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    Thanks Michael.... It is my nature to adapt or otherwise redesign another's engineering to suite my needs. This habit saves me time and energy...mostly saves me effort to have to fabricate items totally from scratch. I employ this habit in all my builds. Thanks again for noticing. Rob
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    No Roger...the smaller diameter is the portion of the mainmast that is within the doubling. These masts were of the Forbes design topsail..so the extra long doubling was hooped as was the lower mast portion. I have not added the cheeks or any parts of the trestle tree yet. Not sure if I am going to first mount the mast then add the tops or build the mast entire then secure it to the deck. I have to go through the fife rail and if the mast is not completed I can fix it to the deck and make sure the rake is correct...then I can slip the foot.boot over the mast and then slip the fife rail down and secure it in place. This cannot be done if the top is installed first. I'm planning out my next move. Thanks for posting. Rob
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    I just thought they were iron hoops, .....Interesting. Rob
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    Fantastic work....
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    Yeah..this tape is so sticky and I put the roll on the lathe and cut a nice even strip...so all the bands would be exactly alike. It paints well too...no one would know unless I told you. Which I did. Rob(thanks)
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    Then finished up with white paint. I have to finish the (McKay mast...as it was dubbed at the time) next...it will be varnished not painted.. I still have to fashion the mast boots to finish off the deck and then add the fife rails. this all has to happen before I afix the tops to the masts. Rob
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    I sealed the tape and wood with a coat of epoxy paint.....let dry.
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    I further reduced the masts in length bringing them into scale. I then cut and applied nuclear grade cloth tape(extremely sticky duct tape not available to the public) to simulate the banding and then applied the chafing band.
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    Worked on the masts today.. After turning them I tried several media for the bands with no good results. here are the banded(pencil thus far) mast resting in place.
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    Extremely done.......fantastic work. Rob
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    Was the question ever asked....when/how/who made the tooling for this particular build? Looks like the tooling was designed for multiple replications of the build or similar builds. Rob
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    Tarping the external boats adds depth, interest and detail to your build...and is a quick way to remedy the issue. Or you can go the other direction and gut the interiors and scratch build their interiors to correct representations. It's all about what makes the captain happy. Rob
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    Thanks Mark. I appreciate that. I tend to work outside the box. My default descriptor is; I will use anything or any material to achieve my goals. I build scale ship models and in doing so, there is no prerequisite demanding one only use a particular material...ie(wood). That further delineation would be a purist....and I ain't no purist. I fully appreciate purists and those who are building to demonstrate actual building practices or historical construction techniques, however, even they have to compromise based on wood selection and metal choice(No one is using white oak, black iron or hemp). I use the phrase, *Paint covers a multitude of sins*. And it does... on real ships it protects against the elements and seals the wood and its seams...that is why you never see(or rarely) unpainted full scale ships. Some Smaller vessels are varnished but that is another subject. Rob
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    Thanks greatly Kees. I do the best I can with whatever I find. Rob
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    Fantastic Hugh...I love Donald McKay clippers..He's my favorite builder of these magnificent ships . I will be watching your log with anticipation. Good luck and fair winds. Rob
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    Thanks guys. After establishing the width(1/4")...cutting out the middle to produce the 4 external legs/arms...it looked like the familiar triangle legged...or *A* frame legged crab winch. See...that was the construction issue. Making the legs all uniform. This method provided me with a repeatable process and one that also left convincing results. I also attempted to cast the leg frames , using light cured acrylic. It worked, but the assembly was far more tedious and at this scale proved to complex and down right exhausting. I thought my way out of a mess....I think. I've concluded I will attempt to replicate the masts by casting them as well...if not for an experiment to see if it is possible. If failure is my reward...then I will do it the hard way. We'll see. Rob
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    Well..here is a drawing of the original part and drawn on it are the portions cut away(In yellow) and the resulting shape of the part needed. I had to cut using a hard cutting disc because the metal is hardened spring steel. Clamp the part cut off the excess and then grind out the center....then clean up the edges with a fine grinding stone bur in my hand piece. I didn't take any images of the actual process. I then fashioned the drums from wood stock and some left over stanchions froma Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark....trimmed to fit and fashioned to mimic the control rod . The gear reduction gear is fashioned from HO train accessory break kits for boxcars(the break wheels) Then painted black to hide a multitude of sins. Rob
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    I fabricated my winches from Clam clips.......These little guys. I cut the large lip edge off and cut it down and removed the center..then added the roller drum and guide/actuation rod for the handle. Just to let you all see the re-engineering I sometimes go through. Rob
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    Yeah....I wrestled with many ideas and processes of fabrication till I settled on the design used. Lots of grinding and metal fab was necessary. Rob
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    I checked and my Dremel lathe doesn't have enough length in the bed to hold the masts....sooooo...I'll need to turn them on the larger wood lathe in the wood shop. Rob
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    Here are the winches mounted. Rob
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    These winches are not an exact replicas of the image pictured....the winches of the period were numerous..so I had a choice...I chose one similar. Now when they dry I will mount them and then get to some masts. Rob
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    Finally got around to making the six crab winches. These little 1/4" buggers were difficult...especially having to make 6 identical. You can see the image in the background that was the model. Rob
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    I own a smaller Dremel lathe I rarely ever use...I might set it up in my workshop and use it for turning masts. Rob
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    Fantastic work Jeff......I can appreciate your ingenious methods......Your home made lathe appears to be set up for a left handed worker. Love that Great Republic picture.....places just in the right place to give you inspiration. Your build is coming along nicely. Rob

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