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Trying my hand at building MS whaleboat. Lots of holes to drill for the chench nails.
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Thanks for the input. I went online and got a cyber monday deal on a 3.6v Craftsman pistol grip drill. I also ordered a micro chuck that is supposed to hold drills from 0 to 1mm. I would like to have gotten one that would go up to 3mm but none of the ones I found online had good reviews or they wouldn't hold drills smaller than 1/32".
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It gets hard on the old hands drilling lots of very small holes with a pin vise. Are there any good low speed power drills available? I was thinking of using a Black and Decker 6v cordless screwdriver with a microdrill chuck but don't know if that would be adequate.
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Amazon has a number of collet type and drill chuck type micro drill holders for sale that have standard 1/4" hex shanks for use with cordless drills/screwdrivers. Most will hold as least down to a #97 drill. I would guess that these same items are for sale from other outlets as well.
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A piece of fire brick makes a good pad and metal hair clips (the kind that have a spring and long jaws) make pretty good heat sinks for small parts.
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I have a number of very small endmills with 1/8" shafts that work well as micro drills. You need to ensure that you have the type of endmill that can do a plunge cut. Not that expensive.
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MDF for forms
grsjax posted a topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Sitting in a turkey induced haze looking at a piece of mdf on my workbench and started thinking what it could be used for other than as a building board. My local HomeDepot has 1/8" MDF sheets and I was thinking it might be a good material for building forms. Couldn't find any references to it use for forms but thought I would put it out here for comment. -
I have an old wooden machinist chest I picked up on eBay for under $50 and it even had a couple of old tools in it when it arrived. No brand name on it but I have been told it was common for apprentists to make their own chests back in the day. Works very well for small tools. A trick I learned to keep the tools from rusting (aside from keeping them clean and oiled) is to line the drawers with the paper that comes wrapped around bearings and cutting bits. I believe it absorbs stuff like sulfides and other corrosive stuff in the air. I don't know what it is made from but it works well and I got a large lot for about $15 off of ebay.
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Hi Just a small mod this this method. When you twist the tails use a small piece of tubing just large enough to insert the ends of the wire in. Insert the tails into the tube and hold the ends with pliers. Turn the drill or whatever you are using to form the eye. This results in a very tight twist.
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I have both the plastic and metal gauges. The metal one is a bit harder to use as the individual wires can be stiff and tend to bend if you put to much pressure on them. However it gives a better result for fine work. The plastic one is a breeze to use but is coarser than the metal one so can only be used for larger stuff.
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Hi Duff I think the species we have here is a different wood. It has an edible fruit (very good eating if prepared right). I think the scientific name is Artocarpus altilis.
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I took a chance and bought some lumber off of eBay. Lucked out and was very satisfied with the result. The seller was "Curlyloggerfrancis". He cuts wood from salvage trees and his inventory depends on what he can get this way. I purchased maple, walnut and cherry from him and was very pleased with what I got. Nice people to deal with and they sell a quality product.
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Living in Hawaii I run across some interesting wood that isn't usually available elsewhere. While reading an article on tropical woods I ran across a reference to Breadfruit wood being used for building and carving in the south Pacific islands. I asked around and a friend that is a wood turner told me he had a piece in his shop that he had had for 20 years or so and never got around to using. Said I could have it if I wanted it. Wood is light colored and has a fine grain. Before I started cutting it up I thought I would ask here if anyone has any experiance with it for model building. Don't want to end up throwing it away because I screwed up the milling or something or worse using it to build a model and then have it fail in some way.
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Not exactly wood but it does come from a tree. Saw some small carvings made from Ivory Nut at the flea market. The carvings had very sharp edges. Has anyone used this for carving parts? Any information on how durable it is?
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Hi John Thanks for the info. The wood is hard to come by so I thought I would grab some pieces while they were available. Good to know it is nice stuff just to have around. If I can figure out how to do it I will post a picture of the wood. I can only get offcuts of the wood the owner has left over.
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I will try. Not very good with this digital photo thing.
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Sugi Pine is the national tree of Japan. I live in Hawaii where the trees have been planted and can get some small pieces of this wood. It is very dark. Has anyone used it for model building?
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Who Sells Clench Nails
grsjax replied to grsjax's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Hi The model is 1/16th scale so the nails would be about 24ga or there abouts I think. Just checked back with Modelexpo and they now have them on their end of the month sale list for 2.5 cents each. Much more reasonable price and I went ahead and ordered what I need. These nails are 1/2" long and the shank is between .02 and .03" in size so they should be about right. -
Just a question for the forum members. Does anyone know where to obtain photo etched nails and roves? Modelexpo has them but the cost is very high and it takes them a month to send them out. I can make them but would rather spend my time building.
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