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Scalpel and tool storage
Halton Boy replied to planktonette's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Hello Amy The point of putting the blade in the plastic tube was that you could throw it, (I know very wrong) into your tool box and go off to another section of the works. We cut the cap with a nearly new blade not a fine blade. For fine blades we put a bit of foam in the bottom of the tube to stop the blade hitting the sides of the tube. We used foam blocks on the bench. These came as packing for electronic components and were glued to the insides of the cardboard boxes. The foam does fall apart over time, but as its free that does not matter. The only problem was when working in a clean room,but this is ship building so no problem. All the best Ken. -
Well thank you Amy and Mark. I now know about kedging. I could easily spend all my time reading about sailing ships, and not building any, its very interesting. Now where's my Hornblower DVD? Best wishes Ken.
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Thank you planktonette The drawing explains exactly how the frame and winch in the launch is used. The anchor is not taken aboard the launch, but is secured underneath or to the side of the launch. This is great as I could not find this info on the web. Are there special book shops that sell the book you have? Thank you for your help. Ken
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Scalpel and tool storage
Halton Boy replied to planktonette's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Hello Amy When I worked for British Aerospace in the electronics section we used scalpels all the time. Some small electronic components came in small plastic tubes with a snap on plastic lid. We cut a slot in the plastic lid with the scalpel and blade and just pushed the scalpel and blade into the tube for safety. It was held in place by the plastic of the lid. Just pull it out when you need it. When you have worn out the blade wrap it up in masking tape before throwing it away. You can buy plastic tubes from Maplins or RS Components. Regards Ken -
Thank you John When you say anchor recovery, is this for recovering the anchor of the main ship that the boat belonged to? Is the windlass used to pull the anchor up off the sea bed? A ships anchor is big and heavy so would it be right to think that they would not lift the anchor into the launch. I saw a film once (Hornblower) in which they took the ships anchor out in a boat and used the anchor to pull the ship off a bank. The anchor they used looked quite small. I am now thinking of making a diorama showing the launch recovering the ships anchor. Thank you very much for the information. Ken
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Hello everyone I have purchased the Bounty Launch by OcCre as a first build. The building plans show two frames in the stern of the boat. One is the Stern thwart reinforcements, which I think supports the rear thwart or seat for some reason. The other is the Gin block supports. The gin blocks are brass rollers on a brass shaft. What was the purpose of these items please? I note that other launch kits do not have this fitted but the Artesania Latina Principe de Asturias Lifeboat does. I have had no luck on Google. My guess is that it was used with the winch. Would they need it to raised the sails? Thank you for reading this. Best wishes Ken
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