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    I think you will be happy with the TAIG. I had one for several years and learned to do a few things with it - I was happy. A long bed Sherline became available for a very good price so I got it. Soon learned that I didn't need the long bed unit. A club member who had just purchased a short bed Sherline was telling everybody how unhappy he was that he spent all that money for the short bed Sherline. I overheard him and offered to swap him my long bed unit for his short bed unit and he was at my shop the next day. So there I was with a Taig and a short bed Sherline. I soon found myself using the Sherline exclusively and sold it to a fellow club member for a good price for both of us. Sure enough I found myself missing the Taig as it was a lot easier to use in many cases. The guy who bought it was in love with it so I stopped considering getting another Taig and learned to love the Sherline. I am sure you will enjoy using the Taig it will probably always be able to do more than you need or know how to do.
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    As to fixing the larger lathe- You can make small parts on a big lathe, but you can't make large parts on a small lathe.
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    Congratulations on finishing a very nice model. Your workmanship is very good. Take care, Kurt
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    Eric: The stacks and the breeching need clearance from the combustible wood and the hot stacks. If the area where they pass through the decksisn't visible no worry, but if visible you may want to provide a gap. Kurt
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    KEITH: The NRG does not move fast. I think it is one of the reasons we have lasted 75 years. Having limited storage space has kept us from ordering too much at one time, has made us really think before committing to new products, but has not hindered us much. The coffee cups were not moving at all. Nearly everybody had one or more and we were actually giving them away as door prizes, etc. It's going to be awhile before we have more storage space and maybe by then we will be able to find cups that are affordable. Take care.
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    Space. The NRG office is in our home.
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    At the present time no. Sorry but it is an inventory issue. Kurt
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    They don't have much capacity but they appear to be nicely made. Absolutely no idea what their original use might have been.
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    PRICE IS #1 TO MANY OR IS IT TOO MANY?
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    Nothing made by ZHL is considered legit.
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    I agree-- Shop local when possible.
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    Like Jim's saw the fence of the PREAC tapered away from the blade from the blade center line to the rear of the fence.
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    Joe: Before you do anything other than using a new blade which has always fixed any problems I have had, check with Jim B. as I am sure it was all adjusted to be 100% right on before he sent it back to you. I checked everything and the gauges showed all was OK. Then I tried cutting again (same old blade) and no go. Rechecked at all again and knew I couldn't be that far off. Changed the blade and all was fine. Now if I have an issue, I change the blade and back to work. Kurt
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    The saw I showed earlier came from UMM-USA. The guy that owns UMM-USA is from the Czech Republic - still has a very strong accent. He was the original importer. He has a lot of his unique products made over there by close friends. He is a great guy and is helping a lot of friends who are still there. I try to give him my business so he can continue to keep some of the companies back there to stay in business.
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    Had a question during this morning's Virtual Workshop on where to get the type of saw shown in the photo below. This tool guy has a lot on neat stuff. Visited one the NRG Conferences as a vendor and loves the way we buy tools! He's a member of my local IPMS club.
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    The ELIE MARA kit by Blue Jacket is based on the GRACE BAILEY schooner in the article. The kit was reviewed here and in the NRJ. The GRACE BAILEY has an interesting history going back to 1882.
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    Or just click on the cover of the Journal shown on the upper right area of the home page here at MSW and you will wind up at the same page.
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    The Badger Modelflex Marine Colors line of paints was matched to Floquil Marine Paints and Snyder & Short's color chips. These are carried by Ages of Sail - one of MSW's Sponsors as well as another of our sponsors USA Airbrush Supplies. You can find both in the list of sponsors on the right side of the home page.
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    I have both booklets Bob listed and they are helpful.
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    My Ace Hardware store has a huge selection of metric hardware.
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    If the guard is hot it is being contacted by the belt or the pulley. If the belt guard is hot at the rear look to see it the belt is running in line with the front belt pulley - parallel to the side of the saw. I just looked at both of my saws and the belt is approximately 3/8" clear of the side of the saw and about 1/4" clear of the inside surface of the belt guard. This is at the front as the rear pulley is deep inside the guard thus dark back there. But you can see if the belt and its pulley is clear of the guard at the front and you should be able to see to the back to see if it is running in line with the front pulley. I used a small flashlight. The belt guard can be removed to check this. Also, turn the saw on to see if the belt stays in alignment with the saw running. Only friction of the belt or a pulley rubbing against the guard can be your source of heat as there is nothing else there. Be sure to tell us what you find.
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    Thanks for doing this most unusual but very interesting build log, Looking forward to seeing new foods come out of this kitchen.
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    Through the efforts of one of our volunteer members who is doing the extracting of articles from old Journals and our webmaster, we now have several Volumes added to the NRG Store. These articles can be a big help to researchers. The annual Indexes are also on the website (under the Journal heading) and a subject can be searched and if we have printed an article or several the articles are found in the store. Easy to use and downloadable - no waiting. Check them out. All articles will eventually be available here.
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    I have paper/program I am working on called "Sequencing your scratch build project" so that the project can be planned out before any wood is cut. Steve Wheeler and I used to say we built each model three times in our head before actually starting to cut wood. Maybe the program when completed will maybe eliminate one of the "mind builds". Of course anything concocted by the two of us rightfully is capable of scaring people if you ask Mary.
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    I agree 100% on the stability issue. I have been on many a towboat where the barges acted as a sail catching the wind to cause steering issues but little to no rocking. So low in the water and so much mass produces stability. This was mostly on the IL River which isn't very wide, but Lake Peoria, a very wide spot in the river was avoided during high winds. Boats and barges would tie up and not enter the lake with high winds. Without the shielding of the river banks, trees, etc. it could be a handful to cross unless the boat had a lot of power.

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