Trussben
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Michael, I tried the damp towel several times, yes the frames did swell back up, but within a day or so they shrank right back, even though I have humidity control now. The wood was from Jeff at Hobbymill and was properly seasoned and stable. Thanks to everyone for the likes and comments. Ben -
Hey Andy, Nice to see you around again. I hope when I cut into the hull I can save the fore and aft sections. Ben
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So back to my Pegasus build, some major issues stemming from my move have badly affected the hull, I have had obvious and pretty severe distortions in the keel and framing in the midships area, large gaps between frames and twisting have occurred. The hull is stable now due to my adding humidity control of the workshop but the damage has been done. Now what to do about it?? 1. Start all over again. 2. A la Mark and his Licorne, save what I can and rebuild what I cannot. I'm leaning towards no2, remove as many frames as can be saved, and make a new keel for them to be fixed to. I will update when I have decided which way I'm going to go. Ben
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Incredible work as always Druxey, it has been a joy to follow along with its construction. Ben
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Good looking build Andy, I'm just about to get back to modeling myself after a years hiatus, I will follow with interest. Ben
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Thanks all, I have placed a shallow dish of water right next to the model now as a stop gap to try and alleviate some of the issue and stop it getting worse while I figure a way to fix long term. Yancovitch - Yep, new 4 foot LED shoplights have been installed, for light quality, energy efficiency and long life. Ben
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Yeh Druxey, I'm thinking about getting a whole home humidifier installed to our warm air furnace to take care of this issue and help with other problems. Ben
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Beautiful work as usual Druxey, a pleasure to watch a master at work. Ben
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Getting back to work on Pegasus may be delayed due to hull movement in its new home, the new workshop has low humidity and of course it's winter time, may have to wait until summer and hope it expands and closes the gaps. Maybe some work of my Confederacy while I wait. Ben
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Getting much closer to having a functioning workshop again, a few more power outlets to install now I have figured where everything is going. Ben
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Hey Nige, nice to see another Confed build starting, and just a few miles away from my own, good luck with the rigging, Ron ( Hollowneck ) Neilson did a fine job rigging his and maybe able to give you some help on the belaying plan. I will watch with interest Ben
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Well, I dont know what to say!! Augie is gone and I will miss him greatly! We used to PM about our builds of the Confed and swop notes of what we had experienced. It is a sadder day without him here talking about modelling and fishing. ben
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Sweet Rusty, I'm abound halfway building my workshop now, It took two months for me to do the demo work in my basement just to clear the room, say another month or so and I should be able to get back to Pegasus. Ben
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Wow Rusty, everybody seems to be moving at the moment, glad mine is over
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Nice to see you working on cheerful Rusty, wish I could get back in the shop. Ben
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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
Trussben replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hey Maurey, really nice work but a question, the last picture side on shows the scupper ports at different heights, is that camera angle or intended? As this is the dead flat area of the ship I would not of expected a difference of height. Ben -
Hi All, Need some advice on what kind/size/brands of dust collection and extraction systems you all use and would recommend. I just moved and now my workshop will be in my basement, so keeping dust down will be a big thing. The back workshop is a 12x25 space, this is where the really dirty tools will be located, 14" bandsaw, full size table saw, 12" Planer, 6" jointer, thickness sander etc....., I will need a good dust collector in here, maybe 1.5 HP with 4" ducting and blast gates. Front workshop is a 25x25 space, mainly for modeling tools ( Byrnes ) and other smaller stuff, get away with shop vac and dust extractor?? Any help or advice would be welcome, especially on sizing of units and reviews of good/bad equipment that you have experienced. Thanks again Ben
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Thanks all for the comments. Martin - the workshop will be much larger than that, the back basement for the full size dirty tools is almost complete, at 12x25, just finished painting, now need to complete lighting and outlets. The front basement where the actual shipyard will be is 25x25, that is the pic I posted, I am still doing demo of the old family room at the moment so still a few months away. Ben
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Hope you get some workshop time Mark to finish those strokes off, I'm still in workshop building mode but hope to have a small workspace ready by the new year so I can get back to Pegasus. Best wishes to the Admiral. Ben
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I'll be here watching too. Ben
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