As previously stated - every page of every issue is reproduced exactly as originally printed.  They are PDFs and can be printed for shop reference.  I have the digital sets of course but for serious research and reference I use the digital files to look up data and then if it's what I want I go to my bookshelves and use the print copies for reading.  If I need copies for the research file I download the digital pages to my subject files.  I will not get rid of the print copies I have because taking the laptop to the john just isn't for me!

I know what you mean - about who they are acting like.  I wrote to a company to alert them to piracy of their work and they never responded.  This seems to be common.

Just don't try it with anything that has a "MAC" in it - one of our neighbors by us will have a team of lawyers knocking on your door saying they don't care if it's a widget and not a hamburger but you can't use those 3 letters in anything -- according to them and they are so big it's fruitless to even consider going against them - the other extreme.

1 hour ago, Jaager said:

Such selfish hording should void any legal protection against piracy.

But they are still protected which you obviously know - just mentioning it here for those who think because they are OOB that it's free pickings.

I share your opinion of the company - they went OOB multiple times - I think it was twice before the final time.  Those of us who subscribed got shorted any issues still remaining on our subscriptions and had to resubscribe in order to get those we were shorted in our previous subscription.  I did this twice and before the third and final time I was able to purchase my mentor's (Dana McCalip - longest serving NRG Director at his death in 1998 - 25 years) collection when he passed away.  I got a complete set at that time minus the issues he had articles in that the family wanted to retain.  I was able to get copies of those issues by trading some copies of multiple issues I had on hand.  Only lack a few for the complete set and at this stage I am not looking to complete the set.

Kurt

Authors who write for the Nautical Research Journal provide us (within our writer's agreement) with license to publish their work in the Journal and also exactly as we printed it originally in the collections we publish on disc/flash drives and on our website.  Authors do retain their copyright and are free to publish it elsewhere 90 days or more after our original printing it in the Journal.

I wrote many articles for Ships in Scale (94) as well as Model Ship Builder and they had almost identical agreements as the NRG.  I retain all my copyrights to these articles and have resold some later.

Kurt

Also, not listed is the new complete collection of Ships in Scale magazine - on a flash drive for $99.95 plus shipping.  Everything from the first issue to the last.

Must call the office until the store section is updated (pending).

2 hours ago, Matt D said:

Kurt, I made a donation today.  But beyond that, I want to say thank you to everyone who makes this site possible and keeps it up.

Thank you Matt.  And Thank You on behalf of the MSW Staff who do such a great job. 

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On 10/10/2021 at 7:01 AM, gjdale said:

I saw at the end that a couple of people had found some of the same issues I have had with the kit. Prime among them was forming the boiler walls. Apparently the design was changed and the wall thickness halved - I think I must have an early production kit though with the thicker walls (I did buy this kit as soon as it was released back in 2014).

I can attest to Model Expo changing to making the boiler from thinner material.  I was building the kit from early parts and providing feedback that was used to make some minor corrections in the text and to thin down the thickness of the SS used for the boiler.  Ken Foran is a big guy with big hands and had no problems with the prototype boiler material but even though I have big hands I only got the boiler material formed into a cylinder because I have a small metal roller that was just big enough to do the job on the boiler. 

No way to tell from here but I run my Fein at a lower power most times as the max is so powerful it causes noise from the air being sucked inside the saw from evey opening including the zero clearance plate - it's not actually zero.  Lower settings are more than adequate for use with my Jim saw and sander.

The 2022 MODEL SHIPS CALENDAR featuring models made by NRG and MSW members is now available from the NRG Store.  A new model each month for 13 months (Jan 2023 included).  The supply is limited so don't delay.

We also have several new products available in the store.

The Seaman's Speculum or Compleat School-Master by John Davis is now available again.  This is a reprint of the 1711 treatise on late 17th and early18th century rigging of British naval and merchant ships that the NRG first printed in 1985.  This is a PDF download. 

     Presented as a "how we did it" book, Modeling the Ironclads by Steven Lund and William Hathaway documents the authors' construction of a   variety of radio-controlled Civil War monitors.  This is a PDF download. 

        Capstan Practicum.  The subject of this practicum is a single British capstan circa 1777. It is installed on its step, and it actually turns. The practicum will also teach you how to construct hatch coamings and gratings.  This practicum is provided in two versions.  The Intermediate version is aimed at the model builder whose only power tools are a hobby-sized circular saw and a Dremel-style rotary tool.  Drawings show actual dimensions so it can be built in any scale.  This is a PDF download. 

     Nautical Research Guild gift cards are an easy way to give the perfect gift. The recipient of your gift can use their gift card anytime on NRG store to purchase plans, books, Journal back issues and more.  Available in amounts of $25, $50, $75 an $100.   Please note use limitations before ordering cards

Order early to avoid delays with mail as we approach the holidays.

That kind of a set up doesn't produce a square corner in the groove or a flat bottom in the groove.  All due to the wobble.

Stacking blades is the easiest way to widen a cut.

11 hours ago, Keith Black said:

When can I use copyrighted material without permission?

