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  1. Yeah, so Bounty is a bit different from what I thought, #7 is the lower stem and your apron is further in. This is from the AOTS book, right? If you are interested the Royal Museum has original line plans for the Bounty, a deck plan for her, and a plan for one of her launches. They might be of help, maybe not to buy but just for reference.
  2. This nub is called a hook, it's purpose is to prevent the end of part number 7, the apron, from having an end that would taper down to a sharp point. If fasteners went through that sharp point the end would split and cause that are to be weakened. Not something you want in a keel member. So you cut the apron short and end it where it is still pretty thick, and compensate by adding material to the keel member. It also serves to act as a stop during assembly, keeping the apron from sliding down. Edit: Also, about that 3D blender model you found, I wouldn't trust it too much. I have a lot of experience with those types of models and accuracy is the one weakest point they tend to have.
  3. Received it today. Thanks a ton, Ed, it's a great series I'm proud to own.
  4. I just got off the phone with Bob at Seawatch, he says the new CD's are in and books should start shipping tomorrow.
  5. Finally ordered my copy today, big thanks to you Ed, it was a wild ride.
  6. I have this same saw. I just ran into an issue where it lost power on cutting. Prior to last week it could cut right through most materials around a 1/4" thick but then suddenly it lacked any power and would bind. At first I thought it was the power supply so I tried another non-variable one but it did the same thing. Tore into it and finally discovered the set screws for the drive motor sprocket had loosened so it was spinning on the shaft under load. Tightened them up and the ones on the blade shaft for good measure and all is well in the world again.
  7. Came back from a mini vacation and they were waiting for me, thanks Chuck.
  8. I usually make a scale spreadsheet. You can see the one I am starting here for 48th scale. I can do multiple sizes in scale very quickly, including rope dia to scale rope size. It's the third set of columns with the first being inches to scale inches and mm's and the second being feet to scale inches and mm's. It's also good for storing miscellaneous info about your project.
  9. The Leon was a beautiful boat, I had considered making a model of her myself. Doug, are you using the Underhill blueprints to make your model? If so how are you finding them? I had thought about getting some plans from Brown, Son & Ferguson but wasn't sure about the quality.
  10. Jeronimo, I just want you to know that I will be stealing your method for making barrels and I apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.
  11. Solidworks just implemented true bezier splines a couple years ago. I am still not used to them, I tend to still rely on control point splines which are little more than the computers best guess for how to curve the spline between control points. I have played around with the newer "style" splines as they are called, but I still find myself heavily relying on the older tool. A symptom of my old age and older ways, I presume.
  12. If I had to offer a guess, the magnetic building board probably indicates he did some RC or balsa wood aircraft at some point.
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