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Keith Black

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  1. Keith Black
    That beautiful hull is a beast. Keith, what is the hull length and forgive me if that question has already been asked.
  2. Keith Black
    If it were a pole it would interfere with the leeboard operation and if stowed on the outside of the hull would make it likely to get separated and lost. Early artist were at times sketchy about details.
  3. Keith Black
    Congratulations, Bob. You did a great job.
  4. Keith Black
    Page 8, post #230 thru 233. Page 10, post #277. Page 13, post #372.
  5. Keith Black
    Robert, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  6. Keith Black
    I agree, David. They look like lines securing the leeboards.
  7. Keith Black
    Eric, the Peerless fits perfectly into her new home, treasures all. The 340 looks like a blast if one is physically capable, good on ya for helping out.
  8. Keith Black
    Have pile driver, will travel.
  9. Keith Black
    Great to see a project update, Brian. Beautiful work. The Lego Titanic is a kick in the pants, looks like a fun project.
  10. Keith Black
    Thank you for your service, Jay. The best part of bring stationed in 29 Palms was Joshua Tree and Palm Springs. Fond memories forged in a hellhole.
  11. Keith Black
    Semper Fi. 1967 to 1971. Paris Island, Camp Lejeune, San Diego, 29 Palms (oh what a lovey place) Cherry Point, Vietnam, and Camp Pendleton.
  12. Keith Black
    Thank you, Glen. I don't know where the cleats came from but they're a white metal off the shelf item from some provider. I may have gotten them from Cornwall Model Boats? I used a couple of the Tennessee bowsprit, they've been in my metal parts container for years. This seemed to be the perfect opportunity to use em up. Fat chance, I still have two left. The boiler was pretty simple when I figured out to do it the easy way. It took me all stinkin' day because I first tried turning all three elements out of a single piece of dowel. I still had to turn the hood. My old drill that I used for turning was a much better drill. This new drill is pretty sloppy. For the main boiler and stack I simply cut dowel to the correct lengths and glued them togather. The door for the firebox was the most fun to make, a small piece of card for the door, tiny, real tiny, bits of wire for the hinges and wire for the handle. It's going to be interesting to see if I can make an engine that doesn't need to be covered.
  13. Keith Black
    Sorry about the setback, Jay. Discovering too late that you've used a bad product takes the wind right out of your sails. Looking forward to seeing photos showing full recovery.
  14. Keith Black
    Thank you to everyone for the likes. No multiple pile drivers and no trains, Bob. I'm letting you take the lead on trains, I'm maxed out on rabbit holes as is, thank you very much. Pat, welcome home and thank you. I'm waiting on some pieces parts for the driver so I started on the steam donkey engine. This is the engine I'm trying to replicate' (stock photo removed by moderator) These are are the plans I'm using. I'm enlarging the dimensions some where I can try to work in the smaller details. If I make a dogs lunch out to the engine I can always house it as that seems to more in keeping with things as they were. I started with the boiler as I thought this would be the easiest part to make because it's the largest part. I see sawdust on the boiler from handling, I've got sawdust everywhere. The texture is rough, wood just isn't smooth like metal. The stack is a little wonky, I had some cleats leftover from??? so I decided to use them on the tower. Scale is a bit off but I think they're a neat detail. Thank you everyone for following along. Keith
  15. Keith Black
    Pack a lunch, Bob. Looks like you've booked passage on the Rabbit Hole Express.
  16. Keith Black
    She's a little jewel, George. Very pleasing to the eye.
  17. Keith Black
    Thank you to everyone for looking in and for the likes. Eberhard, as I understand operating a steam donkey for pile driving. The drum actuating lever when in mid position was natural. The lever was pulled toward the rear to spool the drum and and pushed forward to unspool the drum. There was a brake to control the rate of unspooling of the drum. In pile driving applications when the hammer was raised to the appropriate height the drum was then allowed to freely unspool releasing the hammer for its decent. Tom, that or I'll search our 3/4 acres of heaven for the 'right' log. Thank you, Ken. I've ordered two of their sets. Keith
  18. Keith Black
    Bob, she's looking fantastic. Are you going to keep that scattered lumber on the stern's upper deck? I think it adds a touch of realism.
