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Photo 724: I am left with one confusion. What are the "[" and "]" shaped drawings around the mast caps? See the photo from the plan where I marked them (Ignore the question mark pointing at the loop at the block). At first I thought if they are the threads used for the crossjack lift blocks but it is not the way the blocks are tied. There is no such thing in the photos either. This is the case in the plan for all three masts. Any clarification is appreciated. That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Build day 102: 3,5 hrs / Total 223 hours Today I spent around 3,5 hours to complete Mizzen Mast Part 2 (i.e. the details) Photos 715-716: Some blocks have a loop at their end. In my previous models they have always been made of wire, but in Sphinx you'll make them from thread. I made them with the help of a toothpick as below: Photo 717: PE parts painted, waiting to dry. Those in the photo are for deadeyes.
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Build days 94-98: 8.5 hrs / Total 214.5 hours After a total of 8.5 hours of work spread to 5 days, main mast Part 1 is ready. As I indicated before, by "Part 1" I mean leaving the details (eyelets, blocks, cord wraps etc) for later to do together with all three masts, in accordance with the instructions. I have already posted some of the work in the post above. Here are some of the remaining photos: Photos 700-705 This is how the drill chuck squeezes the dowel. Needless to say, you cut the dowel in excess enough length to accommodate for inserting the drill machine chuck: That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Quick update: I am now continuing with Main Mast. Main mast goes several shapes from bottom up, as you see in the plan. I realized I could try my Proxxon Bench Circular Saw (Model KS 230), which has been sitting on the shelf for a long time I even forgot I have it. It worked well. Here I wanted to post some photos showing how it worked. Photos 693-699:
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Build days 90-93: 4,5 hrs / Total 206 hours Continued with the Mizzen mast with 4,5 hours of work spread into 4 days, concluding what I call "Part 1". This means leaving the details (eyelets, blocks, cord wraps etc) for later to do together with all three masts, in accordance with the instructions. Photos 686-688: Mizzen topmast cross tree construction. Black part in the picture is from the photo etched sheet.
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Now I have a problem. I appreciate any assistance: I am building the Mizzen mast and at this stage I am supposed to slide the Mizzen Topmast through the Mizzen Mast Cap as in this instruction. Photo 681: I already glued the cap in the previous step and it looks like this now (photo from the instruction manual): Photo 682: Photos 683-684: However it doesn't seem possible to slide it, as the lowest part of the topmast has a diagonal width of 5,2mm (or even 5,4mm if you calculate it mathematically), while the cap (part 470) is only 4mm in diameter. Photo 685: This is how it is supposed to look like afterwards: What am I supposed to do? If I enlarge the cap hole diameter to 5.2mm then I worry that it will look ugly since it will be only a 3,8mm diameter rod passing through it. The options I see are: - Cut the mast from where it will be inside the cap and install it in two pieces, or - Make the lower part also a round 3,8mm diameter and slide it in like that, in this case it will be a deviation from the original All advices welcome.
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Photos 676-680: Iron bands (made of black paper sliced in 1 mm width) and mizzen mast battens. For correct positioning I carried the measure from the plan using an invisible tape. I used CA to glue them on the mast. At this point I am not worried about any discoloration caused by the glue nor about the laser char around the edges as this section will be eventually painted in black. That's all for now. Thanks for watching!
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Photos 665-672: Mizzen mast lower section. Though it doesn't have tapering all along, the top part of this section has several change of shapes. Below is a sequence of photos showing the progress. I used rough sanding block, fine sanding sticks, file, masking tape and caliper as you'll see in the photos.
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Build days 88-89: 3 hrs / Total 201.5 hours Hitting the 200 hour milestone, now the Mizzen mast construction commences. Every single step in these constructions use the plan as a reference. It is essential for correct alignment of the parts. You need to check everything from all axes (side, front, back) before gluing anything. Photo 659: Starting with the platform. The part looking like an imperial sun on the lower right is actually a scrap of the one on its left Photo 660: I tried to use minimal amount of glue for assembling the two parts, in order to avoid any stains. Micro drops on the tip of the ribs and a few drops around the edge. Photos 661-662: Mizzen cross-tree assembly. After dry fitting, it was aligned so well, I didn't want to remove them for applying glue, so instead I brushed diluted glue on the joints. Photos 663-664: Complete platform assembly
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