Slowhand
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Well, any denatured alcohol you buy in the UK is coloured with Methylene Blue so not much use for craftwork. -
Thanks that’s really useful saved me some time and expense. In the UK you used to be able to buy absolute alcohol 100% when I was working but you needed a Home Office License so that’s out. Liberon sell Shellac in different colours so I may try a light one.
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Thinking about this IPA isopropyl alcohol is readily available as Tamiya acrylic paint thinner, I imagine it’s ability to dissolve shellac flakes is the same as meths, it’s an alcohol after all (X-OH).
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I saw a very nice planked deck of the OcCre Albatross. Can’t find the post now. The lime planks had been finished with Shellac and the slightly different grain on different planks had been high-lighted . Buying Shellac flakes, orangey ones in particular is quite easy but the methylated spirits is more difficult, much of it has blue dye added. Then I read that ‘sanding sealer’ which you can buy in UK has the same purpose and can be used to French polish. In fact I have some in my shed😊😊. I wonder if they are the same or is it worth making the effort to make my own Shellac?
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After a few weeks with my new Proxxon Table saw toy, I am confused about the mitre ruler and fence. There doesn’t appear to be an easy way to cut a length a distance of 10mm from the blade. Positioning the fence at the 0mm mark on the ruler doesn’t place the fence right next to the blade, even adjusting the sub mm knob. I suppose I can use a steel ruler to place the fence 10mm from the centre of the blade but it makes the fine adjustment thumb wheel a bit of a gimmick. Stop press - changed blade to a 0.5mm kerf and fence is much closer to blade when at zero position. 😄😄 Awaiting digital callipers as ageing eyesight makes viewing the gauge harder and specs add distortion. Going old is great 😢😢
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The Guillow's kits are intended to be flying models, powered by rubber bands. Some people even modify then to take electric motors with moving control surfaces. But once you start infilling them with balsa or covering them with sheeting they become way too heavy to fly.
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The decking looks good a nice variation in shades of wood used for the planking
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Steven, I carved the profile in the lime by hand with a bit of sanding and in couple of hours ready to slice up with the saw repeated for a two more profiles. Kiln dried lime so the very best quality. Surprised how clean the cuts were as to me the blade looks looks quite big with a kerf of 1.5mm. Got a bit carried away making brackets but galleons of that era looked quite ornate, expect Spanish to be similar to Dutch and Venetian. Painting curtesy of Rijk Museum, Netherlands.
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Byrnes Table Saw on Ebay UK
Slowhand replied to No Idea's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Been awaiting arrival of my new toy a table saw, intended to use some walnut wood turning pen blanks for brackets for stern balconies. Too hard and carving by hand with gouges set my tennis elbow off. Some dried cherry proved too difficult to carve as splinters kept breaking off so back to my old friend lime. Carved effectively a small architrave and sliced it with the Proxxon.
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Whilst concentrating on getting windows the correct shape I lost sight of the fact the lower balcony should in line with step above transom and the windows would need to be lower. What to do? Without too much bother I cut out and raised the step and replanked. So now it’s on to carving the wooden brackets similar to Costeo’s version last image that’ll be interesting. As I said when I began no exposed metal or ply in this build.
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I’ll certainly keep an eye on this build, very interesting subject in the thick of the action at Jutland.
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Lind, This is all I use a LED panel using 240v power. I find placed at the side creates less shadow on the side of ship I’am working on. Not particularly powerful 11.5W. I bought it in B & Q a UK superstore. I prefer natural daylight whenever possible. SORRY misread your post you meant internal lighting in the ship.
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Hello Lind,
I’ve attached two photos of the LED panel I use when natural light is low. I bought it from B&Q a UK store. It’s wired up to 240v. Hope this helps.
Steve
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The strip walnut you buy in the UK is African Walnut and is not related to true Walnut. If you haven’t the facility to mill your own wood I think it is a good option. I am using it on my current build Apostle San Felipe and is a light brown.
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I think you’re doing a great job on the Hood the wooden deck is well worth the cost. The amount of detail in these kits is amazing and building one is a job for the insane. I tried the Invincible and had major problems with the casemate guns and the bridge. Then she took a hit from the Derfflinger 😂😂. Tempted to try again.
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I was just supping a glass of wine and I wondered what happened to this build absolutely fantastic. I wouldn’t dream of attempting a card build. Hope it was finished or nearly finished.
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That’s what I always do, plenty of scope to sand out errors. Your second layers are coming along very nicely.
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Thanks Mikki, the wales on mine are 2 x 5 mm walnut too, just been to check. I thought they might be 3 x 5 mm. Previously I have soaked and bent with heat but quite a few people on the site say heat is the only thing to have an effect which why have only used heat tongs so far on this build. Thanks for the advice will see how I get on. With winter here the white glue is taking an age to set. All the chemistry I studied is of some use for every 10 degree C temp drop, rate of reaction at least halves (Arrenhuis equation).
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Finished one side above the wales. Will have to ask on this site about bending the wales as I don’t think my current method with the Admiral’s hair tongs will do the business but that’s later. Afterwards changed image to one showing better scarf joint only left hand length of wales is fixed. Most likely remove brass pins later.
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Perhaps the planks nearby could be “butted” together. Nice build by the way enjoy seeing how you build sections up.
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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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Well more second planking, back from holiday so slow progress.
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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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