were rigged in pairs. The windward one would be set up to control the gaff and the leeward one slacked off. When the sail was not set, by setting up both vangs the gaff could be left "standing," not lowered. The sail could be then brailed up to the gaff and mast.
Yes, you need to rig two gangs, port and starboard.
Roger Pellett
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davyboy reacted to druxey in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Very nice and methodical work, Michael. When you have finished up, no-one other than your MSW followers will have any idea of the work that will have gone into the restoration.
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davyboy reacted to trippwj in Trafalgar
Attached is the log of the Euryalus from Jackson, T. Sturges (Thomas Sturges). 1899. Logs of the Great Sea Fights, 1794-1805. Vol. 2. [London] Printed for the Navy records society. http://archive.org/details/logsofgreatseafi02jack.
Pages from 1899 logsofgreatseafi02jack.pdf
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davyboy reacted to captainbob in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
So you designed and created the tool to repair the part. That's engineering at it's best. Well done.
Bob
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davyboy reacted to michael mott in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Thank you to all the visitors.
I spent the rest of the afternoon making the top units, they were sliced off some 1 1/2 x 3/4x 1/8th thick scrap channel from the scrap box. The screws are 8x32 and the top wood is 1/4 x 1/2 x 3" Jellutong.
The fracture line is visible at the moment on the dry run assembly, when it is finally tweaked ready for glue the line will hardly be visible.
Have started to do some mix testing for the bottom paint color, it is also a simple way to fill the slight indents with paint
Michael
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davyboy reacted to Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
I figured the same Dan. The lower mast has been completed and I am now working on the topmast.
To begin, I started with square boxwood stock. Then I squared up and tapered the top according to the plans using some chisels and sanding sticks. But before doing that I drilled the holes for the sheave as you can see. Once the top portion was squared off and tapered I finished up the sheave by rounding it off and cleaning it up. You can also see the 7/10/7 ratio applied to the lower mast. I am about to chisel it to an octagon in preparation for rounding it off. The entire mast was left a bit long so I have some extra to chock it in my hand drill.
It was chocked and rounded off with some sandpaper. I also carefull added the taper to the rounded portion while sanding it.
Then the boom rest was fabricated from a washer of boxwood 3/32" thick. Just like the mast coat it was shaped with its profile using needle files and sanding sticks. It was cut in half and then the small chocks were added around the perimeter after it was glued into position. I still have to add the cleats around the base of the lower mast as well.
I made sure to make the mast hoops using the mini-kits from Syren and slip those on the mast before adding the trestle tree permanently. I was afraid that I would forget but I didnt.
The trees were crafted from boxwood using the plans as a guide. It was pretty straight forward except for the fact that it must be angled properly on the mast. Once the cheeks were shaped and glued to the mast the proper angle for the trees was filed into the mast. The mast is angled or raked aft and the trees must remain parallel to the deck. So considerable time was used to establish the correct angle.
Finally the cleats were added and the lower portion painted red.
Then the masthead area from the bottom of the cheeks upwards was painted black. That was done after adding the mast bands and eyebolts. These will be used for the boom and gaff rigging later.
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davyboy reacted to dgbot in The salvaging and afterlife of minelayer UC-5
I found it hard to belive that something so small could cause so much damge.
http://dawlishchronicles.blogspot.co.uk/
David B
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davyboy reacted to Richard Griffith in How to sharpen a file.
Buying new files is much safer, and taking good care of them is excellent advice.
Files should be stored in such a way that they do not bang into each other.
I store mine in a wood drawer with thin wood dividers, and some have card board sleeves slipped over the teeth.
My micro files are also stored with corrugated card board separaters and the really small ones are pushed into the the end of the card board.
Old files can be made into excellent knives and turning chisels. Be careful not to draw the temper while grinding. Duff
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davyboy got a reaction from mtaylor in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Is there any reason why the chase guns could not be reloaded by the guncrew standing on the deck ? The bulwark is only about 3'9" high,shortened breeching allowing perhaps 6" to 9" recoil would suffice as the muzzle is only around 15" from the hull when fully run out anyway. No H & S 200 years ago
This is just a thought but I have seen a drawing by I think Van de Veldt of similar being done on a much larger ship.
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
Hi Stergios,
No idea really but I would definitely use 1mm brass wire,1,5mm is much too large in my opinion. I used the 1mm on my Cruiser,looks ok.
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Is there any reason why the chase guns could not be reloaded by the guncrew standing on the deck ? The bulwark is only about 3'9" high,shortened breeching allowing perhaps 6" to 9" recoil would suffice as the muzzle is only around 15" from the hull when fully run out anyway. No H & S 200 years ago
This is just a thought but I have seen a drawing by I think Van de Veldt of similar being done on a much larger ship.
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from druxey in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Is there any reason why the chase guns could not be reloaded by the guncrew standing on the deck ? The bulwark is only about 3'9" high,shortened breeching allowing perhaps 6" to 9" recoil would suffice as the muzzle is only around 15" from the hull when fully run out anyway. No H & S 200 years ago
This is just a thought but I have seen a drawing by I think Van de Veldt of similar being done on a much larger ship.
Dave
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davyboy reacted to Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
I have no idea....but either the six pounders as I have used or smaller would work. But even the smaller 3 pounders would be hairy to work in such a confined space. Either way we know they were there its just we have no idea how they handled them. I am pretty confident in going with the six pounders as indicated on the draft itself...I will however leave it up to the imagination as to how they were worked.