  19. Keith Black
    Thank you to all for the likes. Thank you, Rick. Keith, Ole Bob lost his job on the Tennessee, I think he's trying to land a spot on the pile driver? Tom, thank you for the laugh. Not enough humor in this ole world these days. The hammer is able to slide up and down so it's capable of it being displayed in any position. I'm undecided whether I should try and add a log into the slide. It would require more effort but I think the final model would show more action. The head log is in place but not attached as I still need to add the sheave wheels and pillow blocks. Thank you to everyone for following this project. Keith
  20. Keith Black
    What I love about MSW is, it's more than just a showcase of builds, it's also a great reservoir of information. @mcb was so kind in sending me the following message and photos. "Pile drivers in the NYC harbor area. These glass plate negative photos are from the Steamtown (in Scranton) collection National Park Service. Most (rolling stock, stations, coal mines etc.) are specific to the DLW railroad who hired the photographers and owned them originally. Fortunately, that railroad had interesting operations around NYC harbor The first pic is a whole herd of pile drivers, I think 3 steam donkeys on skids, one floating pile driver, a stick lighter and a concrete mixer/ conveyer tower. Location unknown, NYC harbor area. Second pic is Manhattan, Hoboken is across the river in the background. This shows a pier being demolished and it looks like the 2 pile drivers are set to pull out old pilings. Looks like old, rotten pilings floating everywhere." Both Photos are from William B Barry jr. circa 1914, Steamtown N.H.S. collection. I could look at the above photos for hours. Thank you mcb for the valuable addition to this build log. Keith
  21. Keith Black
    Charles, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.
  22. Keith Black
    Thanks, Eric. I'm pretty stoked about building her. My poor ole Tennessee is sitting there with that 'what about me' look on her bow. Chris. I think it's "Great Falls", which Great Falls is anybody's guess.
  23. Keith Black
    Thank you to all for the likes. Thank you, Kevin. Hopefully it proves worthy. Last night I got the hammer made allowing me to turn my attention to the head log which is the crown of the pile driver. I see this build being completed with in the next couple of months, Lord willing and I've settled on a candidate for the tug/helper boat. This photo of a small narrow paddlewheel two car ferry taken in the late 1920's or early 30's. I love this image, I think this boat is just cute as a bug. I wanted a small tug/helper boat and Lula (approximately 45/50 feet in length and 22 feet in width) appears to be good candidate to try and replicate. I'll make her steam driven putting the boiler where the Model A sits and I'll be borrowing ideas from Eric's @Cathead Peerless build. Keith
  24. Keith Black
    Thank you to all for the likes and for following along. Thank you, Keith. Thoughts on barge stability when I address Roel's comments. Eberhard, thank you, I agree, Glen, thank you. Grant's Foss Landing log is one of the builds I planned on reviewing. Thank you, Gary. Thank you, Tom. Roel, thank you. I built the barge and driver to the plan below. Also, the barge would have had logs lashed alongside waiting their turn to be drawn up into the throat/slide of the pile driver. It must have worked as there are photos that scale to the below plan. Thank you to all for your continued interest in my little project. Keith
  25. Keith Black
    Thank you to all for the comments and likes. Thank you, Eberhard and Eric. All suggestions are more than welcome! Keith, I do seem to have a full head of steam with this project, it's been an enjoyable break from the Tennessee, Dan, thank you for your kind comments and for your gracious offer. I'm making good progress on the pile driver tower, 1:1 it's 68 feet tall barge deck to the head log. There's a lot more to add, fitting bits, blocks, head log, hammer, port/starboard angled brace supports, ladder, and stays that run from the top of the tower to the barge's bow. Thank you to all for stopping by. Keith

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