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  1. bruce d
    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place. Concerning the guns: there was considerable standardization of the shape and proportions of guns. If you establish what the dimensions of the guns should be in 1/72nd scale you can then safely buy some generic barrels of the correct length (such as 24mm, 32mm etc) and know they are 'right'. Several MSW sponsors carry such items.
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    Hello Bitter End, nice tools. Maybe others already know the trick but I would appreciate hearing the pros and cons of that last device, the one that seems to be a drawer slide installed on a clamp. Thanks, Bruce
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    Works fine, now to do some reading. Many thanks Bruce
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    Hi Wayne, I can't get the book via that link: PAGE NOT FOUND message comes up. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bruce
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    Without more insight from the original poster it is difficult to know if the problem is solved. However, the thread has covered some useful ground and it seems like a good place to point out another tool: proportional dividers. I use them and they are as helpful now as they were decades ago when drawing offices had no scalable digital images or CAD systems. Just pick 'em up, set the scale and shazam, it works. Here is one: https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/item-derwent-scale-dividers.htm Also, they are easy to make. HTH Bruce
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    Yes, plans of other types but exacting subjects. I used a custom built smallish (A2 original max size) pantograph and, once, a 'proper' drawing office gigantic piece, name unknown. If you have a choice, use a modern photocopying service. There will be others with different experiences but modern copiers and scanners are soooooo much easier I would never consider using a pantograph again. Regards, Bruce
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    Noted. I have been a modeller since I was seven and have the scars to prove it. All kidding aside, thanks to both for the heads-up. I am so used to the old saw I probably need a wake-up call. It is as blunt as a comb.
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    … and it helps untie the knot I have made for myself. My impression, based on who-knows-what long forgotten source, was that the channels were used if sweeps were stowed outboard on a small vessel. The picture clearly shows another arrangement. Thanks Roger. Frank, thanks, that is useful but the only contemporary images of my subject do not show a structure of that height. I believe if the sweeps were stowed on deck they must have been lashed or secured under the ship's boat(s) and even that seems crowded. I am still looking for contemporary models for clues. Much appreciated, will let you know if I find anything.. Bruce
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    Very compelling words, so I bought one. Should be here in a few days. Thanks!
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    Roger, could you point me at one of the sketches? I have been over-thinking how to store sweeps and maybe a good picture will clear my head-clog. Thanks, Bruce
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    I have often been amazed at the contents of letters from this era to family and friends containing exact details of upcoming operations.
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    Pages 22 - 30 'Representation of Night Signals, with a Naval Telegraph, by Rihard Hall Gower'. Also see 500 onwards for more signals, other contemporary news throughout. Naval Chronicle 1801 p22-30 SIGNALS.pdf
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    https://www.opentip.com/search.php?cPath=12575&products_id=3601985&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItdDPq5fz5AIVWeDtCh3-kwNUEAQYASABEgI_YfD_BwE
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    The adverts at the back also include a few repeated images.
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    Have you noticed the text on page 10? I believe there is a pattern.
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    Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Dictionary, unabridged by Howard Patterson (1891) As the title suggests, lots of pictures and I found some especially interesting. For example, page 58, a boat chock for holding ships’ boats on deck that is notched to allow a clinkerbuilt boat to sit securely; page 55, the knots for a bosuns chair. It is worth a look. Patterson's Illustrated Nautical Dictionary, unabridged 1891.pdf
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    John, what is the job you want to do?
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    Hello Haiko and welcome to MSW. Your approach sounds good, hope the parcel arrives safe and sound. There is a place for tools and jigs, scroll down the forum list and look for the clues in the titles. You can ask anything here: I have and it can lead in interesting directions.
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    Richard, I hope what I suggest as a useful feature is do-able without too much effort. If a print feature can be done as described by Pete, great: if it can also be done so the finished 'rule' is of a larger size perhaps the output could then be copy & pasted into plans that are intended for printing onto A2 or larger. I am thinking here of larger items such as keels and masts where transfering reference points from original scantlings, ie yards, feet and inches, can be carried out directly on the image. This would mostly benefit those of us who do not have CAD software. I have used your converter to check some of my previous figures and guess what? I found the errors before I cut the wood, so thanks again. I wonder how many other people are seeing new applications for your converter? Regards, Bruce
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    I sympathise with your frustration but suggest you have another look at what I wrote: the seller specified a method that cut out PayPal protection. He did so when the listing was written by him and I have not suggested he did it at any other time. My comments are offered from my own experience, including one rip-off and one near-miss. The pattern of conditions surrounding the listing may have an innocent explanation but the fact remains that something set off alarm bells and prompted action by Ebay, a company that doesn't make money by cancelling sales. Good luck. Bruce
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    I have had my own experience with Ebay sellers and, with respect, I believe it is very possible that Ebay knows something you don't. The clues are: (A) They stepped in because of 'issues' with the seller's account, not because you asked for help. This indicates prior activity had alerted them. (B) It was immediately after a sale that bypassed all buyers safeguards at the request of the seller. (C) The seller is not raising hell. (D) The item was sold across international lines at a below market-value price and for a sum that many people would not consider worth fighting over. All these points can of course be explained away, and the seller may be as pure as glacier water, but the pattern is there. Look at it this way. If you cancel the payment (if there is still time) and the item arrives, just pay him again and apologise. You have his bank details, he has your contact details, and you will no doubt both blame Ebay for the confusion. On the other hand, if it doesn't arrive and Ebay were in fact acting in good faith by trying to warn you, don't hold your breath. HTH Bruce
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    Revisiting the subject. This paper gives specific examples, use SEARCH for 'tar'. (The pdf was renamed for my own storage, the original title is " THE STRUCTURES OF ENGLISH WOODEN SHIPS ") HTH Bruce TAR in keel construction.pdf
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    I walked around a few of the big timber stores (UK versions of HOME DEPOT) with a micrometer and all the '6mm' ply on the shelves was between 5.6 and 5.85mm in thickness except for, surprisingly, a batch of smaller sized sheets at HOMEBASE which came out at 6.35mm. No expalnation for the different thickness of the smaller sheets as the store staff had no access to any information. Possibly a luthier suppler such as TIMBERLINE could help. Since I am scratchbuilding I can get away with these dimensions but I discovered something recently that might be useful: I busted up an old desk and the drawers in it had ply bottoms. They were spot-on 6mm, and seemed to be better quality than anything currently on the shelves. The desk was at least 50 years old and probably made from 'nominal 1/4 inch' imperial plywood so do some tests before attacking the Admiral's favorite bedside table. HTH Bruce
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    Found this, thought anyone interested in 17th -early 18th century French rigging may find this useful. Title = "LA BELLE: RIGGING IN THE DAYS OF THE SPRITSAIL TOPMAST, A RECONSTRUCTION OF A SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SHIP’S RIG A Thesis by CATHARINE LEIGH INBODY CORDER" Corder-MA2007.pdf
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    Hello and welcome from the UK. See post #5 above, Mark has pointed you to Rule Number 1: Glad to have you aboard.

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