Keith Black
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Glen, great save! Everything looks spiffy. You stuffing the Aurora into the neck of that brandy bottle (by the by, what happened to the brandy? ) reminds me of when I restored a triumph TR3A and had to pull the differential. Typical British engineering, to remove and replace the differential you need a differential housing spreader, much akin to SIBs. -
Simon, thank you for posting the photos. Your pin vise is much different than mine, see the attached. I kinda like yours, looks as if it would add a little better control plus the collect can be adjusted to accept larger drills. The Microbox drills look to be close to the same as the ones I purchased from Micro Mark. They will walk if you don't first press a starting point into whatever it is you want to drill. And they are tender little buggers, I just broke my fav size, .022 inch. I used it the most to drill holes for eye pins/eyebolts. I'm reduced to using a .025 inch which is a little big but will work until the cavalry arrives. Thank you again.
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Thank you, Rob.
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Simon, maybe you have a different pin vise than I do because they won't fit in mine due to the collet size? If it's not too much trouble can you post a photo of your pin vise with one of these drills attached and something to give an idea of size, TYIA.
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Rob, are you running the futtock shrouds to a single eye bolt or is it one shroud to one eye bolt? I'm at this stage on my build and I'm becalmed with indecision. TYIA
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Steven, good to see you back to working on the GH. She's becoming quite the tidy little keepsake. I smile every time I think of her journey from boy to man.
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Reece, welcome to MSW. Great first build, I look forward to seeing more of your work.
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Dan, welcome to MSW. Have you built a wooden ship before?
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I'd try one but I suspect my hand would be wrapped like a birthday present in short order.
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Simon, those drills are Okay but obviously can't be used in a pin vise. Trying to use them in tight quarters is almost impossible. The best micro drills I've found are from Micro Mark but the set I bought a couple of years ago is no longer offered. The do have the set below which I will be ordering shortly as I need to retool as it were. https://www.micromark.com/20-piece-Micro-Size-Drill-Bit-Set-with-Index-61-80
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Brian, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard and look forward to seeing your work.
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Allan, the model turned out really great, congratulations. Now that the first one's done, what one is next?
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Hosdanum, welcome to MSW.
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Glen, I think the 'smoke' turned out much more realistic, I like it. Won't you be able to push the smoke plume up once the lot is inside the bottle? You've got this this, quit foolin' with Mr Keith.
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A raised bar is to be expected when a masterpiece is being created. I have no hopes of every being able to emulate Johann's work, I'm quite content to sit and watch as his masterpiece unfolds.
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Andrew, welcome to MSW. I love your excitement/enthusiasm, I look forward to seeing your first efforts with the Polaris.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Mark, I've thought of something along those lines but it would create a ice dam in the winter. David, I've thought about trying to attach something to the fascia board. I wonder if I could get Siggi to come over for a Michigan summer vacation?- 993 replies
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Glen, I'm glad the beads worked out. She quit beading about 12 years ago, I'll occasionally snatch one up to see if it'll work in a certain application. But you're right, they will fly in a heartbeat. I swear, if NASA could figure out how to load tweezer propellent into their rocket ships, interstellar space travel would be an everyday occurrence.
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Lynn, the launch way looks great, the Phantom looks right at home. I didn't get interested in ship modeling till much later in life. What drew my interest when working for a salmon cannery my second season up north was my future/current wife. She was there working in the mess hall (her second season), when we met. She had originally gone up to check out her Alaskan Native heritage, I'd originally gone north to escape a bad marriage. Her mother was full blood Aleut born in the village (Egegik) where the cannery was located. Her mother left the village when she was about 15 to go to school in Anchorage. She stayed in Anchorage after her schooling was finished and eventually met my wife's father who was stationed there in the Navy. They moved to Michigan where my wife was born. It was a cannery romance that has stuck for 42 years.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I hate gutters. When we had the roof replaced on our house 11 years ago I told the roofers to take down the gutters and throw them in the skip. I just wish I could come up with a good way of keeping water from pouring down our necks when entering the front and back porch doors.- 993 replies
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Dave, for the first time out I think you're doing grand. As to your question.... sand/file, fill, rinse, and repeat.
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