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NMBROOK got a reaction from butch in Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
Hi Boyd
The one piece of advise I would offer,if you do decide to buy a table saw don't make the same mistake as me,save the extra and buy the Byrnes not the Proxxon FET like me.Whilst the saw itself is fine,the precision repeat-ability of cuts using the saw guide is questionable.Yes there are ways around it involving lots of faffing,but this is one component I am less than impressed with.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from GLakie in Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
Hi Boyd
The one piece of advise I would offer,if you do decide to buy a table saw don't make the same mistake as me,save the extra and buy the Byrnes not the Proxxon FET like me.Whilst the saw itself is fine,the precision repeat-ability of cuts using the saw guide is questionable.Yes there are ways around it involving lots of faffing,but this is one component I am less than impressed with.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to fnick in Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
a French comedian (can't remember which one) said
"You never grow up. It's just the price of the toys that changes. " How true.
Nick
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NMBROOK reacted to Bill Hime in Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
shilhawk,
There has been a lot of good advice given here. My outlook on tools is we all strive to become good artesins. Our tools are an extention of our hands and our soul. Each of us take a personal journey everytime we put a tool to wood. The journey's a little different for each of us. Some of us have spent a lifetime trekking on familiar ground while other's have come to a fork in the road and boldly jumped in wanting something new to challenge and fill their hearts.
I learned early in life how to hone and use a good chisel. When I finally had to employ a few craftsmen in my cabinet shop, I chose people who talked with their hands, that brought tools to life by their very love of the craft. Good tools allowed them to extend their heart and soul into the things they created. They do make you better.
Everyone here, loves their craft. We're all on a similar journey, just different paths. Whether your name is Chuck, Dan, Mark, Doris, Nigel, Gary, or shilhawk, the desire's the same; to give our best to that which we love and to be a little better every time.
You will never regret buying a good tool. It will become a trusted friend on whatever journey you may chose
Sincere Regards,
Bill
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Wasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Corel - scale 1:75 (Vasa)
A small update - I decided to go ahead & build all 14 gun carriages.I didn`t like the generic kit carriages so I built some from scratch.The sides were built up from 1.5mm square strips.I simulated the reinforcements on the tops& fronts with black heavy paper.The pegs in the axles are made from .020 inch wire. The axle brackets were made from the same wire hammered flat & bent to shape.i have decided to use the kit cannon barrels.Each carriage will have 38 pieces when finished.In the last picture the kit carriage is on the left & mine on the right. Although they are a little taller than the kit ones would have been I am fairly happy how they turned out.
/Mark
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NMBROOK got a reaction from NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Fabulous work mate At least now you get a little break doing something else,from the monotony of knots
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Cheers Nigel, yeah it was nice to start with the details for the tops now! But as I said I found the ratlining enjoyable to do.
/Matti
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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Ah, the final ratlines of this stage is done, phew. I was bound to make mistakes as it was my first time, and the final mast became better than the first. But I'll look at the mistakes as lessons learned and move on.
I made a side by side with one of my ref pics, and besides the oversized deadeyes and that I didn't get the right number of ratlines/spacing, I'm happy with how the shaping of the ratlines came out.
Now it will feels good to make other things like finishing the tops and planning for the railings.
/Matti
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NMBROOK reacted to AntiSpiral in La Belle Poule 1765 by AntiSpiral - 1/48 - An Adventure in POB
Next step is cutting the bulkheads rough, there are 16 though i only have enough lime at the moment for about 8.
plans glued to the sheet with a simple thin layer of wood glue.
I did plan to cut the frames at an angle to make it simpler to shape but after using a scroll saw again i dont think that would be a good idea.... so back to the simple file!
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NMBROOK reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
thanks for the nice comments.
I have to correct a statement.
This piece of equipment is not a stearing roller (reel ). Meanwhile, I know that this is a chain-pipe. This part is used for the anchor chain, to let down into the chain locker.
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NMBROOK reacted to marsalv in Royal Caroline by marsalv - FINISHED - Panart
Hi again,
after a short break I would like finally finished my Royal Caroline. Although most of the parts are already done, there is still a lot of work on the sails and rigging. I started slowly preparing blocks and auxiliary cables on the bowsprit. Jib traveller will be mounted later on bowsprit.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from mtaylor in La Belle Poule 1765 by AntiSpiral - 1/48 - An Adventure in POB
Hi PG
I knew you liked this ship and when I saw the title,I immediately thought of you I think you will enjoy starting with a clean sheet of paper,I know I am,it can sometimes be frustrating 'kitbashing' and you end up doing more work than starting from scratch
Excellent choice of timbers,they are both expensive in the UK,but are much more enjoyable to work with than the stuff that normally comes with kits.Be prepared to go through a lot of blades with Boxwood though,it is extremely hard.
I would recommend you buy Frolich's book if you haven't already,it is expensive,but does have a section on his build of this model and worth every penny IMHO.
I look forward to following along with your 'journey'
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to AntiSpiral in La Belle Poule 1765 by AntiSpiral - 1/48 - An Adventure in POB
Hello everyone and welcome to my first scratch build, although i've been planning to build this for a while now this will most likely be a slow build.
