Gaetan Bordeleau
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Jeronimo in HMS Cumberland 1774 by Jack H - 1:36 &1:48 - POF - kit development for True Image Models
I could build (just the hull) in the basement at 1/12 scale... but it would be impossible to take it out!
At 1/24, I would like to build it because visually, it is a very nice looking ship and also the figurehead is ... just superb!
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Jeronimo in HMS Cumberland 1774 by Jack H - 1:36 &1:48 - POF - kit development for True Image Models
After some thinking... well, I could not build it at 1/12 scale.
There are physical limitations to the scale we can build: frigate: 1/12 scale, 74 guns: 1/24 no rigging. 74 guns, 1/36 with rigging
To build a 74 guns at 1/12, it would be the outside only.
The most difficult parts to build ( or more precisely, to reach) are in the hold. By example, physically at 1/24, the maximum span I can reach with my arms is in the hold.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from thibaultron in Trying to understand white balance
Too much is like not enough. The idea is to take a photo with similar colors as what the eye sees, there is no need to go to the extreme.
The main goal of all that, is only to adjust the camera... and the white balance, before taking photos and when the camera is well adjusted, there will be no need to retouch the photos after.
Everyone is free to use the calibration he prefers, some of it would fit in the category of the "personal preferences" and as in the truth, everyone has his own truth and everyone has his own preferences.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Canute in Proxxon compound table KT 70
2 problems: -jaws parallelism?
-tightening pressure: it will be difficult to tighten hard by hand, so a plier of some sort will have to be use and it will probably scratch the handle.
I have seen 2 good ones over the years: Unimat had one for the SL100 and GRS multi purpose vise.
I still have the Unimat one bought over 30 years ago. I modified a stand for the GRS so it can tilt in the 3 axes.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Trying to understand white balance
A photographer will set his camera before taking pictures and the the color will be set, because one of the goals in taking a photo is to get the good colors.
But then, if I look the photos on a cheap tv monitor, it will be worthless.
On the other hand what you call a subjective process is in fact just a matter of personal preferences, and in this domain, everybody is right.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Proxxon compound table KT 70
2 problems: -jaws parallelism?
-tightening pressure: it will be difficult to tighten hard by hand, so a plier of some sort will have to be use and it will probably scratch the handle.
I have seen 2 good ones over the years: Unimat had one for the SL100 and GRS multi purpose vise.
I still have the Unimat one bought over 30 years ago. I modified a stand for the GRS so it can tilt in the 3 axes.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from thibaultron in Trying to understand white balance
A photographer will set his camera before taking pictures and the the color will be set, because one of the goals in taking a photo is to get the good colors.
But then, if I look the photos on a cheap tv monitor, it will be worthless.
On the other hand what you call a subjective process is in fact just a matter of personal preferences, and in this domain, everybody is right.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from billocrates in 74-gun ship by Gaetan Bordeleau - 1:24
Continuation of the construction of the floating warehouse.
Next level will begin. The larger open place, in the middle, will be the amphitheater, a place to care for the sick and wounded..
One of the goals, in this small project... is to limit at the minimum the decks planking to maximize the interior view.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from aaronc in Justifying the purchase of a mill
As a model maker, it is fun to use a mill.
But a milling machine was never created to shape wood.
A milling machine is made to work with metal, a hard material to work by hand.
Is there a piece in a model ship that needs to be done absolutely with the mill? The answer is no.
But, on the other end, it does not mean that a milling machine cannot be useful.
Here are some examples.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from aaronc in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Focus Stacking
1 km long, in focus from start to finish, no photo stacking
spotting scopes do not have similar depth of field as camera lens
I use it sometimes for my model ships for and it works great
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Justin P. in Focus Stacking
1 km long, in focus from start to finish, no photo stacking
spotting scopes do not have similar depth of field as camera lens
I use it sometimes for my model ships for and it works great
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Canute in Sandpaper
On my drum sander, I use #80 grit, sands in the grain direction and gets much better results than we would expect. The paper comes in rolls and last for months.
As for sand paper, Diablo makes excellent saw blades and I discovered few months ago, that they are making a higher quality of sand paper, also red in color. They also make sanding paper for orbital sander of a very good quality which last longer than any other brand I tried.
Wood is not made for the finest sanding paper, metal and paints are.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Justin P. in Sandpaper
On my drum sander, I use #80 grit, sands in the grain direction and gets much better results than we would expect. The paper comes in rolls and last for months.
As for sand paper, Diablo makes excellent saw blades and I discovered few months ago, that they are making a higher quality of sand paper, also red in color. They also make sanding paper for orbital sander of a very good quality which last longer than any other brand I tried.
Wood is not made for the finest sanding paper, metal and paints are.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Sandpaper
On my drum sander, I use #80 grit, sands in the grain direction and gets much better results than we would expect. The paper comes in rolls and last for months.
As for sand paper, Diablo makes excellent saw blades and I discovered few months ago, that they are making a higher quality of sand paper, also red in color. They also make sanding paper for orbital sander of a very good quality which last longer than any other brand I tried.
Wood is not made for the finest sanding paper, metal and paints are.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from thibaultron in Sandpaper
On my drum sander, I use #80 grit, sands in the grain direction and gets much better results than we would expect. The paper comes in rolls and last for months.
As for sand paper, Diablo makes excellent saw blades and I discovered few months ago, that they are making a higher quality of sand paper, also red in color. They also make sanding paper for orbital sander of a very good quality which last longer than any other brand I tried.
Wood is not made for the finest sanding paper, metal and paints are.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from gjdale in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from BobG in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from Canute in Rotary tool recommendations, preferences
Among those I tried, 1 stands out: no shaft to reduce flexibility, 0 to 50000rpm, brushless delicate and very strong at the same time:
Foredom brushless micro motor, to the extreme left, all the others are in drawers.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from HB17 in 74-gun ship by Gaetan Bordeleau - 1:24
For the last 2 months, I did try to participate a lot more in some of other parts of the forum like tools and wood. What is surprising me the most is how fast some peoples can answer without reading the other postings of the same subject. I will stop here. While this time, I also continued to build. Next, the inside work will be behind the wheel from the first deck upward.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from hollowneck in Macro photos with an iPhone
You need a focusing rail, here are 2 on top of each other. The idea is to have a cart sliding on a rail with a screw or a motor to adjust the focusing distance.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in Macro photos with an iPhone
I just tried 1 of these kits and compared the macro lens 25X vs the Iphone at 10X.
For the price, it is very good!
On the second photos, a photo with a macro lens from Canon.
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Gaetan Bordeleau got a reaction from mtaylor in adjustable height work area
This was made for long typing period on a keyboard , plus a small table for the mouse. This model is for a table and there is also a model for a chair. The idea is to transfer the arm weight to the forearm on the pad and to reduce the distance so that the hand can easily move. At the opposite, if you would try by example to carve with the arm fully extended not resting on anything, your arm would get tired much faster and with pain as an extra. This way the hand is "free".
Very good for long figurehead carving period by example.
There are different kind of height adjustable table: cylinder, hydraulic jack but electric are the most versatile to adjust the height. Working at the good height is so much easier to work... and not only for the rigging!
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