yamsterman

hi all
finally started on the gunport hinges
almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!
photos for your perusal
hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 
 
cheers....mick

hi all
finally started on the gunport hinges
almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!
photos for your perusal
hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 
 
cheers....mick

hi all
finally started on the gunport hinges
almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!
photos for your perusal
hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 
 
cheers....mick

hi all
finally started on the gunport hinges
almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!
photos for your perusal
hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 
 
cheers....mick

Hi alde
Photos as promised
I ve took some of my usual model making planes
A lie nielsen
And a quangsheng luban pocket plane.
Plus a small spokeshave...ebay find
This still needs to be fettled and the blade sharpened.
 

Hi alde
Thanks for dropping by
Its nice to make some headway.....dont seem to get much time these days.
The little brass plane is a small thumb plane or more correctly a luthiers plane.
I will upload some more photos.
I think the brand name is e.s.e
Its only 1 1/4 inchs long by 1/2 inch wide.
Cant remember where i got it from.....definitely  pre internet days.
Cheers...mick
 

hi all
finally started on the gunport hinges
almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!
photos for your perusal
hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 
 
cheers....mick

No way, this is a perfect example of the economy of scale  Making them by hand and making a profit is impossible, unless somebody wants to pay hundred dollars per pair of clamps.
The jaws are a perfect fit for the simple CNC router, but cutting that rods and threads will require some other machinery.
And, in the end of the day, they have no market. Scratch builders, doll house builders, etc - would rather make their own, it is not difficult. Others do not really need such clamps.

Aaaand the clamps are finally done!
They work great, and I'm very happy with the result, it was a time well spent. Hope I will use them for years to come. The brass rod is a bit soft, but they are not designed for high pressure anyway. I would recommend to go with 4mm rods instead of 3mm if you are thinking about making them.
 
Gluing handles with epoxy, using gravity to penetrate deeper. I also cut a notch on the end of all rods, to help epoxy float down and make a "key" to prevent handle from slipping. Forgot to make photos of that.

 
The final result, everything is finished with two coats of danish oil.
Note that one clamp without basswood lining, it looks darker because of fine brass dust stuck in its pores. I tried to sand it to 400 grit, recognised the mistake, others are sanded to 240 grit. 240 leads to coarser brass particles, and they are not small enough to stuck in cherry wood pores.
Cherry looks like a nice wood for the purpose, the grain match looks pretty neat!
 


 
 

Hi alde
Photos as promised
I ve took some of my usual model making planes
A lie nielsen
And a quangsheng luban pocket plane.
Plus a small spokeshave...ebay find
This still needs to be fettled and the blade sharpened.
 

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

Hi alde
Thanks for dropping by
Its nice to make some headway.....dont seem to get much time these days.
The little brass plane is a small thumb plane or more correctly a luthiers plane.
I will upload some more photos.
I think the brand name is e.s.e
Its only 1 1/4 inchs long by 1/2 inch wide.
Cant remember where i got it from.....definitely  pre internet days.
Cheers...mick
 

oops nearly forgot
thank you paul
apologies for not responding earlier ...been a while since ive been on site
 
cheers....mick

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

hi all
just a quick update on the latest progress.
the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!
must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts
 
getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 
 
photos enc as usual

Sanding sealer test results are quite surprising. On cherry, there is no visible difference between any of them and Danish Oil (while there is a clear difference on Pear).
However, the surface smoothness is different, especially on endgrain or diagonal grain. Rustins and Liberon are rough and look blotchy on a photo, while Briwax cellulose leaves a smooth and even finish, though a bit too glossy for my taste. Danish oil is slightly less smooth.
Decided to go with oil since I am more used to it, and these clamps are tricky to finish (a lot of surfaces, narrow areas between the metal rods, and I do not want the finish to cause any buildup where the metal cylinders go).
 
From left to right: Liberon, Rustins, Briwax, Danish Oil:

 
Each clamp got a nice chamfers on all edges, primarily with a block plane and a file on a crossgrain:

 
Half of the regular shorter clamps got that narrow tips. Simple radius looks good enough:

 
 
Drum sander leaves marks on cherry, so it needs some satisfying sanding time to make it smooth and beautiful:

 
So all short clamps are waiting for their turn to have their sides sanded. It is tedious, and brass particles get stuck in a wood, requiting some scraping afterwards to remove them. Hope it would be less of a problem for cherry.

 
While the longer clamps are ready, and just need to get their handles (which requires to mix a batch of epoxy, so I will do it later for all clamps in the same batch):

ha ha 
the master returns!!!!!
i hope theres a seat left at the front.........ready for another masterpiece to emerge
cheers ....mick

ha ha 
the master returns!!!!!
i hope theres a seat left at the front.........ready for another masterpiece to emerge
cheers ....mick

Hi all 
Some more photos to show the state of play.
Uploading these from my phone by way of an experiment.
Cheers for now.......mick