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Yes it does, thanks.  Would be very curious to see your looming in progression.  Please post pics if you do.

Rob, would you mind explaining what looming is?  I've looked in two reference manuals and can't find that definition.

Actually I lived and worked in Kingston. In my opinion the best city in Canada.  I mean, after all they have the Tragically Hip.  however I went to Godfrey every Saturday night for a kitchen party.  You walk in, grab whatever instrument is available, grab a cup of coffee and play along.  What a riot.

I get back to Kingston a couple of times a year to visit our branch office.  I usually stay at the Ambassador Hotel.

Love the place

Curious Doug, but are you on Sharbot Lake?  I lived in Kingston for 6 years before my company transferred me to Niagara Falls.

Hi Scott, I am the Proxxon Dealer and one of the Sponsors on this Forum.  PM me for a special price for members here. Just click on the "Proxxon" ad on the right hand side of the main page here on the Forum to go to my website for full specs on the lathe as well as pictures.  I have used the DB 250 lathe for all my ship and model building and it works flawlessly.  It has a hole running through the motor end so that a long dowel can fit through it and allows for a lot of work on the ends of the spars and masts.  My website talks about not shipping to Canada, but I will for members here.  It only is for the outside world.  Just bear in mind that shipping is around $40-50.  With your full address I can quote it properly.  I offer a combo kit which has the accessories.  If nothing else I would recommend the 3-jaw chuck and the chisel set since they are designed for small lathes and small work pieces.  Hope this helps and let me know if I can help.  I owned the lathe before I became a dealer and have used it for years.

John

Hi John,

I have to admit I was a little disappointing when I saw on your website that you didn't ship to Canada.  However, reading this gives me a renewed confidence.  I'm not prepared to purchase anytime soon but I plan to in the future.  I'm glad to know that you will accommodate.

I'm still progressing forward. I've finished the deck furniture although I still have to add hinges and handles to the hatchway.  I intend to keep the hatchway and the engine cover glued.  I don't want them removable because I don't think there is enough detail below to make access available.  Like Brian said, it will be our little secret that there is a couple of beds below that no one will ever see.

I haven't included pictures in this post because there really isn't anything new to see.  I will add pictures on my next post.  

I have designed my plinth but it will be very basic and I'm not even sure it will work.  I basically just traced the outline of #6 and #10 bulkheads and will cut them out of mahogany.  I will connect the two with 1/4" dowels.  My only concern is that I am using 3/4" thick mahogany. I'm not sure how the boat will sit on it.

I actually tried seizing the other night just for practice although I'm not going to use it on my boat.  I was surprised how well it turned out.  Probably first time lucky.

I'm thinking I'm going to run into the same problem.  They certainly weren't generous with material.  I find I'm constantly going into my scrap pile to find off-cuts to use.  I'll let you know if I get there before you.

So I won the Ebay auction and have the proportional dividers heading my way.  I paid a lot more than I should have but I realized the cost of buying new ones was very expensive.  They are made by Dietzgen so I know they are quality.  Hopefully I can put them to good use.

Looking really good.

Steve, what's your next model? 

 

 

Are you looking forward to starting your Bluenose???

 

Doug

Yes I am very much but I won't touch it until my Mare Nostrum is done.  I have thought about starting it several times during my Nostrum build but have decided to wait.  However, I have done inventory on the Bluenose kit parts and have ordered a couple of extra things required.  I even have the plans sitting on the floor hoping to take the folds out of them.

Thanks HOF.  I had to look up what a Bodkin is but I was hoping you could expand a bit because I'm not following your suggestion.

Very nice craftsmanship Dave and I like your plinth.  Well done.

I haven't fully finished the deck furniture but I have started some of the rigging.

I coated the ends of the lines with CA to stiffen them so I could get them through the holes.  It worked fine but I'm wondering what other methods you use to get the lines through the sometimes very small holes.  I have seen some suggestions such as a needle threader or tiny wire.

Hopefully I'll be able to complete the deck furniture this weekend and get it all installed so I can concentrate on the rigging.

So if I buy a Proxon saw my models will look as good as yours?

Thanks for all the advise everyone, and Tom, last night I put a bid in for a set of Dietzgen's on Ebay.  They are older but look to still be true and accurate.  I still have to wait a few days to see if my bid gets accepted.

Fingers crossed.

Interesting build.  It will be fun to follow along.  Look forward to seeing the progress.

I was wondering if you use proportional dividers or not.  Also, does anyone know where to get a decent one for a decent price.  I have read several posts but the opinions are mixed.  Some say you will never put them down while others say they are a waste of money.  Looking online, I saw some for $50 but they looked cheap.  Others were up and over the $200 mark. Micro Mark has them at $100.

Hey Druxey, you don't have to convince me.  I completely agree with you.  I bought a curling iron from Canadian Tire for that exact purpose.  It's better than forcing the wood into position. I learned the hard way.

When I ordered them they were backordered.  This morning I received an email saying they were back in stock and to click the link to proceed with the order.  They went up in price and from judging by the replies here and other things I have read, I won't be going ahead with the order.  I'm glad it ended up being back ordered.

And yes, Moxis that is a very nice building jig.

Gees Doug, you have me wondering now how I'm going to manage with the little cocktail sausages I have for fingers.  It seems some of your deadeyes were poorly constructed. I'll be watching in anticipation on how you figure all this out.

It seems like your diagram of threading deadeyes has step 3 and step 4 reversed.  It does't make sense to me.

Well Brian. I just designed the plinth tonight and ordered a scroll saw blade to cut it.  Hopefully I'll have it done by the the end of the weekend.

210821 - My families birth dates.  Feb 21 for my son, March 8th for my other son and May 21 for my wife.

Austin - AU - son

Trudy - TRU - Admiral

Logan - LO - son

Where would they have assembled the hammocks for sleep?

Appreciate the advise.  I'm actually of the same opinion that sails can ruin a model and hide a lot of the details.  I've also read that furled sails are hard to make to scale.  But, with the Bluenose I thought it would make the model more complete by adding the sails.  Frankie just confirmed my thoughts.  I asked the Admiral to do the sails for me and she seemed disappointed when I said I wasn't going to add the sails.  I guess I can make her happy once again.  After all, it's all about the Admiral.

Thanks for the help

I will be building Model Shipways Bluenose and I'm undecided on whether to include sails or not or furled sails.  I'm curious what others think.  I know there are threads about the advantages or disadvantages of sails but I'm talking about one particular model, not models in general.  Thoughts???