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  13. Richard44
    I'm with Keith on this. Use the existing pieces, but before committing, check how much you need to remove where the pieces aren't quite in alignment - it looks to be about 1mm or so. Dry fit a couple of the frames to see if the reduced height of the keel (assuming you do sand the lower/upper edges of the keel) affects their fit. If it looks like everything will be more or less "off", then a new keel from ply would be the answer. Also, I've noticed that you wrapped everything in cling film while glueing and as you have found out, this can obscure what's happening with the glueing. You only need the cling film if there is a chance of accidentally glueing another piece to the two you are joining. You didn't need to use the cling film that shows in the following images. Cheers
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    Micha, For what it's worth, I used white PVA (the common one here in Aus is Aquadhere) almost exclusively when building the boat. I may have used CA occasionally. Most of the gluing is easy enough. For the planking, I ran a thin bead of glue along the top edge of a plank, clamped (pegs work well) the next plank to it and wiped off excess glue, moving the clamps as required to do this. Good luck with your build. Edit. I should have added this. The only joints on this boat that will be under any sort of stress are those associated with the planking. The planks are already spiled, and if you fit the planks before gluing, the stresses will be minimal. You do not need a super strong glue. Cheers
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    Hi Micha, I thought that I would show you a few photos of my Roar Ege. Unfortunately, there is no build log as I built it before joining MSW ☹️. Probably can't help much with questions either 🥴 as the build was quite a while ago. The kit does make into a nice model. Enjoy. Cheers
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    Hi Jaager, The screws are now metal, but it is fiddly trying to get that sweet spot. I had no trouble with stock moving around, but I was only ever cutting small sectioned wood. It's not perfect, but it worked for me. Cheers
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    I fastened mine to a board, then fashioned a moveable stop from aluminium (aluminum 😁) angle so that I could cut multiple pieces all the same length. Cheers
  27. Richard44
    Hi Alex, I don't actually live in the Blue Mountains, I live at Gosford. I travel to the BlueM occasionally for bushwalks. That's a great looking model you've got. Cheers
  28. Richard44
    You could look at this tool. I have one and it works very well. https://www.micromark.com/Miter-Rite Cheers
  29. Richard44
    After drinking a bottle of schnapps, I can well understand your confusion - clearly I meant along the bottle, not around it 😁😁 Cheers
  30. Richard44
    Wind the thread gently around a dowel 10 times, measure the length, divide by 10.🙂
  31. Richard44
    Kpfw VI Tiger I ?? 🙂🙂 Cheers
  32. Richard44
    Hi Alex, welcome. What part of the Blue Mountains are you from? I've just done a bushwalk at Lawson. Cheers
  33. Richard44
    Chris, Do you seal in any way the edges of the frames before sanding? I usually wind up with very fuzzy edges and have been thinking of soaking the edges with dilute PVA beforehand - not CA as I don't think PVA will adhere to the frame later when the skin (or whatever) is attached. Thanks. Cheers
  34. Richard44
    Don't know if it would work, but you could try printing by stretching and fastening the silkspan onto a sheet of paper. Laser printer might work better than ink jet.
  35. Richard44
    You could try moistening the frame first - the moisture triggers the CA. One problem may be the wood itself. Some woods are slightly oily and CA doesn't like it. Best of luck.
  36. Richard44
    That’s looking very nice indeed.

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