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Split ring making process
Retired guy replied to Dave_E's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Hi Dave, I make all my split rings, eye bolts from brass, have a wide thickness ranging from .011" all the way up to .062" , bought the smaller lot from Clover House. These are the tools I use Using .014" brass wire (1/72 scale ) to make a 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" ring in full size Frist measure the round nose pliers to find 1mm then bend Then cut the straight part using the flat side of the cutter Use the round pliers again to make it round and just go over a bit Then use the flat pliers to hold ring and use the flat side of the cutter to cut right next to the cut you had done Once cut use the flat nose pliers and to flatten For the eye bolt you bend the ring instead of cutting These don't take long at all and they are ready to solder or what ever. Hope this helps. Regards Richard- 35 replies
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Yes she did have davits, would they have removed for races, I am sure they would have. These Davits I made for my build Another picture of the chain Regards Richard
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Regarding saying that the chain plates don't go down the side of the hull, they do but they are flush with the hull (found this out by a good person on this site) see picture below you can see them quite clearly. Regards Richard
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Looking on the web found this picture, which shows the chain you are asking about, I took this picture and printed it down to the dimension of the Bluenose I am building which is Model Shipways #2130 scale 3/16"= 1'-0" (1:64) I took the dimension of just the bowsprit sticking out of the boat, and it was around 83mm. Using some chain I bought from Clover House I think the chain to use is 20.5 links per inch Hope this helps Regards Richard
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Hi Mr Von regarding what to use to clean brass before you blacken, look on the back of bottle there it tells you what you can use either, degreaser or denatured alcohol. I have had great success with Isopropyl Alcohol 99%, I put some in a small ice cream cup (you can use anything) just enough so that it covers what you are going to blacken. I keep the parts in the alcohol for a couple of minutes, then take out and put them on a clean dry paper towel, (I use blue workshop paper towel) dry pieces then I put them on a piece of small hard plastic sheet. Using a cotton bud I dip that into the Casey Brass Black bottle and cover all piece I want to blacken. I leave this for 1 minute in the solution, from there I put them in a cup of water, again I leave around a minute. Then they go back on the paper towel and I dry them off after this I use clean small cotton buds to polish each piece. Doing it this way I have never had flaking, here are some samples. Hope this helps. Regards Richard
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Three cheers for the admiral, the net fits like a glove very well done to the both of you. Regards Richard
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Just one outstanding model Keith just love all the detail you have put into her. Hope you have a great Christmas and New year Regards Richard
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Very nice to see an update Michael, all this rework is looking excellent and going to fantastic once completed. Got to get some of those micro shapers do have a lot of moldings to do. Merry Christmas and have a great new year Regards Richard
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Beautiful work Robert Regards Richard
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Hi Michael those gratings do look more to scale now nice job 👍 Regards Richard
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Isn't it a brilliant feeling when you have worked out how you where going to make, then make said item and then install onto the build, and what you have done looks absolutely perfect and all looks to scale Keith. Regards Richard
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Hi Dave nice to see you back on the Bluenose, Tricky little parts aren't they, I still got to make a load of shackles for mine. Regards Richard
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Hi Tim your Bluenose is coming along brilliantly, but I have one comment, your last picture looks as if the back end of the stern block is not faired totally to the bulkheads Here is a picture to what I mean, hope I am wrong. If this is the case your planking will not sit right. Regards Richard
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Will look forward to seeing your progress 👍 Regards Richard
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She does cross stitching and embroidery, sometimes paints etc etc she likes to watch the hockey as well. Hi Gary just very small updates but hope to have some parts painted and installed in the next update, love the shop as well do use it every day did put a fridge in it so that I could store CA glue, this keeps it from going hard, cot for the wife 😳😳😂🤣 Regards Richard
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Do have the Bugler book and all the drawings and have seen that diamond shape in it, if you do find it on the deck try and take a good picture 👍 Regards Richard
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Hi Michael, sorry for being so tardy in keeping up with your build, so now all caught up with all your brilliant kit bashing added lots of likes, don't you just love scratch work I find it so exhilarating. Like your new gratings and I think you should change the Bowsprit but I know you will because Regards Richard
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Hi Malcolm, Use to live 35 mins away in Poole before coming to Canada, and have been on the Victory many times and would agree about no treenails in deck, all you see is the plug which is made from the same wood as deck so in 1/72 scale you would have to have a .017" or #78 or #77 drill bit but as you say its the choice of the builder. REgards Richard
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Thanks Jonathan its what I wanted in retirement Hi Arthur how's the Bluenose coming along, and yes you are correct this is Mrs Victory have had since 2004 but been working on and off for the last couple of years. Thanks for you kind comment and the background gives me great viewing for hockey games 😁 Hi Ben it took me until I was 61 to build the shop how I wanted you saw what I started with. Thanks for your kind comment regarding the Bluenose its coming along. The lower tables are for my wife, made all mine 40" high it was a lot of fun building the room. Will need to either buy some rope or make it myself, do have Chucks rope walker but I do see your rope and wow that does look go. I bought rope from Morope back in 2004 so will look at that first but do want the best when time comes to do rigging on the Bluenose. Do apricate all the comments and also for all who hit the like button thank you. Regards Richard
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Have done a very small update, added the draw handles and made the captains door Have been a bit distracted with another ship Until next time Regards Richard
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Thanks for kind comment and looking in on my build and as you say it is a beautiful vessel. Regarding achieving the level of confidence and skill it just takes practice, practice and more practice and lots of patience. Regards Richard
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Nice start Tim, and glad you found the modification to the fair a frame it was not going to work to well without it, I see you added a strengthener which makes perfect sense. It was a sad ending to a beautiful ship. Don't be to intimidated with this build it does turn out to be one nice looking model, but I would say just follow the instruction manual . Regards Richard
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