First came to me when looking through the russian sites that this seems like a pretty good ship to start on, i plan for loads of detail so there was no point in making it any smaller in scale, inspired by dafi and his hms victory build i'll hope to add figures and all sorts but not too much to over crowd it. I'll also be attempting to add micro LEDS to this build.
The ship will be built mainly with pear and some boxwood with frames of lime.
So first apologies for the poor quality photos, soon to be fixed. First i start off with the keel using 3mm plywood instead of making it in parts i decided to just make it one whole solid piece which wasn't easy when you're a noob with a scroll saw, which is why i decided to drill wholes to guide the saw.
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Thanks for all of your kind comments,
John, yes not too sea-worthy but you're right she would not be in the museum today.
Michael
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NMBROOK reacted to Nightquest1000 in L'Artesien 1764 by Nightquest1000 - 1:48
Hi all,
the first gunport linings have gone in.
Tom
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NMBROOK reacted to Nightquest1000 in L'Artesien 1764 by Nightquest1000 - 1:48
here we have both, the hearth and the swinging kitchen. They look nice together, don't they?
The last item in the cooking ensemble is the bread oven, which will follow later. Meanwhile I'll continue working on the hull.
till then
Tom
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NMBROOK reacted to Nightquest1000 in L'Artesien 1764 by Nightquest1000 - 1:48
Hi all !
The galley hearth is completed. It was a joy to build. The brick construction was encased in wooden walls, which were reinforced with St. Andrew crosses. It sits under the forecastle together with the swinging galley kitchen.
Bit of a shame, you see the side walls, when looking from the maindeck under the forecastle. Maybe it is possible to see a bit inside the hearth when you look at a slightly diagonal angle. Or through a gunport. Remains to be seen.
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NMBROOK reacted to Jeronimo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello Johann,
NMBROOK schreibt meine Meinung.
Kar l
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NMBROOK reacted to themadchemist in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Great advise Dan, why didn't I think of that
WOW, even better!
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NMBROOK got a reaction from texxn5 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
They are going to look great Michael As ever,I am thinking if you could laminate the two sections together,then mill to size and mill the rebate on the MF70.This would mean perfect squareness and an exact lip on all lids.Just a suggestion my friend,thinking of how this mass production job could be made a little easier.Hardest thing would be holding them.Possibly spot gluing to a sheet of ply and clamping that down.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Excellent work Michael and a good bit of 'matchmarking' as we call it in my day job
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
Continuing with cannon door assemblies; I first looked through the 60 or so inserts that I cut out looking for those that would fit right away. Found a few, some minor edge sanding, and then glued the outer parts of the doors with the inner trim pieces.
Used a bit of painters tape to stabilize the outer doors from moving to make it easier to adjust the inner parts before the glue set.
Noted their locations and then used hobby masking tape to fix them to their correctly adjusted places. I know that if I had not taped them on my location drawing, for sure the paper would move and well…you know (;-)
This bit is sort of fun, though I have to figure out how to drill in two eyelets for the ropes (opening and closings). I’m thinking of using only one eyelet and then curving the backside that will face the hull. This is probably destined to create breakage. I have very little working room after the lions are glued into place,
Two eyelet pieces one on each side is probably the best solution….attach the ropes, then the hinges followed by the lion heads.??
Yes, I need complete the chain plate bits first, been very lazy with this, though as you can see its been started. The other side has been completed for all three masts.
Thanks again for dropping by.
Regards,
Michael
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NMBROOK reacted to themadchemist in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Is it just me or has it taken considerably less time to get to this point compared to v1?
A redux is so painful emotionally, but the practice it forces upon us is so worth it.
It may be hard seeing this going in to a restart, but thinking back to when you made the decision to restart and how hard it must have been. Isn't it amazing how right that decision feels now.
As I celebrate my 2nd year this month of my first build, I remember marveling at the Plank on Frame masterpieces of the old MSW v1 and never consider myself able to even wish of such, but 2 years and a lot of helpful, patient individuals have made a one time fantasy into a goal.
I find your work Inspiring Mark, but not just the Licorne build and her log, but rather everything you do by encouraging other builders. Your presence within the community of MSW is a bigger goal then a POF ship. Thank you for always raising the bar, while at the same time helping to teach and encourage others to reach their goals and clear their hurdles. I still think your a clone, that or a speed reader and typist. FLASH the super hero maybe.
You have earned your RESPECT.
So if you say so, silled is a word, .... I think a verb, meaning to have constructed a sill
Here's to your symmetrically silled Gun Ports
Your Licorne is Brilliant Mark and so is her Captain
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NMBROOK reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
I have the gunports properly silled and sized (is silled a word?). I've also hit her with another round of fairing and am almost comfortable with it but I'll hold off until the stern is built, checked, verified and approved as this was my Waterloo the last time. Or maybe the wrong side of Trafalgar? Hmm...
Anyway, I've started measuring, scratching my head, and sorting out how I'm going to do this and get it right. I'm thinking I'll have draw the transoms, make templates for starters.
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Oh the irony of "mistakes" seems as if they are, for this ship, correct funny....
Yes I have in fact read a bit about even how the port side differs from the starboard side. Well now I feel better.
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