michael mott
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Hi Elia, a belated greeting for your B'day I look forward to seeing the next update. Russ thank you for your link your paintings are wonderful. Michael -
Beautifully clean work on the channels Ed. Michael
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Floyd Walmart, I paid $6 per tin for it, I don't normally shop there but they were the only supplier within 50 miles. michael
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Floyd, I don't know what to tell you about the decking, but I have a good friend who fixes fiberglass boats and he swears by Krylon Spectrum paint, I have purchased the same but have not had the warm weather yet to spray outside, also I need to finish other bits first. Michael
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Johann, it is such a joy to see such craftsmanship. michael
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Steve this is looking great and the thing is that you have already had her in the water, I am envious! I am looking forward to that day as well. Michael
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Grant, Tom, Row, Pete and Edwin, Thanks for the kind words and for all the likes. I have not had a lot of time in the shop the last couple of days and tomorrow I will be taking a few days up at Jasper Park Lodge for the Alberta Libraries Conference. Will bring back pics of the mountains. I hope to catch up on some reading about sail making because that aspect is beginning to loom large (sorry Bob) and I need to learn quite a few things. I am sitting hear drooling over the cover photo of the August 2009 issue of Wooden Boat magazine The image of a Gill Smith look-a-like by Lance Lee some absolutely seductive lines on a boat if ever there was some. I have almost finished the second pair of hinges and have been taking a lot of pictures. I will be posting a step by step set in the metalwork area. This method of making hinges can apply to a lot of different hinge shapes. I will also detail the small countersink that I needed to make for them. Michael
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Hear Hear! The model is looking very nice Bob, those line show up very well, planking ought to just flow like butter. Michael
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Very nice straps Remco, did you heat treat (anneal) the brass or bend them hard? Michael
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Glad to see you back. Very sweet looking boat. Michael
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the perseverance pays in the end, nice work Bob. Michael
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Cutting/Sanding Brass?
michael mott replied to esion's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Rich since you are only cutting short lengths, you can also use a jewelers saw to cut the brass. The particular strip of .25mm brass was originally cut from a standard KS sheet of brass that you can purchase at the hobby shops. I needed some strips that were 3/8th by .010" which is basically the same as .25mm. I cut the bit strips on the table saw some time ago, by sandwiching the sheet between some plywood and using a sled. but that is another kettle of fish. Here is a step by step I just did to show what I mean using the jewelers saw. 1 tape the .25mm ( .010") to the edge of a piece of thin wood, leaving the 1mm+ overhanging the edge, this gives the metal a lot of support 2 using the finest blade you can find and then using a jewelers saw cut along the line holding the saw at an proximately 45 degree angle this makes the teeth seem closer together, (it's the geometry) cut with a smooth and gentle motion The set up of the camera took much longer than the cut which took about 30 - 40 seconds Anything much thinner than this you can cut with a good pair of scissors, in fact I did cut a small strip off the end of this brass strip with a pair of scissors. Michael
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Looks good Denis, a neat tip with the shim to give the right amount to the fan. Michael
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The launch is looking very good Steve. Michael
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Ed it is great to read your methodology nice tip with the steel straight edge. Michael
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Mauro, it is great that you have found some more time to work on your model. Good looking stitching on the sails. Michael
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AL's CNC Wood Milling Machine
michael mott replied to dewalt57's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
An interesting bit of Kit, for sure. Michael -
That looks like a good clean design Steve. Michael
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A good looking start on a very nice looking hull shape, I will be following along as well. Michael
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Congratulations Albert, a very clean piece of shipbuilding. Michael
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Congratulations Garward, on your award, and stay safe. Michael
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Karl, I also enjoyed combing through the photographs on your site. and thank you for the information regarding the metal. Michael
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Steve the white stripe really helps to define the shape of the hull, nice job. Michael
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Ed it really is like watching a full size ship going together, Your attention to these small details in both the historical commentary and the model are exemplary. Michael
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