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Modelling locks or Latches
michael mott replied to jackieofalltrades's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Here you go a simple little mortise lock that could be made from styrene and or brass overall dimensions are .378" wide .5" high .125" thick This lock has no springs and is showing the basic design principles I have made locks using this basic design for a small box I have the drawing in Autocad 2000 and corel draw 11 There is a slot for the handle which is the blue bar at the top. the key is the old cabinet type that slides over a pin so the end with the tube is hollow. the jpeg is full size Michael
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Well I thought I would add my two cents worth to this discussion. I have done a great deal of scribing over the years on many types of plastic the back side of an exacto blade work very well. I have even used a set of blades laminated together with AC glue on one Architectural model to represent a brick infill on a concrete spandrel at 1-200 scale, I think there were 12 blades and the material was plexiglass. The back of the blade can be dressed easily on a bit of 400 grit wet and dry. I agree with the earlier comments about visibility of wood grain etc at viewing distances. A hint of texture can work well if not overdone, but again it does depend on the scale. I remember taking a Heller Victory and sand off virtually all of the hull planking so that it was almost not there. Michael
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I go away for a few weeks and come back to more incredible workmanship. The parting off of those porthole rings must have been a tad nerve wracking with a very slow feed in. the shots of the interior with the computer screens etc. are a joy to behold. Lovely work Sir! Michael
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Hi Roger this one has peaked my interest as well, I shall follow along. Michael
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Hi Keith good to know I am not the only one doing some of the household tasks. I shall have to give the Modelwork on my stuff that is nautical a one day a week try! sounds like it might get my Mojo back up and running on the cutter. Your own work is of course exemplary and a great build to follow. I do enjoy seeing how you solve construction challenges. Michael
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Good morning Eberhard and MSW friends, Judy and I are safe and well, we are focusing on our home and garden, I gave away the big sailboat Maria to the chap I originally got it from. I am not inclined to spend 3 hours driving for 1/2 a days sailing, plus all the expenses involved with yacht club and mooring fees. The Cutter is right next to my model bench and in my face as they say so not far from my thoughts. My Mojo for working on it will rise again over the winter i am sure. I have been focusing on some old model train projects and trying to finish some of them up. Regards Michael
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Very nice, watching the video was very informative and a great learning experience. A lovely piece of work. Michael
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Congratulations on a fine model Kevin. Michael
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Gary I had the same impression, I am amazed at the small size of the detail work that you have put into this model, superb work all round. Michael
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Macton locomotive works III
michael mott replied to michael mott's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Hi Egilman, yes the strap bolts were flattened in the vice they needed 4 annealings to get to the correct width. I created a small jig using some tool steel blanks as in the next picture. The bottom piece if steel has a piece of shimstock to create a slide fit for the top piece of tool steel that gets hit with a hammer using a piece of brass between the steel and hammer. The edge next to the bolt section has a small radius on the top anvil (tool steel) Michael
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Macton locomotive works III
michael mott replied to michael mott's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Thanks Ron, I ended up finishing the points or switch as some call them. I am progressing on the wagon ironwork. All the axleguards are now cut. next was to get the strapbolts made . Then the next piece of metalwork is the headstock and sole Knees These plates are part of the whole buffer and strengthening of the frame Now that I have a prototype I can set up to make the four needed. The strapbolts are turned from 1/8th brass rod with the bolt part being .060" and threaded 0x80 and the section that gets flattened is turned to .095" this eventually becomes .140" wide by approx .040". and the knees are .040" copper they have been blackened in some Jax Blackener. Michael
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Hello Walter, lovely work on the carving of your hull the deck details look very sharp. I will continue to follow along. Michael
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Now having finished the next few posts, all I can ad is to repeat what others have said that this is a wonderful example of the Art of model-making in all its guises. Michael
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Gary this seem to affect all of us at some time or another. The model is looking superb. Michael
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Kevin, your videos and explanations of the changes that you have made to correct the errors you pointed out were very informative. I have not watched all of them all the way through yet, but from watching all the way through the first one, I learned a lot, your casual and honest approach is so refreshing. I shall enjoy the rest of the videos at a leisurely pace. Thank you for taking the time to prepare them. Michael
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Congratulations Vaddoc, you have done a wonderful job on this yacht! making all the rigging working as you have done is not for the feint of heart, it increases the amount of detailing and work that a static model does not have to contend with. A clever way of measuring the profile with the tooth pics as well. Michael
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The shot from the bow really shows how extremely narrow this yacht was. She looks very nice in the daylight. Michael
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Keith your work on the interior reminds me of what DeWitt H. Parker said in The Principles of Aesthetics In Thinking of the beauty of architecture, we are all to apt to consider the exterior exclusively, forgetting that the inside of a building , where we live, is even more important practically, and is capable of at least as great an aesthetic effect" Wonderful work on the cameo of the insides! Michael
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Hi Martin the hull is looking rather sharp no pun intended. There was an article in Wooden boat quite a few years ago now that featured the development of the yachts of the era that your model is taken, I think that Vanity was one of the most extreme of the narrow yachts. I am wishing in may ways that I had not begun my own cutter at 1/8th scale your 1/16th scale seems so much more manageable regarding the space required for working on. I look forward to the rest of the build. Michael
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Macton locomotive works III
michael mott replied to michael mott's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I had a very busy couple of days with no modelwork, yesterday I let Maria Go, it was a bit of work getting her out of the garage and onto the trailer. She went back to the chap I first got her from. I have no idea what will happen to her now. The chapter that was Maria and all the trials and tribulations that went with refurbishing the old sloop are now going to be fond memories. Today as I waited in line to take something to the Eco station here in Edmonton after a 1 hour crawl to the pay booth My car broke down and I had to be pushed out of the way because I was blocking the entrance for everyone. A second 1 hour wait for the tow truck. So then spent the last bit of the afternoon tidying up the garage and sorting wood. There was progress before all this though. I finished the mortises and tennons and dry assembled the frame then began cutting out the axleguards out of some .051" cold-rolled steel. I did one per day they took 2 1/2 hours each to cut with a #5 jewelers saw blade the blades only cut about 2 inches before wearing enough that to push them further they break. After cutting they were drilled out then had to have a double bend put into the top section this took tree tries to get right, bending then flattening it out again. After I figured out the technique it was plain sailing, the cutting did not get any faster or easier though. They actually get bolted to the inside of the sole bars and I will use the guards as templates to drill the holes through the wood. Just one more guard to make then all the other odd little bits of metal Nuts and bolts. Time to rest now it was a troublesome day today. Michael
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The term yellow cedar is a bit of a misnomer it is actually a cypress. although it does cut and plane and smell a bit like cedar It is a beautiful creamy wood and I am going to plank the Launch "skipjack" with it. Michael
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Nice builds Larry, and for a great cause as well. Michael
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Agreed! Michael
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