Chuck
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davyboy reacted to wefalck in How to sharpen a file.
In German we have a saying: "Erst das Wasser, dann die Säure - sonst geschieht das Ungeheure" - in free translation "First the water, then the acid - otherwise you are in deep ****". The first drops of water vapourise immediately and the steam carries with drops of acid ... I am sort of chemist, a geochemist to be precise, and I know what I am talking about. Guess why - well not because I made the mistake, but I have seen others doing it and nearly hitting me with a spout of hot sulfuric acid ...
I think the electrolytic method would be much safer and more controllable. The other electrode needs to be more inert than the iron (conversely, one uses less inert metals, such as zinc, to protect iron/steel ship parts). I would doubt, however, it is worth the effort. As was noted above, the surface would rather be eaten away quite uniformely, while in sharpening you would need to eat away the bent-over and flattened teeth. Before the process you would also need to clean the file from any dirt, grease, stuck-on filings, etc. in order to present a metallic clean surface.
It is better to maintain the files carefully and to buy a new one every 20 odd years or so ...
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davyboy got a reaction from muzzleloader in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Dave,
It looks like you are having an "interesting" time with the standing rigging of your S o S model. Looking very good,must have been a bosuns' nightmare then. If you plan on fitting sails with their running rigging,just wait 'til you get to the Fore and Mainsail Martnets
It would pay dividends if you get hold of a copy of R.C. Anderson's book The Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. There are plenty for sale on Abe Books and this book has much info therein,some pertaining to the Sovereign. There is another book by him,17th Century Rigging which is even better IMO. Not listed on Abe Books just now but should be available elsewhere.
Happy rigging
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Dave,
It looks like you are having an "interesting" time with the standing rigging of your S o S model. Looking very good,must have been a bosuns' nightmare then. If you plan on fitting sails with their running rigging,just wait 'til you get to the Fore and Mainsail Martnets
It would pay dividends if you get hold of a copy of R.C. Anderson's book The Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. There are plenty for sale on Abe Books and this book has much info therein,some pertaining to the Sovereign. There is another book by him,17th Century Rigging which is even better IMO. Not listed on Abe Books just now but should be available elsewhere.
Happy rigging
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from WackoWolf in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Dave,
It looks like you are having an "interesting" time with the standing rigging of your S o S model. Looking very good,must have been a bosuns' nightmare then. If you plan on fitting sails with their running rigging,just wait 'til you get to the Fore and Mainsail Martnets
It would pay dividends if you get hold of a copy of R.C. Anderson's book The Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. There are plenty for sale on Abe Books and this book has much info therein,some pertaining to the Sovereign. There is another book by him,17th Century Rigging which is even better IMO. Not listed on Abe Books just now but should be available elsewhere.
Happy rigging
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
Hi Stergios,
The item you have indicated with the yellow line should be on the photoetch supplied with the kit. If they are the same (which is likely) as in the C.C. Cruiser kit the rounded portion is too large and the flat portion too wide,easily fixed with a small file. I had to reduce mine by about 1mm to fit with the yardarm end dimension given on the Cruiser plans and approximately halved the width of the straps as they looked very out of scale.
The trucks are for the Topsail Yard ties which should be led through them. They are lashed to the aft Topmast Backstays,their position should be shown on the rigging plans.
Dave
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davyboy got a reaction from Canute in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Dave,
It looks like you are having an "interesting" time with the standing rigging of your S o S model. Looking very good,must have been a bosuns' nightmare then. If you plan on fitting sails with their running rigging,just wait 'til you get to the Fore and Mainsail Martnets
It would pay dividends if you get hold of a copy of R.C. Anderson's book The Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. There are plenty for sale on Abe Books and this book has much info therein,some pertaining to the Sovereign. There is another book by him,17th Century Rigging which is even better IMO. Not listed on Abe Books just now but should be available elsewhere.
Happy rigging
Dave
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davyboy reacted to Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
I am about the rig the long guns at the bow. The dilemma is the usual concern about how they could have possibly worked the port side gun. But there is so much ample evidence that this is indeed where the long guns were placed. Several contemporary model examples show them just as jammed in there. I have posted a pic of the Rogers collection model although it uses a carronade vs. a long gun. The original draft even shows the windlass being moved back two feet to .....as noted on the draft....." make room for the chase guns"
There is also another possibility, it could be mounted in the second port aft of the windlass. I figured I would show an image of the guns in both positions so anyone building the model can see it before committing. I havent decide yet but will by the end of the day.
I am curious what you guys think? Any thoughts??
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davyboy got a reaction from SawdustDave in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Dave,
It looks like you are having an "interesting" time with the standing rigging of your S o S model. Looking very good,must have been a bosuns' nightmare then. If you plan on fitting sails with their running rigging,just wait 'til you get to the Fore and Mainsail Martnets
It would pay dividends if you get hold of a copy of R.C. Anderson's book The Rigging of Ships in the days of the Spritsail Topmast. There are plenty for sale on Abe Books and this book has much info therein,some pertaining to the Sovereign. There is another book by him,17th Century Rigging which is even better IMO. Not listed on Abe Books just now but should be available elsewhere.
Happy rigging
Dave
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davyboy reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Pawel
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davyboy reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
Continue....
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davyboy reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
continues work on the bow: