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bartley got a reaction from RPaul in Record Power - any experience with their power tools?
Paul,
I have just received a catalogue from Record Power. They seem to have evolved from the original Sheffield based company which I know as a manufacturer of hand tools. They claim a 100 year history. Their hand tools were OK but not a patch on a company such as Veritas. Record Power seems to market only power tools . Their Scroll Saw looks identical to mine which is called a 909 Scroll Saw, However, Record Power say that theirs is made in Germany so perhaps mine is a Chinese copy of the Record one!!. Out here it sells for 3 X the price I paid so perhaps it is of better quality.
John
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bartley got a reaction from geordie12 in Record Power - any experience with their power tools?
I believe that these are probably Chinese. They are sold all around the world under different badges. Even Ryobi sell what looks like exactly the same saw. I own one which I bought some time ago for A$80. It is OK for basic curve cutting but not very precise compared to a quality band saw It has no fence so straight cuts are difficult. You get what you pay for.
John
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bartley got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
BE,
You mentioned above that the Birchwood Casey stuff seems "nasty stuff". Yes indeed! All of these products contain selenous acid ( and selinic acid once used. These a both poisonous chemicals and also carcigenic. Avoid skin contact. Wear gloves. and if any gests on your skin wash with copious amounts of water.
Good work though.
John
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bartley got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 9
Wales and Molding Strip
The red that I am using here is Vallejo Flat Red. . Synthetic dies and bright colours were not developed until 1856 and even then they were expensive. So the paint at this stage would have been red lead - cheap but effective. I feel that this colour is close to the red lead paint we used on our barns when I lived on a farm as a boy. I dilute the paint down considerably with 50:50 Vallejo thinners and deionized water and then apply about seven coats.
John
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bartley got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 7
And now the stern filler blocks. A bit rough but I think faired well enough to serve the purpose
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bartley got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 5
Framing the Stern
Following Chuck's suggestions, I first glued in the main outer frames (z)
Then the outer frames themselves (zz) are glued to these:
And the whole assembly faired to match the hull:
After installing the central frames, the gun-port sills and lintels were installed. As reported by others, I found this step surprisingly tricky and I had to un-glue and reinstall several times! I used a level and a sized block to ensure that each was level with the waterline and sized the same:
Here is the result
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bartley got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from Jonny 007 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from BobG in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from mtbediz in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from KARAVOKIRIS in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from Jonny 007 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from Tigersteve in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 11
Planking the Stern
First the outer frames had to be thinned down. Pretty scary this!
Then the actual planking. Planking the counter was OK. I had more trouble with the transom.
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bartley got a reaction from Michel Bénard in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Chuck,
I obviously need to sand this back quite a bit to level up the planks but I am not sure how aggressive I can be here. I am used to double planking where a bit of bog can be used to help but this is a new world. I guess 3/64 is quite thick and any deviations are only a few thou.
John
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bartley got a reaction from BobG in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from BobG in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 9
Wales and Molding Strip
The red that I am using here is Vallejo Flat Red. . Synthetic dies and bright colours were not developed until 1856 and even then they were expensive. So the paint at this stage would have been red lead - cheap but effective. I feel that this colour is close to the red lead paint we used on our barns when I lived on a farm as a boy. I dilute the paint down considerably with 50:50 Vallejo thinners and deionized water and then apply about seven coats.
John
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bartley got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Chuck,
I obviously need to sand this back quite a bit to level up the planks but I am not sure how aggressive I can be here. I am used to double planking where a bit of bog can be used to help but this is a new world. I guess 3/64 is quite thick and any deviations are only a few thou.
John
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bartley got a reaction from mtbediz in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from archjofo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from KORTES in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 10
Planking above the wales
Planking up to the Molding strip was straight forward:
However planking around the gun-ports was tricky (for me at least) and took some time. However it is a nice little feature once done
Previous builds have involved continuous planking up to the sheer and then cutting the gunports into those planks an lining afterwards, Chuck suggest that the rabbet should be 1/64 ‘’. This is 0.39 mm. I was not confident I could do this consistently so I made mine 0.5 mm. I also found that for the fairly constant gaps amidships pre-making a set of planks helped me to get the rabbet parallel to the port. This is not my idea and I must thank Rafine for the suggestion:
So here is the result:
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bartley got a reaction from mtaylor in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Chuck,
I obviously need to sand this back quite a bit to level up the planks but I am not sure how aggressive I can be here. I am used to double planking where a bit of bog can be used to help but this is a new world. I guess 3/64 is quite thick and any deviations are only a few thou.
John
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