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    John, I was in Bassett Road at that time ... four blocks away. Seems we might have bumped into each other at Portobello Road market on Saturday mornings. For the record, here is the mini-beltsander I enthused about: Image is representative of Alibaba items, same machine is available from a dozen vendors.
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    Hello John, I have one of the AliBaba belt Sanders that was bought on a whim. It's great! You have probably seen they come in different forms but all appear to have the same components so all I can say is mine works well, the dc motor is plenty strong enough for the job, the supplied belts are better than expected, the variable speed/reversing transformer is a must and most surprisingly the build quality was rock-solid. I wouldn't use this tool for non-stop production line work but I sharpen chisels and saw blades with it as well as the lighter jobs and it doesn't complain. HTH Bruce
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    Chris, wise words from Jaaeger. As a test, try putting a credit card (or something similar) between the fence and the wood before the blade: this will eliminate any 'pinch' occurring as the workpiece is passing between the blade and the fence.
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    Hello Chris, First thought: what blade are you using?
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    Hello Valeriy, hope you are okay. Was this winch European? Regards, Bruce
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    Timberline Decorative and Specialist Hardwoods | Tonewoods | Guitar Making (exotichardwoods.co.uk) My go-to. Phone if the catalogue doesn't have exactly what you are looking for.
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    Stick around...
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    Kevin, well done. Having just watched the video (#107, treenails by the thousands), I have two things to say. 1 - You are fearless with the sanders in the early part 2 - At about the 17 minute mark you look at the tree-nailed port side and say that you are happy: you should be tickled pink, it's gorgeous! All the best, Bruce
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    Welcome to MSW Przemek.
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    1951, S.D. Krylov, a former machinist of Varyag, talks to young ship modellers. I'll bet he had a few tales.
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    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/fire-island-flotsam-ss-savannah-2262253/amp-page
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    Hello Paula and a warm welcome to MSW from the UK.
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    Hello Guissepe and welcome to MSW. As others have said, it sounds like your model is Navy Board or Admiralty style so it does not come with masts/spars. Here is a thread discussing rigging etc of Confederacy which may help is you want to scratch build them: Also, may I suggest you use the 'search' feature at the top right of the page? If you search 'Confederacy' and select 'titles only' it will give you lots of threads covering other examples of the same model and some covering scratch-built models. Hope this helps, good luck! Regards, Bruce
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    Hello Henrik, I am happy you are making progress but ... no pictures! Regards, Bruce
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    This might fit in the conversation: The_Use_of_Copper_and_Lead_Sheathi.pdf
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    Popular Mechanix, 1940:
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    Another 'what-could-go-wrong?' idea from 1940.
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    ...once set fire to my left foot and had to stomp it out with my right foot. True story.
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    From The American magazine, August 1920. Part of an article on productivity in the workforce. Please note: THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BELOW DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE VERY TIMID POSTER!!!!!! Any complaints, I will claim to have been hacked. And I was out of town.
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    Thank you Eugen, that is a very nice find.
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    All sorted. The belt is 457mm length, has a J profile and has 4x ribs . Therefore the industry-standardised name for that particular belt is a '457J4' belt which is a stock size for many dealers. I got three for £9.40 ish total including VAT and delivery from Kent Bearings, contact details below, but they are also available from other sources including Ebay. Kent Bearings had the best price by far and supplied the same belt that is being sold for £8+ each elsewhere. The saw runs and cuts better with the new belt. I suspect the belt on my machine was the original (I got the saw second hand) and had stretched as it was definitely beginning to slip under load. EDIT: belt may also be called 457PJ4 Hope this helps. Bruce Kent Bearings Ltd Unit 14/15, Willesborough Industrial Park, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0TD Tel: (01233) 500005 www.kentbearings.com
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    Correct. I suppose it would have helped if I had read post#5. 🤐
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    Mark, have you tried searching 'g scale barrel' on Ebay? Quite a few hits.
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    Update: I believe it is sorted, belts on order, will post results later this week when they are delivered. 🤞
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    Keith, the belt I ordered was the wrong length and I must speak with them Monday to see what else is available. Hopefully there is a correct length belt off-the-shelf. The quality is good so 🤞. To avoid confusion I think it best to wait until this is sorted and then i'll post contact details and a part number for the belt. PM me if you want. Bruce

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