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    Midwest has excellent instructions and great kits for beginners. In addition they rank their kits in order of difficulty allowing buyers to choose a kit in line with their experiance.
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    The Smithsonian has a couple of plans of blockade runners. The one I remember seeing was the Fergus.
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    Another source of bees wax is the plumbing department of your local hardware store. The sealing ring used to install toilets is made from bees wax.
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    I think Laughing Whale was bought by Bluejacket. I have a couple of the Laughing Whale kits. Instructions are not as good as Model Shipways but still pretty good. They have a couple of very good kits for beginners like the Grand Banks Dory. Also some of the Midwest kits are old Laughing Whale kits with new names. Midwest instructions are pretty good.
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    The lathe and mill setups are useful but don't expect them to be precision tools. The other setups range from barely useable to useless.
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    Bandsaws can be used for ripping planks as well as doing scroll work. First thing you need to do is tuneup your saw. No saw comes from the factory ready to go. There are several websites and some very good books on the subject. Next think about your blade. A thin blade will wander more than a larger one. I use a 1/2 blade for ripping. A skip tooth design seems to work better than a regular blade. Last but not least you need to match your cutting speed to your wood. Pushing the wood through to fast will garanatee a poor result.
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    Black walnut is an excellent wood to work with. As Jaager mentioned the pieces you want are the plain ones. Loquat is also good but it will develope a fungus stain if it is not dried properly. Microwaving small pieces is a good way to kill the spores. I don't know if star fruit will grow up in Georgia but if you can find some pieces it is very nice to work with.
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    I wrap them in oil impregnated paper and store them in a drawer in my work table. The paper is the kind that is used to wrap metal parts like bearings.
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    I have an old Dremel rotary tool that has developed slack in the shaft. Was looking for information on fixing rotary tools when I ran across this website. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Tighten-Up-A-Sloppy-Second-Hand-Dremel/
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    Just ordered 3 bags off eBay today. Great find. Hobbylinc also carries this item and has a good price on it.
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    Dumas uses veneer for the second planking of their "Laser Cut" static models. Seems to work well.
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    Wonderful model. Looks like the design was based on the US Navy WWI 66' patrol boat. A lot of yachts were built using the same lines.
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    Beading tools. Some nice tools used to hold beads, ream holes in beads and thread beads on a string. Some these can be found being sold as "special" tools for modeling but if you look under beading tools on ebay or elsewhere you can usually find the same thing a lot cheaper.
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    I picked up a jeweler's tap and die set awhile back simply because it looked neat and I thought I might need it. The smallest size is 0.6mm. I haven't tried it yet but I think it would be very tricky using the smaller sizes.
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    Nice. Hadn't relized these kits had the smaller screws. The ones I have are all 1.2mm.
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    Hi Hornet Eye glass screws are great but if you need something smaller than 1.2mm it gets expensive fast. Not sure I would ever need something that small but nice to know where to find them.
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    Ran across a couple of interesting looking kits from a couple of Chinese companies and wondered if these are banned. I checked the list and could not find them on it. Mayi Model and Yuan Qing Models. Found a website for the first one but it was entirely in Chinese and did not have any pictures. Drew a complete blank on the other.
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    lovely boat
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    To many to sit down and count them. Every thing from 4" C clamps and 12" brass bar clamps to tiny cloths pins about 3/64" across. I keep them in bins on my work table.
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    Not sure if this is the proper forum for this. Found a chart on line with the sizes of miniture machine screw down to .03" diameter. Usefull information. http://jimorrisco.com/index/thread-info-237
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    Hi Shawn I have a set of old Millers Falls palm chisels that would seem to be what you are describing. Millers Falls is no longer in business but you can find the chisels on eBay most of the time. I think I paid about $20 for the set a few years ago. They will probably require sharpening but (at least the ones I have) they are made of good steel and take a fine edge. Here is a link to a set that is on eBay now http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Millers-Falls-W-Piece-Wood-Handle-Wood-Carving-Chisel-Set-Made-in-USA-/221636028749?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339a89694d
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    If you look on eBay you will find several sets of resharpened carbide bits for sale. Price tends to be about $12 for 10 bits. I bought a set recently and they are pretty good. Here is a set of 50 on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/50-Micro-Carbide-Drill-Bits-CNC-Dremel-Jewelry-/151515931888?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item23470da4f0
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    W.E May's book is excellent as a reference on boats carried by British warships. I remember reading many years ago a book about the Bounty and in it was a reference to the launch not being a standard Royal Navy design. I do not remember the details other than that it was requested by Lt. Bligh and justified by the nature of the voyage. Sorry I can't provide more info.
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    allanyed has a good point but that said "Nautical Research Journal" of the Nautical Research Guild is a good place to start. It covers both ship modeling and the history of ships. There is a link to their homepage at the top of this page. You might find "Ships in Scale" another good one to take a look at.
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    While doing some research on photo etching I ran across this item. It is about making printed circuit boards but the etching part is what is most interesting. The etchant is a mixture of plain white vinegar and 3% hydrogen peroxide with a little table salt. Much less toxic/dangerous than the typical hydrochloric acid or ferric chloride etchant. I have not tried this yet but it looks like a good method. http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?p=835

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