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  1. bruce d
    Perhaps it's all those old newspapers ...?
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    ? I have 'tried it'. My comments are based on personal and professional experience. CNC procedures are totally at odds with those of a hobbyist with a small manual lathe performing parting off with a hand feed. And yes, I did support workpieces when maching cast iron bar on my large lathes but the more useful information in context here is directed to hobbyist users machining small workpieces on small lathes.
  3. bruce d
    Hello Jan, welcome to MSW.
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    I'll jump in here. When you part off, the piece that is 'parted' must move. One way or another, it is now loose and it may well have started to move just before the parting was complete. If the parted piece is held in place by the tailstock you are going to trap the parting tool between the two pieces, one of which is likely to become shrapnel. Hope this helps. Bruce
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    I have had a good quality 12" disc sander for decades. This large disc size is very useful but I have learned not to use it for wide pieces except for rough-sizing. I too would welcome any advice that shows how to get a good result on wider pieces (but I think the right answer is 'don't do it').
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    Having now had a few minutes to try out the new tool I am impressed with how smoothly and quietly it runs. It has a super-grippy hook & loop feature straight out of the box (which isn't obvious until you can see it) and I will see how some of my other sanding discs work with it. Is there an advantage in the conversion I am overlooking? At a glance the hook & loop on the Lidl sander is different from that on my Bosch hand-held disc sanders: the Lidl H&L seems to be a finer grade and exhibits no 'crush' or compression of the abrasive disc. So far, I am impressed.
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    Got one, thanks for the heads-up. I arrived about 4 o'clock and there were two left on display. I asked if they had more to put out and was told they had already restocked the display once, had a few left. Must be a lot of MSW addicts in the area.
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    Thank you Nick!
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    Alan, this is great stuff. Thanks and please keep it coming! Bruce
  10. bruce d
    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place.
  11. bruce d
    At least one build log here shows how they look: See post #116. They look OK, I doubt if they are all the same but at the price if even 10% are useful then it ain't bad. BTW, I found that the sticks in one of our local chains are quite a bit thicker than the more common ones. HTH
  12. bruce d
    καλως ΗΡΘΑΤΕ We look forward to seeing your log.
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    This is a painting I had not seen before despite being by one of my favourite maritime artists. The detail of the spars and winches is very well portrayed and may be useful to someone. Also, below the waterline, note the contrast between the greenish patina of the old copper and the (presumably) cleaned sections of the hull. Artist: Edward William Cooke (British, 1811–1880) Title: An armed vessel careened on the beach with its cannon ashore and workers cleaning its hull I count 14 cannons. This artist worked in many locations so I have no real evidence but the majority of his work of this type was from England's south and east coasts.
  14. bruce d
    Hi John, I found it on InternetArchive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=The BEAGLE Records of the Northern Territory Museum ofArts and Sciences&sin=TXT Yes, it is in the public domain. It originally came up in a search for Beagle (the ship). Good to know someone is keeping us honest! Regards, Bruce
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    Page192 onwards, a well illustrated article on Indonesean canoes/fishing boats. Indonesean canoes - page 192 on.pdf
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    Whole title = Reports of Prize Cases Determined in the High Court of Admiralty before the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Cases, and before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, from 1745 to 1859 In two volumes. reports of prizes vol 1.pdf reports of prizes vol 2.pdf
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    And it was well worth the wait. Great work, and a great log.
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    Hello Helge, These people are a bit closer to Norway: http://www.exotichardwoods.co.uk/ No promises, they often have items that are not in the catalogue. They are specialists in woods for making musical instruments and the catalouge is downloadable. It is worth contacting them. Do you know what sizes you need? Good luck.
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    Cylinders. You are right, the pistons move back and forth inside them.
  20. bruce d
    Moxis, here is a windlass from 1842. Source= Danish archives, reference G5284
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    Can you tell us in what country the ship was made? In the meantime, maybe you have seen this thread?
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    In 1789 Richard Prowse, Master Attendant, Woolwich dockyard, complained to the Navy Board that they... "...do not have a launch or lighter large enough to collect the provisions each month since the beer alone will weigh 8 tons"
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    Alan's thread on newspaper clippings inspired me. I will start with this extract from the Medical journal of D Parry, surgeon on HMS Adventure, 1799-1800. Folio 19: Edmund Aikes, landsman, aged 23; disease or hurt, insanity, a great deal of anxiety and melancholy without any apparent cause. Taken ill, 7 November, at Cowes. Discharged to Sick Quarters at Cowes, 7 November. Remarks that this man had been on board eight months and would not sleep in a hammock but slept standing up or over a gun. Although Captain Mansel flogged him 'on his posteriors once a week' he would not go to bed.
  24. bruce d
    Solved!
  25. bruce d
    Dare squowels and hound roles.

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