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Micromark cutoff saw?
bruce d replied to Brewerpaul's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
UK source: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100001-Art-Craft-Mini-Cut-Off-Machine-Steel-Cutting-50mm-Mitre-Saw/292743524367?epid=6031289762&hash=item4428dfb00f:g:r-UAAOSwyulbqig~ I was interested to hear the good comments from owners. The ability to set angles with confidence makes it tempting. Maybe later. Bruce -
Hi Michael, It seems you have an OcCre kit of the 1899 Dutch built schooner ALBATROS. I haven't done any further digging but here is a summary: https://www.castyouranchorhobby.com/Item/OC50500 It should make a nice looking model, it certainly has some history. HTH Bruce EDIT: see this as well ... https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/the-albatros-sold-and-staying-in-wells-1-6599080 ... but tread carefully. Even though it says this schooner was made in Holland in 1899 the aft deck and cabin just don't match, maybe some digging?
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hi, this is Medy lin, I am ship model bulider
bruce d replied to Medy lin's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Medy lin, welcome to MSW. Those are very nice looking models. It is good to see modern subjects, please show us some more of your work. Regards, Bruce -
Mini Lathe recommendations?
bruce d replied to jfinan's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Shipman, I have Unimats and must confess I can't picture this pin you describe. However, there is a locking screw on the tailstock to fix the ram in position: is it at all possible what you are dealing with lines up with that screw? Also, I expect the penetrating oil is a good aproach although it may need a bunch of gentle urging with a hardwood dowel (assuming the pin mystery is resolved). -
Looks good to me.
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Welcome to MSW!
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Good looking boat. Welcome to MSW!
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Very generous of you, clearly a diplomat and visionary. All credit to the admiral who saw the possibilities and delivered the cornbread. Sopping up the syrup sounds good.
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I'm glad you asked that question. They were round, made in a square tray.
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Good to see you back Alan.
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Well, I had a 'first' today: the admiral made cornbread with kefir instead of buttermilk. I was sceptical until the first bite. Now I am a convert. Clearly, you all needed to know this important development in the story of square dowels.
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A collection of nice ship kits has about 23 hours to run on ebay UK. Golden Hind by Scientific, Bounty by Constructo,Seeadler and Toulonaise by Billing Boats. Gotta be worth a look, use Ebay search for item number 363033792880 Mods, please move if needed but there is limited time. Also, the sale is nothing to do with me.
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Keel taper question
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
This looks like a pretty clear statement on the subject: ... from page 179 of Naval Architecture: A Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and Composite Ships (1876) by Samuel James Pope Thearle Naval Architecture- A Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and Composite Ships 1876.pdf Writing in 1876 his wording indicates he is describing an outdated practice but does not nail down when it was in use.
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Keel taper question
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Well, I should have known that trick but DOHH! it makes a difference. Thanks. The subject clearly has demanded the best forensic approaches by some very experienced members. For example, from about post#197 in this thread... ... some clear light is cast on the subject and I have looked at the source documents cited. Yet, the source is describing practice in English shipyards and is biased on larger ships. The rule(s) related there are difficult for me to imagine were appropriate for a schooner, but I am not able to point to an alternative rule. However, the guidelines for keel taper explained by Mark in post#2 in this thread make sense and seem to be reflected in a drawing I have seen of a late 19th century Bermuda built yacht. Thanks for the input, I appreciate the help. -
Welcome to MSW Gerry, wonderful work on the mandolin.
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Matthias from Berlin, Germany says Hello
bruce d replied to victory78's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome Matthias, I look forward to seeing your fishing boat. -
Keel taper question
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Apropos to nothing at all, the keels of Bermuda built craft at that time were usually Honduran mahogany. -
Keel taper question
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Me neither! I know it exists because I scribbled in a margin on a drawing 'taper: see discussion'. The explanation you gave tallies with my recollection, many thanks. Since this much too early for such sport I expect there was another practical reason for a tapered keel. The only guess I am willing to put forward is the belief that maximum strength was needed in the middle of the hull structure and the taper was seen as part of the process of fairing in all underwater lines. Stem and sternposts did not need to be as wide as the widest part of the keel but the keel needed to be one continuous piece (thanks to scarphs) so they were used as the reference points for the fairing. Maybe one day one of us will find 'the discussion'. but for the moment I believe I have seen enough to carry on. Don't want to shock anyone but I may be starting a build log soon .... Thank you both, Bruce -
Hello, I am looking for some help. It concerns the keel of a Bermuda built schooner circa 1800. The keel is 10 inches breadth tapering to seven inches at each end. The question is: where does the taper commence? The options seem to be … (1) There is a section in the middle of the keel where the sides are parallel and then the taper begins at a point approaching each end. If so, where does the taper begin? (2) The keel has little or no parallel section with the tapers starting from (presumably?) the width extreme point. It would be very easy reading various scantlings to believe this was the intention. This option seems pointless but what do I know? Thanks in advance, Bruce
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Christian, I understand your feelings, and I have also had a difference when posting pictures. Something is different but I am not a 'techie' so can only say that I made it work recently by uploading the pictures and placing the cursor where I wanted the picture before hitting ' + '. This may be a bad explanation but it possible. Read what your friends say above! Please continue to post!
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Excellent work, Richard, I will join the audience if you don't mind.
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Looks that way. I can't think of any other use, will watch for comments.
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Totally by chance, another current thread may have come to the rescue. The thread 'Deck Layout Mermaid Cutter 1817' by Cabbie ... ... has images from the drawings of Phillip Parker King between 1817 and 1822. The second image in that thread I have pasted below: The block and line (whatever it is called) is present and better illustrated. It goes loosely under the boom and sail. Perhaps one of the more salty members knows the function of such a line, but I don't. HTH Bruce
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Hi from15 nm west of Hamburg / Northern Germany
bruce d replied to Oboship's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Uwe and welcome to MSW.
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