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Welcome to MSW from across the pond.
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Sort of an update: Mediator has been on hold because I unexpectedly had to use the work bench for a sudden domestic job. This prompted me to make a box to hold everything in one place until the shipyard is re-installed, hopefully in the next few days. I have sorted out some of the old material that caused me a headache by twisting. It is in the bin. The break from the project has had a positive effect: I am itching to get back to it. Also, the bashed hull has remained stable with no sign of the warp re-appearing or the sub-deck 'pinging' out of place.- 43 replies
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bruce d replied to James H's topic in Using the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT IN THIS SUB-FORUM**
Ahhhhhhh .... Well that makes sense. The machine has become self-aware and ... sorry, I just watched a couple of Terminator films. 🤐 -
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bruce d replied to James H's topic in Using the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT IN THIS SUB-FORUM**
Sorry if I was unclear: I did nothing. A notice appeared in my activity log advising me that I had put a marker in the community map when I had not even visited that page. When I followed the link in the activity log notice it took me to the community map page and a marker for me was already there. HTH -
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bruce d replied to James H's topic in Using the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT IN THIS SUB-FORUM**
So you will know, it just put me in the wrong place. I found a notification in my activity page that I had added a marker (I hadn't) and when I checked it showed my location as NW England. So you will know, in an earlier post there is an image of a map of the UK (perhaps others saw different locations?) and that is where my marker ended up. Bruce -
Figure head from Lafitte's Le Gaspillarde, part of an auction in 1938. I will not post the original description due to the dated wording in the text.
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At a height of 55 inches it may have been a decoration but I agree it seems short for a figurehead, even on a barge, but that is what the book says ...
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I asked the same question, he said 'don't bet on it'. His suppliers don't specify the distinction for generic products but the brands are consistent, so he always orders the same brand + some generic stock. It is a case of 'read the label'.
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I was surprised to be told by my pharmacist that there is more than one formulation of surgical spirits. Haven't looked into it in detail but he said some 'spirits' contain an oil and others don't. Since I don't intend to put any on a model I just filed it away in the trivia file but seems it might get important if it is used in a paint. Read the label on your bottle before using this product.
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Another, from a 1928 sale.
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An auction catalogue with an error? Surely not!
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From the estate of Nelson Dawson, 1924.
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From the estate auction of Commander William Barrett R. N., 1928.
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Part of the estate auction of Max Williams, 1928.
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Found this in an old auction catalogue. Part of the marine collection of the William Bell Chambers R.N. sold off in 1925.
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Christos, I always look forward to seeing your progress. This will be a very attractive model and your work is a pleasure to see.
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Ron, what a great find. Thanks.
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An intriguing article for anyone who is interested in how 18 - 19th century sailing ships performed: https://qz.com/1193455/the-speed-of-europes-18th-century-sailing-ships-is-revamping-historians-view-of-the-industrial-revolution/ It is headed "The speed of Europe’s 18th-century sailing ships is revamping history’s view of the Industrial Revolution" and cites sources and gives performance charts.
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Hello Mark, and welcome to MSW. Looks like a good job so far, please keep us up to date. Perhaps a build log? Regards, Bruce
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Good news, go get 'em!
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Good point. I was told long ago that CA applied to wood needed penetration to form a solid mass within the fibre structure. Otherwise the few fibres forming the surface have broken their bonds with the fibres below. I simply believed the explanation, never questioned it. Now that the light is on the subject, it makes me wonder about the bond created with a wood-char-CA-char-wood club sandwich.
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I think that is behind the failure despite me doing a bit of scraping to allow penetration. Just needed more wood exposed, perhaps. You may be able to tell, I find the tiny parts intimidating.
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Thanks Bob. I tried a couple of tests and was satisfied at first but was surprised the following day to see one of the CA joints had simply fallen apart. The other four CA joint test pieces were OK. There may have been sloppy practice by me and something affected that one joint but it seemed smart to ask the community. I really do not want to attempt cleaning the char from two sides of the tiny one mm thick frames on the longboat I am working on. Of course, I also don't want the planks to spring off after the model is finished ...
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I know laser char has been discussed before but I did not feel this point was nailed down: If you glue a joint where the char has been left on one or both surfaces, WHAT are the potential problems? For example, is there a glue to avoid? One that works well? I am building my first laser-cut kit (build log to follow) and many of the parts are so delicate that I only want to carry out the minimum sanding/scraping. All comments appreciated. Bruce
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