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Bruce K
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It's looking good! I know how much work is involved with the shipyard build. I have two suggestions for the shipyard dock that should be added to make it more realistic. For some reason other builds seemed to have neglected these two simple items which are really no brainers if you have ever been around docks and boats in coastal/inland sea waters. First off install a bullrail along the outer edge and one on the shipyard side which will go all the way to the loading dock. I didn't do one on the rail side. The reason for this should be apparent, to keep stuff from rolling off the dock and into the drink. Second, the kit has no ladders for the dock. I added four, on the outer side I put three, and I put one on the shipyard side. Keep up the good work. Bruce K
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I picked up some from this company https://gyrostools.com/miniature-drill-bits.html Not exactly cheap but you do get what you pay for. I have bought plenty of bits from other sources that I've had to toss because they are not sharp or break if you look at them funny.
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I've used several no-named pin vises over the years. I decided to get a quality set around a year ago and purchased the Starrett 4 pin vise set. They are nice, but they lack the swivel on the end so you can easily twirl the drill. So I looked elsewhere and my go to tool now is the Tamiya 74112 Fine Pin Vise. Since it holds all the extra collets in the body, it is somewhat large in size but it has a great range in drill bits, and it twirls!!
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Resistance Soldering Unit
Bruce K replied to Roger Pellett's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
American Beauty calls them "taper pins". They are a friction fit.
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I've purchased holly boards from Domex Hardwoods. Excellent quality, nice bright white. Biggest is 5/4. Prices on par with Gilmer but better selection.
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Byrnes machinery dust collection
Bruce K replied to Bill Hill's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I have a Fein Turbo III (purchased 2008) combined with an Onieda Dust Deputy cyclone. As you can see I built a movable cart with the vacuum on the bottom and the Deputy topside. After a while I saw that I could gain more space for storing more "stuff" if I raised the Deputy up another level. I made it more useful to me by being able to store the big table saw sliding table as well as some extra clamp storage. In my mind the cyclone is a must. Over the past 12 years I have used two filter bags in the Fein, everything goes in the cyclone. All my tablesaw, router, jointer, drum sander exhaust go thru the Deputy. Anyways I think the cart with the vaccum and cyclone on top is an efficient combo.
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Kurt, The link you still have in your first post links the old document (https://www.thenrg.org/resources/sharpie/nrg-sharpie-monograph.pdf) The new one is https://www.thenrg.org/resources/sharpie/nrg-sharpie-monograph-updated.pdf Bruce
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Air Brush Paints
Bruce K replied to Worldway's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
I recently tried a new brand, Mission Models Paint. I was very impressed with the performance using an air brush (Iwata CP-CS). In the past I have used floquil, tamiya, and model master with good results using Paasche and Aztek airbrushes. I tried the Model Expo paints and was not impressed at all. The Mission Models paints are water-based acrylics, non-toxic and odorless. The paints contain high-quality organic pigments with no additives. This results in infinite shelf life as there is no possibility of hardening or separation of pigment and medium in the bottle. The paint bottles (1oz) are sealed and include mixing ball which helps to thoroughly mix the paint before use. The paint is airbrush ready from the bottle, but it could also be thinned with MMP thinner (about 20-30%). Since they are new, they are still bringing colors to the marketplace, so they may not have every color you want at this time. Do an internet search on "mission models paint review" and you can see what others think of this paint. I have no affiliation with MMP, just a happy user wanting to spread the word so other can consider utilizing their product.
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