michael mott
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Doris I am curious about your use of different glues and where you would use them. Your work always looks so clean, could you say a little about your use of glues and your thoughts about them. Especially where you layer one thickness of card over another, as in the planking. Thank you Michael- 1,035 replies
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Hello Doris it is great to be able to see another one of your models take shape. Your skill at turning such a humble material into very elegant models is a joy to watch. Michael
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Hi Nils revisiting this section regarding the covers on the lifeboats. My question relates to the top surface, is the canvas cover supported along the centreline of the lifeboat by a spar or some other element, and would there be a slight sagging like a tent with the lacing pulling the cover tight to keep water from pooling on the top? If this is the case perhaps some fine fabric stiffened up with sizing or glue laid over a thin dowel (toothpick or brass rod) give the desired effect? Just a thought. Michael
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Hi Keith I have not had this problem in all the years I have worked with plex, perhaps it has something to do with the types of Plex, I prefer to use the Cell Cast type and not the extruded type. First I bored out a piece of 7/8ths with a half inch drill Then using a brand new tool bit which I ground from some 5/16 HSS steel, I was pleased that I was able to take a single depth of cut of .125" for a distance .312" which is the thicknes of the side walls of the cabin. The first three porthole shells still a lot of work to do but it feels good to make some progress. Michael
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Riccardo I think your idea has a lot of merit. The reason I say that is that the stitching is raised not cut ans sweat soldering a bit of brass etch onto the edge of the hoop would be a breeze for Keith. The ends that could be pulled together and squeezed to ensure that the stitching is tight to the hoop would also be where the fixing point could be to the sail. A little bit of work with a paint brush and nobody would know it is not stitched leather. There ya go Keith we have solved your Problem....... Michael
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Thanks for the kind words Carl, thanks also to all of you who have been visiting. In between the hockey periods I did a little work on the companionway, and lowered the side walls by 1/2 inch 4 inches in scale which leaves them at 17 inches at the aft end and 13 1/2 inches at the forward end. I'm good with that. I will shorten the hatch about 3 inches shorten the sidewalls length by 4 inches to make them 48 long and add a couple of round ports in them. Michael
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Thanks for the information on the flag Chuck, I shall have to try this. Michael
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Chris your fine workmanship shows so clearly with this latest addition with the bow details. Michael
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Mark she is looking very nice, your workmanship is reflected in the lovely clean lines and finishes. I like the sculptural shape of the rudder. Michael
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Hi Pat, the card is 14mm or 35/64, the card rotates very nicely. I printed it up on photo paper and then coated it with CA glue. The Plexiglas was very old I had it left over from my Architectural model building days so since 1984, the trick with removing the protective paper on old Plexiglas is to warm it up with a hot air gun. The paper then comes off as if it were a new sheet. Michael
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Hi Mark To make the front edge of the drill a scraper similar to a bit for brass. Michael
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Denis , Elmer , and Piet thanks for the kind remarks. Did a bit more work cleaning up the compass and made the cover from some 1/32 plexiglass. The bolts are some modified 00x90 1/4 in long hex bolts. After cutting them to length and polishing the threaded end they were held in the pin chuck to reduce the hight of the head and to round it up a bit. All the gimbal rings were given a final sanding with some 1200 grit wet and dry. and fitted back into the copper dome. Michael
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Nice work on the lifeboats and Davits Nils, I like the look of the navigation hardware as well. Michael
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Ross I should think that boxwood would be fine, will you be applying it over a plywood substructure? Michael
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Andy this has crossed my mind, it would entail sorting a couple of things out, not the least of which would be testing the printed card for deterioration in the oil or spirit. also I would need to seal a few spots to prevent leakage, eliminating the air is not a problem. I shall consider my options on this one..... Michael
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Hi Dan thanks for the kind words. This evening I reduced the depth of the inner cup and machined a new insert it is drilled through with a .6mm hole at the top and threaded 1/4 inch deep x 8/32 thread on the bottom. This allows the needle to be adjusted up or down, the needle is in fact the end of the 8/32 screw machined down and honed to a point to hold the compass. The magnetic part placed on the pin I tested the pivoting by bringing a pair of metal tweezers up to the compass and the needle swung to them Next to find the print that I made for the compass and mount it on the metal magnetic part. Also the plexiglass cover. Michael
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So are you going to engrave the x stitching lines in the copper mast hoops to make them look a little less like copper hoops and more like the leather covered ones that you shewed. I know the voices from the cheap seats can be annoying. LOL The mast work looks super Keith
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Just thinking about how much line is needed to haul up that Gaff Jond. The model is looking great. Yes we are still in the midst of winter here too it seems. michael
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Chuck I am just going to echo Druxey. Michael
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Hi Andy great to hear from you. Andy this is the conclusion that I came to after all my reading today. So they will not be installed and as I noted in the last post I just edited. However I think I will have a better gimballed compass at the end of the day as a result. Michael
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Hi Druxey yes the compass will be fully operational. I spent some time this morning making some soft iron balls They turned out well but are way to small for the scale I am working in as i was doing this I realized that I did not fully understand the mechanism for the balls or how they worked. To be clear on the function of the soft iron Balls. I read a number of articles about binnacles and found the technical stuff surprisingly hard to find. This one was one of the better ones and also a child's article on making a compass has led me to rework the innermost parts of my own. This picture shows the parts of the compass I have made and also the tiny parts from a ridiculous pocket knife compass that showed the alignment of the pocket knife and nothing else. The pocket knife compass though has a one piece that will be able to replace the huge brass mass with the rare earth magnets. The cup hanging inside the gimbals will need a bit of modification to hold the black cup and compass base. I will make a new card to fit over the compass in the black cup, and rework the brass cup to have a needle for the new compass instead of the black plastic cup. The other thing that will need to be done is a cover that will prevent the new compass from lifting off the pin, there is enough meat in the brass cup to drill and tap some holes for retaining screws on a 1/32 plexiglass cover. The soft iron balls will no doubt wind up in the spare stuff tray. Looks like a bit of lathe work is in order. Michael
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