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  1. PeteB

    Hi Kevin

    Tried to send you a PM but did something wrong. - As I said in my post I am sorry to hear you have to give away scratch building. I'm also getting to the age that I think I may have only one of two left in me. Mate as you can see I'm in Australia and had a look at the conversion rate which is going to cost me $350 Au but I am very interested. My daughter is living in London at the moment and could organise shipping to Australia for me if you could get it there by the cheapest and most convenient method for you? Let me know if we can do a deal. Regards Pete Best

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    2. Kevin

      Kevin

      Pete I will get it boxed up first, which wont be until tomorrow or Tuesday and make sure it is under the weight, then send you the details, if you are then willing to proced it will be in the post on wednesday

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      PeteB

      Sounds fine - Thanks Kevin - cheers Pete

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      PeteB

      Sounds fine - Thanks Kevin - cheers Pete

  2. PeteB
    Hi Giampie I would drive 4000 kms to see it in the flesh - She did you proud - looked right at home amongst all those extraordinary and beautiful Models. Here when we put the top floor on a building we erect a tree for a short celebration called a topping out ceremony - I haven't forgotten the lights you mounted early in the build - perhaps you could invite some of the members over for the turning on of the lights :-0 Cheers Pete
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    Hi Eddie - http://www.woodworkerssource.com/shop/product/gab2x12.html nothing local mate but these guys have "Gaboon Ebony Black African 1x2x12" Boards " show a photo of the boards and they look reasonable just convert to $AU and if that doesn't break the bank add freight and you're in business. They say they ship OS. Cheers Pete PS on the next page they have 4x4 selling by Board ft if that's any help - bit exy though
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    You're right but I understand keel scarfs had to be bolted together and thus subject to corrosion - the wedge being wood isn't and that contact with water would only make it swell and the joints lock even tighter Glad you guys liked it Cheers Pete
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    Hi Giampie Superb work again and again. Here in Sydney they keep saying house prices can't keep going up but they do - I keep saying he can't keep getting better and better but you do every time you post. For me watching your work taking form like this helps dull the edge of the news every day of people, towns and cities being destroyed. It nice to know that there is something beautiful like your L'Amarante, Eds Naiad and Clipper Young America, Druxeys Barge, Karls 74 and all the other members beautiful work being created which will be around hopefully well after we take our leave. Cheers Pete
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    Welcome aboard from OZ - we are almost neighbours both of us on 33.5 Sth latitude just a bit of a swim apart. We share the same problem with wood supplies but there are a number of suppliers listed on the site that you will find reliable and the guys here most generous with advice. Happy building - cheers Pete
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    Hi Guys not sure if this post is at home here as its not specifically maritime but to my mind could possibly be an alternative to a joining lengths of a keel together with no movement – Wonder if the Japanese ever used it for their Vessels ? In any event it is a superb demonstration of carpentry to join what appear to be very long lengths of timber using nothing other than a wedge with no discernible sag or movement even after the wedge is removed. Link to video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPUPyuz_ink Cheers Pete
  8. PeteB
    Hi Gaetan Thanks mate that is exactly what I was after a practical rule of thumb. Ill not use up any more of your precious time as I like all the other guys are waiting for your next progress post. Many thanks - Cheers Pete
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    Hi Gaetan Thank you for such a quick reply - I'm sorry for my badly worded question - My reference to "sheet dimensions" was to the size of the planks of wood you had stacked with the rib templates pasted to them prior to cut out in your post #93 ie Width x Depth x length. I thought if I knew the dimensions of the 49 planks I could calculate the total and then halve them and get an estimate for a 1/48 scale. Cheers Pete
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    Hi Gaetan Enjoying your build log immensely and admire your beautiful work. I have a question if you wouldn't mind – I note your stack of timber for the frames in your post # 93 which by my count looks to be 49 sheets including your two extras so you were very close to your guess. I'm wondering if you could let some of us low time members know the sheet dimensions in your photo and what you think you will need to complete the hull and deck planking? The reason I ask is that being in Australia most of the exotic woods like pear and boxwood will need to be sourced from overseas and I would like to do a one off order for enough stock to do either a 1/48 Naiad or L'Amarante. I'm thinking half your quantities to be close enough for a first order. I have asked some of the other builders of these models but they seem to all had a stash at hand and didn't keep track of quantities unfortunately. Cheers Pete
