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Byrnes Alternatives - Saw and Thickness Sander?
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Thanks Dave really helpful I will do that. I had a look on Axminster site and reviews were mixed but you can’t beat a personal recommendation. Want to take my building skills a step upwards but I don’t think that will happen with just hand tools. -
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I find it sad all the retailers of Proxxon machines in UK don’t have any in store as demo models, I was looking at their FET table saw but it looks I will have to buy on spec.
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Apostol Felipe by Slowhand - OcCre - 1:60 - Spanish Galleon
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San Martin by Pfälzer - OcCre - 1:90
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Well more second planking, back from holiday so slow progress.
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
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Started second planking layer with African Walnut, didn’t realise it wasn’t actually proper black walnut but more akin to a mahogany. Anyway, it has quite fine grain and well, I think that’s what Costeo must have used in his build. Better Pictures added now. The camera can be unforgiving
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Welcome to MSW
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Fantastic build, it’s going to be of historical interest in the future. I must ask, do you have a special jig to get pairs of tree nails so even.
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Finished the first planking layer today, not too much filler needed. Looking at Costeo’s build I think it must be walnut for the second layer so probably what I’ll go with. Turned out to be quite straightforward.
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Nearly finished first planking layer typically manage 2- 3 a planks day, slow, but waiting for glue to set slows down the process, not much sanding of bulkheads needed on this build
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That’s much better, you can edge bend 5 x 2 mm lime by heating with hair tongs as well as bending normally using an Amati bender
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San Martin by MikkiC - Dusek - 1:72
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I find all OcCre’s plans and descriptions very similar and building the hull follows the same steps and I ignore them as I’ve build enough models now. When I built the San Martin I found instructions to be very deficient for the rigging and I expect this one will be the same. That where this site comes into its own. But rigging is a long time ahead and I am not called Slowhand for nothing!
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Steven, It certainly will be, not sure what wood to use yet. steve
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The plywood hull sides went on very nicely then started first layer of planking 2x 5mm of lime, following instructions from OcCre, not quite realistic but give a nice shape.
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The fit with the false keel, bulkheads and decks was so snug, I didn’t need to build a slipway, just glued 4 blocks of wood on a plywood base to hold build upright. As for my San Martin of a few years ago added blocks between bulkheads to fit false cannons to poke through gun ports. LED lights added to stern areas to twinkle and shine in gloomy interior. OcCre always suggest planking decks before fitting. I decided not to as wanted a deck Color sympathetic to the hull so will plank hull and see how it looks. Definitely not using veneer sapelli planking for the hull.
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A typical OcCre kit, with nice materials, sharp cuts and the sails especially, much better since my last build. The false keel,bulk-heads and deck all fitted together nicely, tight on a dry build but with a bit of easing made a nice frame. Lots of metal fittings I hope to replace, as many as possible but we’ll see.
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Nice to see I have two followers, plenty of seats left in the theatre. Still have the same night watchman just a bit larger and slower. She doesn’t like popcorn.
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