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  1. Baker
    https://www.conrad.com/p/thin-thread-mbz-92034-005-mm-658146 Found this very thin wire 0.05mm for use on scale railways. But will it be delivered in Australia? I also found a review in Dutch For scaled telegraph cables : apparently not good For rigging ships?? dont know Ik had naar aanleiding van het tekstje op de site verwacht dat het een draad is die keurig gaat hangen, aan bijvoorbeeld telegraafmasten. Ik wilde het gebruiken voor spoor N telegraafkabels. Deze draad krult echter alle kanten op, en is ook niet door te knippen, want dan wordt het echt een plosje haar. Dus verdunde houtlijm geprobeerd op een stukje. Ook niets. De draad zuigt geen vocht op en blijft krullen. Dit is dus totaal niet bruikbaar voor dit doel. English : I wanted to use it for track N telegraph cables. However, this thread curls in all directions, and cannot be cut, because then it really becomes a floppy hair. So tried diluted wood glue on a piece. Also nothing. The thread does not absorb moisture and continues to curl.
  2. Baker
    Hooray Hooray, Mission "Singer Restoration" successfully accomplished. With patience, WD40 and gun oil (I don't have sewing machine oil) Old real mechanics (love it) Some problems here and there The bottom wire was not picked up at first. The footplate did not move. finally after years of neglect a "singing sewing machine" 20210726_191014.mp4 The first sewing test And the sails are drawn on the sheet. The thinnest cotton I found (0.35mm thick) Thanks for following, likes and comments
  3. Baker
    Nice model 👍
  4. Baker
    Finishing a first wooden ship model is quite an achievement. Very well done.
  5. Baker
    Sorry to hear this. Good luck with the kit model
  6. Baker
    Very nice deadeyes (indeed amazing ) 👍 I urgently need to learn 3D printing
  7. Baker
    Very nice work 👍
  8. Baker
    Not really, Unfortunate Price in 1955 : 12590 francs. A big investment in that time (about 412 in the current euro's). Present value ... somewhere around 50 euros ... That's why I'll never sell it https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/valuations https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/306 Did some electracal repairs And first, lubricate rotating parts. Meanwhile, there is "life" in the machine again. But not enough for now
  9. Baker
    Sails... I intend not to rush to make them. My mother's old sewing machine. She could sew anything with it, clothes, curtains, etc. Sewing the sails would have been an easy job for her Bought in 1955 and motorized in 1963
  10. Baker
    Sails. The idea was to have a model with masts and standing rigging by September this year (after 5 years of building). We're going faster than planned 👍. Before starting with the sails I need to make some templates first (Me, first drawing something before making it, an exceptional event...) Drawings of the masts with the yards. The drawings that wil serve to cut the templates for the sails. These are also useful to see if there is enough room for the runnin rigging. And I have a large cotton sheet and a sewing machine older than m Next to do. Testing the sewing machine (has not been used for over 20 years) Thanks for following, likes and comments
  11. Baker
    Yes please 😉😇 a very interesting build 👍
  12. Baker
    Very neatly build and painted 👍
  13. Baker
    This can indeed be a support for a windlass, but not yet fully completed. There is something like this on the Bounty.
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    I fully agree with these 2 comments. Very nice work
  16. Baker
    Continue with the Yards. An important difference between 16th century (and earlier) and 17th century (and later). Is that in the 16th century the main and fore sails were larger than their topsails. The well-known drawing by Mathew Baker is used as the basis for the length of the yards. And yes, the masts and yards were probably added later in the drawing. Here comes the yard/mast ratio to 8/9. Because this drawing shows a four master and this is a three master, the San Juan used as an example for the mizzen mast. Therefore the mizzen yard has approximately the same length as the main yard. And this gives following measures. The mizzen yard on the San Juan is sometimes in 2 parts (depending on the model) General test A sketch, to not forget the dimensions.. As a test, some running rigging was fitted to the main sail. Looks good with the main yard of 40cm length. 45 cm would be too wide compared to the width of the hull. Making the yards with the home made lathe. (Had to saw longer pieces first for the main and mizzen) Yards and the "outlicker" almost ready Cut to length and colored Thanks for following, likes and comments.
  17. Baker
    Great work 👍
  18. Baker
    A very good book 👍
  19. Baker
    Welcome to MSW an good luck
  20. Baker
    Nice first model
  21. Baker
    Welcome to MSW
  22. Baker
    When I see what is possible with modern technology. Very very nice work When I retire (31 december 2024), i go back to school and learn to draw things on a computer and print them with a 3d printer.
  23. Baker
    Thanks Dave, Looks like an interesting book. I had already bought a book from abebooks in the UK. They are correct and deliver quickly. But since Brexit, buying something in the UK and having it shipped to the EU can sometimes be complex. 😟 Thanks Jeff. Meanwhile, the "yard length study" continues. And the solution may be near i think (hope 😉)
  24. Baker
    Very nice model. Congrats
  25. Baker
    Next to do : Making the yards So, what is the correct length?? Many drawings, many paintings. And they all have one thing in common : the lengths of the yards are almost all different in proportion to the masts. There is a description of the "correct length" of masts and yards. According to this, the yard of the main sail would be about the same length as the main sail The yard of the mizzen sail is even a little longer. If you then look at the drawing of the same ship, the ratio mainmast to main yard is not about 1/1 but about 5/8. So, it's going to be "trail and error" again... Calculate the lengths according to the table (old) With a very long main and mizzen yard. Then see if all these dimensions are believable. With a simple presentation of bamboo sticks, paper sails and tape (please don't laugh 😉) We immediately see that the yard of the mizzen mast is too long. the rest seem to be good at first sight to be continued. Thanks for following

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