 

 What is fair use? Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder

Fair use is several paragraphs from a book or article or a drawing from a book or article.  Showing part of a plan is fair use, duplicating a set of plans isn't.   Copying an entire book is not fair use under any circumstances.  In any case when using any material under fair use the source of the information must be noted.

Read the information on this in the Guidelines mentioned here last night - the rules for MSW are clearly spelled out there.

This manuscript was brought to the attention of the NRG Board back on Oct. 26, 2020.  At that time after discussions and legal consultation we had decided that we cannot publish this work as there is a valid copyright to this work by whoever produced it.  We relayed this information to the member who contacted us within a short time.

The NRG cannot reproduce this work in any manner.  Nor can it be posted here - as it is covered by somebody's copyright and no permission can be obtained to post it as the author is unknown.  This is per the published policy of the NRG/MSW.

If somebody privately copies it and distributes it MSW cannot be used to advise others of it being available - even for free.  The NRG's and MSW's stance on protection of copyrights applies in this instance even if the author/copyright holder is unknown.

Further discussion about the manuscript is free to take place here if it does not involve reproduction or distribution of the manuscript.  All such discussions must not involve the pages of MSW or the private messaging system of MSW.

IF the author is ever discovered then we would be interested in making the work available.  It does look interesting, and it is a shame to have it remain unavailable but the NRG and MSW cannot be involved in any manner until the author is discovered.  If the author's ID is discovered, we would be interested in being contacted at that time.

Blackening will not take on regular solder but will cover if using silver solder or a high silver content solder.  I use Stay Brite for 90% of my work and only use true silver solder for more complex pieces.  Once properly cleaned these solders can be blackened as if they were not there.

Roger:

No reason not to and most of the time I do use it before soldering.  But I always use it after soldering to remove scale and carbon from the torch - when using the torch.  If I plan to do anything other than paint the assembly I always use the Sparex to get it good and clean. 

When painting, cleaning with a good solvent, is often all that is needed. 

I have started to clean up after using a solvent by dipping the part in Isopropyl Alcohol and letting it air dry before any further work.  I happened to smell a part after cleaning in Acetone and there was still a slight smell of the Acetone so I figured the part still had a foreign substance covering it.  I figured if I could smell it there was still a residue.

1 minute ago, druxey said:

Fein? Pricy, but nice!

Yes, but like a Byrnes Saw the extra cost is well worth it!

The Fein units are quiet enough I can hear my radio across the room from the bench.  The common shop vac is noisy enough to need hearing protection if you are in the same room.  When I have the Fein unit going and I am using the small Preac saw the noise from the air being sucked down around the saw blade is heard.  I always back the power off a bit when using the Preac for an extended time due to this being distracting.  To me the extra cost of the Fein is well worth not having to use hearing protection and being aware of my surroundings.

18 hours ago, allanyed said:

When you say plain steel do you mean carbon steel or stainless steel?   I would think SS is OK, but maybe you have found that is not the case.

Allan:

I don't really know if SS is OK to use.  All the information I have read in the instructions for plating say not to use metal tongs or baskets because they will be attacked by the Sparex just like the materials being cleaned.  As I had a bunch of plastic tongs from my former darkroom it wasn't a problem using the plastic tongs so I never went against the plating advice.  I even found plastic strainer baskets that work well and were cheap (Walmart) - the larger ones do kitchen duty.

Take care,

Kurt

I have had good luck in finding used crock pots of the small size as sold by the jewelers supply houses for $4 or less.  I have a spare one under the bench in case the one I have fails and I passed on the others to fellow area modelers.  I currently have two extras that will be passed on to others once we open back up for face to face meetings.  I can't resist picking them up when I see one.

It is important that one uses copper, wooden or plastic tongs when using Sparex if plating of parts is anticipated.  The Sparex etches plain steel tongs and the material that is etched off the tongs goes into solution and will interfere with plating efforts down the road.

Sparex is provided in granular form.  It is mixed with water - no danger unless you splash it all over.  Wear eye protection when working with Sparex - you don't want it near your eyes. 

Heating in a small crock pot is safe - it will not allow the solution to boil  - boiling of Sparex is to be avoided. 

It can be neutralized when old using baking soda then pour it down the drain. 

Nothing works as good as Sparex (or the chemical equivalent) so why compromise and use less effective methods of cleaning.

I have used it for many years - it solved my issues with blackening and plating operations.  I keep my crock pot in a glass baking dish so any spills are contained.  Have used it w/o incident for more than 10 years.

There are operations we do every day in our shops that are more dangerous than using Sparex.  Table saws and silver soldering to name 2.

Welcome Hobby Mill. 

A FYI to our members  - a sponsor banner linked to the Hobby Mill website will be active as soon as his website's complete.

Really a nice build that you can be very proud of completing.

Blacken it is no longer made.  It was a small business - husband and wife - they were killed in a car accident a few years ago and the company died with them. 

Welcome to MSW Chuck. 

We concluded the workshop today and had 172 in attendance.  Had a Q&A session after the talk concluded and everybody had the opportunity to ask questions.

Many who registered did not show up but will be able to view the recording in the near future.  We will send an email to NRG members to view it on the members side of the website.  Those few non-members who signed up will get an email also.  It isn't going to be posted immediately but within a short time.