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NEW MEMBER and new to model ship building
bruce d replied to Peter6172's topic in New member Introductions
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Dave, best wishes, think carefully before using power tools when ill (at the risk of sounding like my mother!)
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BORE REDUCING BUSH DIAMOND BLADE/WHEEL/DISC/SAW BLADE CHOOSE SIZE REQUIRED | eBay
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Flat. Definitely flat. 👍
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BTW, when I had the FET I made a spacer/adapter to allow use of thin slitting saws (because I had some sitting around) and they gave a very good result on Castello and other not-too-hard woods.
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Dave, I have watched with interest the different ways people make masts. If you want to compare before committing to a process, why not post a thread 'Best wood to use for masts?'. I would expect a lively response (and if you don't want to post such a thread, I will in a couple of months when my project reaches that stage 😁). In the meantime, these guys are good: Timberline Decorative and Specialist Hardwoods | Tonewoods | Guitar Making (exotichardwoods.co.uk) They usually have good stocks of Castello in different thicknesses. If you don't find what you want on the website give them a phone call, not all stock is listed.
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Dave, the 20mm oak is probably the problem. May I suggest two things? First, try the same cut on a piece of softwood of similar thickness and see whathappens; second, if 20mm oak is required for your project, try making the cut in several passes by setting up the blade at a shallow height, say 6 or 7mm and raise it a little after each pass. This is the way I cut a mitre on iroko when I had a FET. HTH Bruce
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Doc ,if you don't mind I will be watching, this capstan project of Toni's is fascinating. I'll try not to get in the way or drop my popcorn.
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Shank = 3/32nd inch I believe, please check though.
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Dave, you have probably already found these but ... Busch Bearing Cutter 90° Burr No 414 - Choose from 0.7 to 5.0mm | eBay Plenty of others, search "burr 90". After your post I realised this was the way to go for a rebate I need to cut soon, so thanks for raising the subject. 👍
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Dave, this guy on Flea-bay is pretty good: Items for sale by elliott-grafix | eBay Can't see that he has 90 degree burrs listed at the moment but it is worth contacting him. HTH Bruce
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Thank you Guy for the kind words, I have returned Mediator to the bench and am planning to make some sawdust soon.
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Brian welcome to MSW and I look forward to seeing which kit you put on the bench first. It sounds like you are prepared!
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Beautiful!
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Guy, I'm really sorry to hear that news. Triton will still be there when you are ready, it is a great thread and will finish one day with a great model. Perhaps you want to pull up a chair and steer me toward the light with my Mediator build which I am resurrecting? Bruce
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Welcome to MSW from Sussex 👍
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Hello Andrew and a warm welcome to MSW from the UK. Look forward to seeing your Polaris 👍
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Lapwing 1816 Revenue Cutter
bruce d replied to iMustBeCrazy's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Hello Joseph, can you share the name of the officer? That should eliminate a lot of the guesswork. -
B.E., Bob, at the risk of thread drift, my solution is a cctv camera mount made by Panavise: The thread is 1/4" Whitworth and I made a couple of top-pieces for different tasks. The one in the pictures is to mount the hull upside down. HTH, Bruce EDIT: Hmmmmmm. Pics didn't work, will re-try later. 2nd EDIT: fixed
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Hello Adrien, and welcome to MSW from Sussex. Since I do not know what information you already have, perhaps you can tell us what you want to know about the Penrose operation? Regards, Bruce
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Odd that it is exactly a year since the last post in this thread and I just found this in the MIT museum images:
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Fregat and Snau: Small Cruisers in the Danish Navy 1650-1750
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Hello Matthias, I have not had direct contact with the author but he can be contacted through Academia: (66) Jens Auer | Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege M-V - Academia.edu I have an account with Academia so it is possible the link above may not work for you, please PM me if you have a problem. He has been involved in some interesting stuff! -
Found this in the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Museum site. The description reads: "PLACE MADE - unknown DATE MADE - 1750 DESCRIPTION A photo-processed copy of a print depicting four figureheads of English East Indiamen. Figureheads from the top, clockwise: a man wielding a club with both hands over his head from the waist up, a bearded man with a crown holding an unidentified object with his left hand, a dragon with a forked tongue, and a falcon. The entire length of the bowspirits is not depicted; the ends are rendered with jagged edges as if they were broken off. The illustration was most likely taken from a book and was originally folded. The remnants of acid migration, or the faint designs overlapping the darker illustrations, perfectly match up and mirror many of the illustrations."
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