Garward

I'm late to this party, and what I don't know about using a milling machine would run to a small book.

 

However, I am thrilled to bits with my new little Proxxon MF70 Miller and for most purposes it has made my wobbly old drill stand redundant. I did buy the separate beautifully engineered vice to fit on the table as can be seen in the photo posted by JP, and I have decided to get the dividing head also.

 

Cheers,

 

B.E.

Very useful thing this the dividing head, it significantly expands possibilities of MF 70.

This is my setup.

 

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The board on top is fastened with T-nuts. It allows me to screw the part down or to screw a clamp board anywhere I want instead of just the T-slots.  Also if I’m drilling a series of holes or making a slot all the way through I don’t have to worry about damaging the cross slide.

 

The other picture shows the mounting to the Dremel stand.  The holes in the Proxxon do not line up with the stand base.

 

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Bob

Good setup, here only for a table is better not to use wood.

Thanks for a wish, David! All of us once were beginners, over time it passes   .

Ahoy Hopeful

 

I see on Blue Ensign's log he uses what looks like the Proxxon vise

 

Pic is from Blues log

 

 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/332-hms-pegasus-by-blue-ensign-victory-models-enhancing-the-kit-a-build-log-of-sorts/?p=39732

Simple and reliable vice.

Garwood,

 

You are surely the MacGyver of ship modelers! You probably won't get the reference but it is a complement.

Hi, Greg, thanks for the comment!   

Garward

 

Excellent ideas. Thanks   

Hi, Ron, I am glad that the idea was pleasant to you!   

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Blocks and rope from the first version of model are used.

24-pound bronze gun of Le Fleuron in carriage.

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Drawings according to which the model was under construction of a 24-pound bronze gun of Le Fleuron on the scale of 1:24 (it is made on the basis of the drawing on the scale of 1:48 of the monograph Le Fleuron of Gerard Delacroix).

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Drawings according to which the model was under construction of a 24-pound bronze gun of Le Fleuron on the scale of 1:24 (it is made on the basis of the drawing on the scale of 1:48 of the monograph Le Fleuron of Gerard Delacroix).

As always, excellent work, Giorgio!

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Castings of trunks are processed on the technology described here http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/454-24-pdr-bronze-gun-le-fleuron-1729-by-garward-m-124/

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The drawing of a 24-pound bronze gun of Le Fleuron on the scale of 1:24 (it is made on the basis of the drawing on the scale of 1:48 of the monograph Le Fleuron of Gerard Delacroix). With production of it and several more drawings in M 1:24 I was helped by my colleague of Igor Kapinos, whose models are also presented on MSW 2.0 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/208-swedish-privateer/ - a gold medal on the Cup of Universities (St. Petersburg, 2011).