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cole got a reaction from mtaylor in Sovereign of the Sea - Mantua vs Sergal
Thanks for the replies both are helpful! I will look at the build log.
Cheers, Cole
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cole got a reaction from mtaylor in Sovereign of the Sea - Mantua vs Sergal
Good morning,
I would like to get advice from the group, I am thinking of building the Sovereign of the Sea. I would consider myself an advanced builder as I have built 17 ships with 3 of them being scratch builds. Just finished the Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon.
I would like to get anyone's feedback on which route I should take:
1. Build the Mantua Sovereign of the sea, I have built the Mantua HMS Victory and Constitution. Don't mind Mantua just worried with all the carvings on the Sovereign that they may be to "bulky" and not look realistic.
2. Build the Sergal Sovereign of the Sea, I built the Sergal Victory (Actually Panart, are they not the same?)
3. The most ambitious plan, Buy Mckays book on the Sovereign build the ship from scratch.....The problem is all the carvings, that is above my skill level. Maybe buy a 3D printer and somehow printout the carvings (maybe I am dreaming).
Anyway, if you have built either kit let me know your thoughts. If you are into 3D printing also let me know how steep the learning curve is and would printing out that many decorations even be feasible.
Thanks, Cole
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cole reacted to dkuehn in Wanted - Caldercraft Agamemnon Kit
It looks like they are available on Jotika's site. I haven't tried to order from them so I don't know for sure.
http://www.shipwrightshop.com/shop/contents/en-uk/d9_Nelsons-Navy.html#p64190
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cole reacted to David Lester in Wanted - Caldercraft Agamemnon Kit
Have you tried Modellers' Workshop in Montreal? (www.modellers-workshop.com)? They carry it. It's not clear from the website if it's in stock or not, but worth a shot if you haven't tried them already.
David
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cole reacted to rshousha in Wanted - Caldercraft Agamemnon Kit
Yup, I have several on the way at the beginning of November. Also Victories, Dianas, and a bunch of the smaller kits.
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cole got a reaction from jct in Canvas Covering on Cutters, Barges
Thanks to everyone for there response. Pat and JTC excellant examples and food for thought. I will keep everyone posted and post some pictures of my progress so far.
Cheers, Cole
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cole got a reaction from mtaylor in Canvas Covering on Cutters, Barges
Thanks to everyone for there response. Pat and JTC excellant examples and food for thought. I will keep everyone posted and post some pictures of my progress so far.
Cheers, Cole
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cole got a reaction from bluenose2 in Best place to buy wood in Canada
I was able to get some excellent Swiss Pear from East Coast Specialty Hardwoods. Shipping to Alberta was reasonable.
Cheers, Cole
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cole got a reaction from mtaylor in Best place to buy wood in Canada
I was able to get some excellent Swiss Pear from East Coast Specialty Hardwoods. Shipping to Alberta was reasonable.
Cheers, Cole
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cole got a reaction from aspesBels in Saw Kick Back
Hi,
I recently bought a Proxxon FET table saw. I have been experimenting with different cuts as I have never owned a table saw before. The biggest problem i see is it is difficult to do very thin cuts with the saw blade guard attached. I know most people remove it. With out the blade guard I seemed to be getting some kick backs. I was using a push stick but what do I do if I am cutting a piece only a mm or 2 in width? That is the cut stock is 1mm cut from a larger piece. Do I use a 1mm push stick. I put the blade guard back on and just rested it on the fence for the close cuts. It still seemed to kick back, even though the spreader blade was attached.
I have been mainly cutting 1/4" plywood for my frames. Is it the blade, it is a 24 tooth carbide bit (supplied). I also tired adjusting the blade higher.
I was also getting kick backs with larger cuts, say thicker than 5mm.
Hope this makes sense. Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers, Cole
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