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    Hi Denis Welcome to the forum, I'd like to tag along with your build if I may. I've been dallying with Solidworks with the same thing in mind and your work looks fabulous to date - Could you let us know how long you have been using blender before taking up this challenge just to give me idea of what's ahead of me - Like MarkP if got some 2D CAD behind me but just starting in 3D. Looking forward to your further posts - Cheers Pete
  12. PeteB
    Hi Giampiero - Exquisite work - an equally beautiful model to compliment its mother ship. Congratulations Pete
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    My Humble apologies Gerard - I should have been more specific about the source - Regards Pete
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    Hi Alex Enjoying the build log with your beautiful work and generous sharing of your techniques very much. I like the very compact CNC router in your post no #80 - did you build that yourself or is it a commercial product? if commercial could you give us some details where you got it please. Cheers Pete
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    Don't tell me you are an ex "Plastic Tragic" too ;-) - Cheers Pete
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    I know how you feel - I don't think I have enough years left in me to finish one of Ed Tosti's Beautiful HMS Naiad - so I'm sorely tempted to go for L'Amarante being built here by Giampie. The L'Amarante monogram is only available in Italian and French but I've just about convinced myself to buy it anyway as plans are plans and use Giampie's great build log here on site. That of course is after a 1/35 MTB for my brothers and my undertaking to restore my old Billings Norske Loeve. Cheers Pete
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    Hi Gemma They have a button on the page which shows the publications that are available in Anglais (English) - not all I'm afraid but very many and some of the most important.. Cheers Pete
  18. PeteB
    Hi Meredith I just sent a PM cheers Pete
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    Hi Mike Had a look at the one you bought off Ebay and it looks a bit different from the StewMac base. The first thing that struck me was in the appearance the StewMac item is polished Al with Decals etc. which made me look a bit further and if you compare the two photos below you can see that the beam that holds the Dremmel is a different shape - StewMacs is an oval shape at either end and the Ebay one is more square - It could be its a knockoff and not machined to the same spec as the reviews of the StewMac base are all very good. First the StewMac base Next the Ebay photo also just noticed the milling on the Ebay adjusting screws is pretty basic as well. So your warning is still timely don't buy the Ebay one .- for what its worth - cheers Pete
  20. PeteB
    Thanks Mike Mine is already on the way :-( I am only going to use it as a fixed router table so it should still fit the bill for what I want - but a good heads up for others with more ambitious uses in mind - cheers pete
  21. PeteB
    Great post - some of these older civilisations knowledge was mind boggling - Been spending time on youtube site clickspring with step by step episodes building a carriage clock from scratch it was mesmerising watching him turn and cut this functioning precision machine out of brass - but he has upped the anti this year and is proposing to do as a special project a re-construction of the 6th century AD Byzantine daily calendar/ sundial /eclipse predictor for 279 years I think known as the Antikythera Mechanism after the area it was recovered underwater from a wreck - with epicyclical gearing one wheel has 283 1mm teeth - how the heck could they machine that let alone work out the maths that goes with it in 6th century AD ??? It also corrected for the latitude of the place you were using it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGHq4O-ib2U http://hist.science.online.fr/antikythera/DOCS/FLORENCE2009/byzantine-sundial.htm Hope its not to much off topic - Cheers pete
  22. PeteB
    Hi Guys Stunning Work Chuck Ive loved following the build - as a newbie here I feel like I'm walking where angels fear to tread suggesting this but thought I might share something which is sort of between both your and druxey preferences just a simple way to hold lines till you want to permanently fix them without using glue or marking them. When I started rigging I found I needed at least three hands until I came across some various sized electrical heat shrink tubing. I used it for taking the strain during shroud seizing and just adjusting and holding any lines fixed or running in position till you were ready to finally tie them off. Just cut two or three pieces of tube - thread the line or rope thru then around the block or deadeye then back up thru the tube. Move them to a position above or below where you want to place the final seizing. Hit them with a hair-dryer to whatever tension you want - easy or tight slip or no slip and when you've finished the final seizing take a no 11 blade to the rubber and it falls off with no marks or need for clean up. . Apologies for the Photo its from my Billings candidate for a Viking burial. Cheers Pete
  23. PeteB
    Hi Julie - Just had a look at the Lee Valley site and downloaded their catalogue - some very nice goodies there - thanks for the mention. cheers Pete
  24. PeteB
    Looks good too thanks for the heads up on that for the future - I bought the StewMac specifically to be a poor mans mini Router Table for frames and that sort of work that won't take up a lot of bench space and I don't see me having to alter the depth during use so think it should do the job for a while - Cheers Pete
  25. PeteB
    Hi Vossiwulf Thanks for your heads up I just ordered mine today - Anyone else that was interested they are in stock and shipping now. Cheers Pete

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