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    Ron: OUCH! Sorry to hear of your accident, hope to see your next project.
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    Modern Mechanix, August 1934. I'm surprised it hasn't become an Olympic sport.
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    Popular Mechanics, February 1927. Apparently the original owner of the mag tracked down the maker of this 'must-have' device. What could go wrong?
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    Popular Mechanics, January 1926. Really.
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    May I suggest you check out Milliput? It is the most versatile medium I ever found and very popular with figure modelers.
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    Thank you., that is helpful. I have been casually trying to find out the rules for making barrels etc. during the Napoleonic era and so far have failed. The simplest question is ... how many staves for each size barrel/cask? Were there rules or only suggestions? Did different uses, such as wine or grain, have specified numbers of staves or any other distinguishing feature like those of the powder casks?
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    Nice work, Håkan. This is an impressive project, well done.
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    Bob, Welcome To MSW! This is a great place for advice, so here is some: don't get one of the cheapies from Ebay, you will hate it. Most of the little 'cute' kits from China are pirated anyway with crap materials. Get something designed for a beginner, the type suitable for a kitchen-table builder, and enjoy it. You will get good materials, good advice from MSW, and the odds are with you. I will defer to the Aussie members to name kits that are easily available down under but whatever you choose, please keep us involved.
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    Modern Mechanics, July 1930. Again, what could possibly go wrong?
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    Great work, Mustafa. I am enjoying this.
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    From WORK magazine, January 1891: a bandsaw with a swiveling bed/table to make compound curves. I think I would keep all my favorite fingers away from this beast. Here is the whole magazine which has three pages of description and theory behind the machine. work_magazine_094_1891 COMPOUND BANDSAW.pdf Be careful.
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    Here here.
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    That did it: I am resurrecting my CAF longboat build. It's small but it is CAF and I now realise how much I want to see it displayed on a shelf in a glass case.
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    You might find the previous incarnations of the same kits are also available. See here for a searchable database: C-3 Freighter Hawaiian Pilot, Revell 05236 (2005) (scalemates.com) HTH, Bruce
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    Hello halituzun and welcome to MSW from the UK. Those are very nice models and it is great to see the beautiful horse drawn subjects. I look forward to seeing more. Regards, Bruce
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    Dave, what Bob says is right. However, to answer your specific question, you can make a cutter out of brass which may suit the occasional odd job. It will not keep an edge and sharpening will probably change any profile you previously had. So, I reccomend sticking with HSS or carbide cutters. It's very rewarding to grind your own cutters and not difficult. HTH Bruce
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    Hello Scratchie, welcome to MSW from the UK!
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    Looking forward to seeing the next moves, but take care of yourself first. We'll wait.
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    Now I know how I will make my rails and volutes. Thank you.
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    I would be interested in this paper if that is possible.
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    I cannot see them.
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    I have encountered this a few times when trying to repair/restore picture frames. Never found any rhyme or reason, even found one frame where two pieces shrank and the other two didn't. No solution but.... you are not alone. I will be interested if anyone can shed light on this.
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    Model Engineer, May 7 1953:
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    Hello Ross and a warm welcome to MSW from the UK. Your Beagle looks good, why not consider a build log for her? There is no rule that says you have to start at the beginning! Regards, Bruce
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    Pat, I will be interested to see if what comes of this. Are you aware of the Delftship tutorial elsewhere in this site? Search 'DELFTSHIP', using filter 'in titles only' and you will find a number of threads. Apologies if you already know this 🤐

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