Emmet
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Absolutely. I have looked for info on the site but so far have not found anything about how to enter info or questions. The search box helps some. I have no problem with someone advising me on how-tos.
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Thanks for informing me about how to do it. To tell the truth I was doubling my own posts because I could not figure out how to enter text. I probably messed up some other people's sites. I do appreciate you letting me know. I do not do much on the internet. I do a lot of pictures but do not even use clouds and such. I prefer to be on my own. I am not a social media buff.
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I hope this is the right way. Sorry but I did not realize it was a problem. Is this the correct way? I must be doing this to others.
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I am looking forward to following this part of your build. It will be interesting to see how you taper these poles and connect them together along with the cross trees. It will be awhile before I get there.
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Thinking about it a sewing needle is wedge shaped. I have been using a 1mm drill for push pins and tiny nails. The push pins do not want to come out whereas the nails are difficult to handle-but they work and they come out. Thanks again! Have a good night.
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Thanks for your ideas. The help you give is very encouraging to us new people. I have studied most of your pages. Do you drill at all or do you just stick the needles through the wood?
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I follow YT and a few others. MSW certainly helps me understand many ways of doing things. Thanks for the details. What I was wondering is the size of the nails and the size of the hole. The hole has to be big enough not to split the plank but small enough to squeeze the plank against the hull. I have use some small nails and removed them. I like the way they work. But I am still experimenting with various ways. Rubber bands work great along with push pins. The problem I have with the push pins is they do not come out easy enough. Thanks for your help.
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Would you please look at my build and give me the details of how you are using the nails to hold the planks.
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Good info. Once I saw that this drill method worked I checked Amazon -20 pc 61-80 4.95-Widget is 3.97 for similar and they are in a case, which is really important. I had to put all of the ones I had into separate envelopes. I have never worked with such small things and I am finding it really draws and demands my attention. While I always used calipers and micrometers it was always larger things. Regarding the dowels and bits I had seen a guy -on this site I think-making "chisels" out of drill bits. I will have to look for that again. It may have been you. The glue is dry so let me see where I go from here.
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The drills are new and came with the pin vise drill by Werkzeug.They are not wobbling very much-barely perceptible. And the bits are drilling without a problem. Yes it is a Dremel, my second. Bulkheads are plywood which surprises me because normal plywood is softer rom the side. Even when I drill a pilot hole the push pins do not want to go in. I did not hammer them but ci could give that a try. I will be resuming planking soon. Further efforts should prove worthwhile. And yes the Dremel is at the lowest rpms. When I say a little wobble I could be wrong. It may be none. I am poking a small dent so that the bit will be guided. Bare in mind the bits are only protruding about 8mm from the "chuck". Thanks for the help and input. Let's see how it goes.
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Let me add that these frames are extraordinarily hard. The drill is working but I cannot believe that after drilling a .97 mm hole I still was using too much force to get the 1 mm push pins in. I had to hammer too hard on the 5mm long and 1 mm brass nails. They are obviously going to make filling and sanding harder.
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The Dremel rotary does a good job drilling 1 mm holes. I am still having some problems but I am on the way to solving this situation. See my website.
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The Dremel works drilling 1 mm holes. See my website for details.
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I should add I just bought it on Amazon for $2 less and free shipping.
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I see the tool you are talking about. The nails are about 8mm long. I have tried to penetrate this frame by using a 1 mm diameter push pin and I get nowhere. I think it looks like a good tool for my collection. I am going to try using a mini drill collet on the Dremel rotary today to see if I can start a hole.
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It might be months before I warm up. I am going to Florida soon so at leasI my body will feel warm. I am in the process of trying to get the right tools, glues, pins and on and on it goes.
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Thanks for the input. Whew, I did try to penetrate the surface of the wood but it was a nogo. I tried gently hammering a small nail but it was scary. I realize what you are saying about the Dremel. I also tried using a small drill with a nail to try to penetrate. I will let you know what happens when I get the collets that handle small bits. It could be I can break the surface with the dremel and go from there. I used the pin vise drill to make holes in planks and other soft pieces and it worked fine. I will be using the rotary attachment. It is a shame that the revs are so high at the lowest setting. I am thinking I will leave only about 3 mm for drilling and try to put a pin in after that. Dremel also has a keyless chuck but the reviews on that were all about wobble.
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Thanks I did see it at Cornwall but the shipping charge threw me. At the moment I am a waiting on a collet for the rotary Dremel that will accommodate 1 mm drill bits. I have been spending a lot of time on getting organized with the proper tools. Your build looks great. I enjoy viewing the work done on MSW.
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Okay I see the argument about sails. I was looking primarily at the hull and decks. It would seem that I have the hull and decks of Pinta from Wikipedia ( I would not put google above Wikipedia) and sails from Nina. So I will defer to NIna since I do realize that the sails are significant. I am sure I have a lot to learn about these ships. Thanks for the discussion. I am back to having Nina.
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I am aware of the lack of history on the ships. I am baffled how you think I am casting aspersions on Amati. Here are some ideas from Wikipedia. If you ant it to be La Nina it is fine with me. I am not a historian but I think Wikipedia is a decent source. To tell the truth I thought that Amati put La Pinta in a La Nina box. Leave the title the way it is. For me it will be the La Pinta when I am finished. I cannot find any history that says otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinta_(ship) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niña#/media/File:The_Nina_And_Pinta_—_Official_Views_Of_The_World's_Columbian_Exposition_—_86.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_María_(ship)
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Here are pics of Colunbus' ships. I think you can tell from the pics above that my ship is certainly not the NIna. And my ship does not have the large foredeck of the Santa Maria. Let me know what you think. The odd part is as I said above is I ordered the La Pinta.
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Emmet replied to Niall's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
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Thanks I just ordered a collet for Dremel to drill holes. I think the frames are very dry.
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This is Emmet. Upon doing some research I found out that the ship is La Pinta. I had ordered Pinta but the box I got said Nina. I thought I would build it anyway. I was looking at pictures of all 3 ships and it confirms that this is really La Pinta. I have to figure out how to change the title.
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Handcarving-pretty neat
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