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    Thanks for your input Jeff, the way you describe, is exactly the way I usualy make larger holes into relatively thin decks, etc. The short dowels that take up the funnel tubes will have their hold in appr. 10 - 12 mm thick plates, this will be too thick for Dremel + co Nils
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    Hi Druxey and Bill, thank you both so much for your kind input reccomending ways for getting a cleaner 25 mm hole cut.... Druxey, I am familiar with the Forstner drill and did achieve super clean, smooth and precise socket holes for mounting hinged furniture doors, they had even larger diameter, thought they would not go down to 25 mm but also these are available (looked it up after reading your post....). Bill, I know the Brad point tools, in fact I use these myself for drilling in wood, for example when doing the holes for the vent tubes (good results so far) Before reading both your kind advices I had also ( another alternative) ordered a 25 mm drilling crown for wood which is equiped with a centering drill. Trust that the Auger drill bit shall land somewhere deep in the wardrobe.... Cheers , Nils
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    Hi Patrick and Bob,... Patrick, I do hope to get smoother cuts once I gain a little experience with that drill, and you`re right, most of the connection vanishes when the funnel and the surroundings go in place Bob, yes, I also was a bit anxious to operate that monster drill, but I shall avoid to drill any wooden plate that is already fixed to the ship Nils
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    Hi Rob, Patrick and Greg, .... sorry, forgot to ad the enclosed pics with the last post... Nils freehand drill cut, works out quite rough !! 25 mm wooden dowel from broom-bar
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    Thank you Rob, Patrick and Greg, for your words...... Rob, thanks for your nice compliment and for looking into the other build logs.... Patrick, thats a very nice compliment, much appreciated, many thanks Greg, am pleased you like the progress, thanks for your appreciation..... I received my new 25 mm Auger bit, which was spanned in my electric drilling machine, at lowest possible speed and test drilled in a piece of scrap wood.. Wow !, had to hold the machine very tightly, due to the resulting enormous torque. Looks like it will require a firm holding jig for srewing down, and to span the machine in the drilling stand. It gives quite a rough cut, when drilling at appr. 10° angle to the vertical line Also thanks to all the "Likes" Nils
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    Rob, thank you very much for your nice and much appreciated words, I shall be pleased to see you further enjoying the build.... Nils
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    beautiful parts Alex, is this 3D printing ? Nils
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    Congrats Pat, your completed "Endeavour" looks beautiful, you did an excellent job !! Nils
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    Thank you so much Rob and Lawrence, for your nice compliments.... Also many thanks to all the "likes".... Rob, I`m very pleased that there are so many different brass profiles available at my sources, so that these are welcome to be combined with the wooden structures. Also since the use of CA is so common, the glueing of different materials has become relatively easy. I also was able meantime to gain quite some experience with the soft soldering technique Lawrence, I am pleased with the results so far, although now and then I get stuck up a bit in order to find the produceability solution, or an alternative thereto Nils
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    Well done Antony, beautiful and exotic, great handcraft work, this is an excellent and most interesting model...... Your photosession is also fantastic, also of the inside of the "turtle" Nils
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    Beautiful build Tom, the "Leopard" is a very nice looking frigate.... Nils
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    Beautiful work Denis, so many details, hardly a squarefoot left to stand on deck, looks great.... Nils
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    Many thanks Carl, I think the english term is "Auger" Drill bit for wood..... Nils
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    Update... still working on the forward boats deck and lower bridge section. There is also a lot of deck-planking involved. The little platforms above the stairs coming up from the promenade deck, are the bases for the upper stairs that go to the bridge level (not shown here yet). Actions that lay ahead : Its also time to think of how to install and fasten the four stacks with appr. 10 ° angle. Have already ordered a 25 mm twist-Auger type wood-drill, in order to make holes for a short 25 mm glued in dowel to slip the brass stack tubes (26 x 0,5 mm ) on to. Nils the joint area will be planked after the deck is permanently glued on
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    Hi Keith, I love the way you made your deck housings, they`re looking fantastic, together with the very nice hull they bring that beautiful classic appeal to the ship Nils
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    Thanks Piet, wow scale 1:3000, (micro Cosmos !! ), I thought 1: 1250 is midget already Nils
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    Thank you very much Pete, for your nice compliment, much appreciated, Nils
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    Hi Jan, ...to find someone who went overboard from a fast moving ship and who perhaps had luck to get hold of a thrown out white colored lifebuoy , is like searching for the needle in the haystack in upset waves with with breaking white foam crowns. The lookouts could not make them out by the time the ship has turned for search, or stopped and a search boat has been set to water. there is a better chance with safety colors. Can hardly believe that "White Star Line" and "Cunard" used white colored life buoys Nils
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    Hi Zeh, many thanks for your input on this.......and sharing this great video... Very dramatic, but also effectful the bringing out of the rescue line per rocket from the shore as well as the use of the "pants buoy" for saving persons, one at a time from the stranded wreck Nils
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    Hi Oystein, I`m not definately sure if the lifebuoys around 1900 were in this color, the pics I have unfortunately are in black and white because the color photography came on very much later, I presume that the classic color we know today (red /white) had not been used around turn of the century. I read it though, that the standard marine safety color was orange. This was also the color of many salvaged rings that are offered by heritage sale houses. Perhaps one of the members knows more precisely.... Nils
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    Update... The making of the nav-light housings, and the access doors to the nav-light towers.... Nils sawing and filing 2 slotcuts into tube 7 x 0,5 cutting off the end ( sqare with a little jig and saw) planing the ends in a holding jig intermediate result bending a right angle preparation for soldering on the top triangle cover deburring and raedy for primering and painting the port / Stb glasses are made from PVC tube, paint from inside the tube access doors to the nav-light towers (crew only)
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    Hi Rob, nice idea with that stand Nils
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    super rendering work Alex, I see the deckhousings in mahagony and with brass fittings all pollished by the cadets
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    Bob, Granados rigging is looking better every time, nice neat and tidy work as usual out of your shipyard Nils
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    wonderful carving work William, you have a great skill for doing so.... Nils

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