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I am currently building the HMb Endeavour by Caldercraft and according to the drawings the Channels are attached to the Hull directly under the upper wale or as they call itupper side rail. However when looking at a the replica of the Endeavour you can see from photographs that the channel is in line with the wale and not underneath. I have looked at one or two blogs of this and can only see they are the same as the replica and even look like they might be attached to the rail/wale and not the hull but doubt this as it would not be strong enough. Unfortunately I do not own the AOTS book of the Endeavour to check this out .Although this has probably no bearing on which is correct my last ship The Bounty by Amati also had the Channels in line with one of the wales/upper side rail. Hopefully someone can help me with this. Best regards Dave
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Thank you David and I appreciate the reply. Good luck with build and I look forward to your progress
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I am assuming its just a case of adjusting a pressure switch to get the required output pressure or is it more complicated than that?
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Ah! rhat Ah! that was the question I was asking myself ( but as usual I didn't know the answer) So \if I decided to go down the air brush route for painting I would need another compressor or can you raise the pressure enough to work for both? I have just received my crock pot and Sparex for pickling so for the time being I will be using this for removing any unwanted residues, but always nice to lean about more alternatives. Thank you once again for your input. Best regards Dave
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Starting to look like an awsome model and appreciate the work gone into such a huge model. Well done so far and I look forward to your progress. I am currently building the Endeavour by Caldercraft and after purchacing the book AOTS Diana I have been considering this for my next model but as yet have not attempted a ship with copper tiles or so many gun ports. Good luck with your future progress. Best Regards Dave
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Thank you . Yes they look to be very reasonably priced. Best regards Dave
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Unfortunately I do not own an air brush as yet .( Only modelling for a couple of years) but do have a couple of spray cans including primer. I am still currently building up my tool store but hope to one day step up and get one. The Air eraser also sounds interesting and will do a search for them and see if there available in the UK. Once again I would just like to thank every one for their help on this subject. Best regards Dave.
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Thank you for answering that perfectly!
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Sorry if this has been covered many times but not coming up in a search. Is the above necessary and if so how best to do this. I have used a basic metal primer but does not stick to well and is easy scratched off. Does the metal need treating prior to priming such as acetone or pickling etc?
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I am now considering the stern facia . Although the instructions say fit this before fitting the second planking I purposely left this until after the second planking as I thought it would be easier to trim the second planking at the stern before fitting the stern facia. Also it would be easier to clamp the 1.5x1.5 mm strips of walnut to the stern facia before fitting to the hull I also sometimes wonder if it would be better to fit the wales at this stage, but on this case will follow the instructions and fit the stern facia before the wales. I will take another look at the other Endeavour builds and see what the other guys did. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I am also considering leaving the inner bulwark planking until I have fitted the deck planks as I intend to fit waterways and think any inperfections of the waterway outer edge will be hidden. I am not 100% sure if this is the correct way to do this but think it will be the easier as I did make an accurate template of the deck, only a tracing of the deck after the first planking was done. Hope this makes sense. Best regards Dave
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Completed second planking and started the sanding process. I need to fill some gaps with glue and found it was better to water the glue down so it would run into the gaps. The photos are of completed hull with coarse sand paper. next up will be using medium and fine grade sand paper before sand and sealer followed by super fine sand paper.
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Stay brite looks to be available here in the uk and thinking of trying it in paste form hoping it would be easier to use. Thanks once again for your help. Best regards Dave
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Got it John. Thank you for clearing that up and make sure I get it right.
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I appreciate that soldering is another subject matter but I am assuming using Sparex before soldering helps to clean up the brass so the solder takes better. AS you have already mentioned it also helps to remove any oxides after using a torch. Am I correct in thinking that the blackening will not take to the solder? As I am going to try and do some soldering on my current build and listening to your good self I have decided to go down the Sparex route and have purchaced the equivilent here in the uk ( link provided on this thread) I have also purchaced a 1.8 ltr crockpot which will hopefully be suffiecient for my needs. For the record what is the percentage of mix of this stuff to water and how long does it take to pickle before soldering and blackening? Best regards Dave
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Sounds like you have a state of the art workshop. Unfortunately I am currently living in two sheds which are purpose built for modelling. One is currently for the power tools, the other for everything else. Fortunately the one for everything else is insulated. Best regards Dave -
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I would once again like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I have eventually gone with the Fein model herehttps://www.axminstertools.com/fein-dustex-25l-wet-and-dry-extractor-230v-506260 By the time I bought the tools and a couple of extra bags it is about as much as I can spend. No doubt there will be something out there that is better. There are some terrific choices when one starts to look into it, so asking on here has been a great eye opener. Thank you all! -
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks for your input.They do look very slick. So another to possibly to consider? I am now leaning towards either Festool or fein as both are stocked at my local Axminister store and would like a closer look. Best regards Dave -
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I have been looking at the Festool also but think they are bit too pricey for me having spent a fortune already on a number of Proxxon power tools. Once again thanks for your help and I hope you get what you need as noise in the work place is not something I would like. I see there is an Axminster tool store about 30 miniutes from me so think I will take a look aswell. Best regards Dave -
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All very good points and have to admit the household vac I am using at the moment is way to noisy, especially as it sits under my work bench so noise is very important for me and is possibly the deal breaker for me. Once again I thank you for a timely intervention. Best regards Dave -
Thanks for adding that John which explains a lot and why the Sparex is needed. I think the chemistry is not one of my stronger points but will take a look and see if I can digest some of it. Best regards dave
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Sounding better by the minute . Thank you for your quick response and think I will take a punt with this on e as I really like the price. Haha -
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks for that and I will take a look at them and see if there any stockests in the UK. Just found this Fein cleaner, which looks really good and discription. Double the price of the Henry but like the idea of the large capacity and high specs. I will have a look at what reviews there is? I can find Best regards Dave -
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DaveBaxt replied to DaveBaxt's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks for the link but would liek some feed back on that particular item. I will look into the Little Henry which I believe are very common here in uk and if its doing a good job for you, I will definately look into that. I came across this version which I am happy with the price. https://www.equip4work.co.uk/numatic-nrv200-commercial-dry-vacuum-cleaner.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw-ZCKBhBkEiwAM4qfF3D8QBznbSTZruqCY4lhvqQjJ7Dp_ymd5o5P8O_64qLOsL8jlNCLjxoC_wEQAvD_BwE .There are however cheaper models but not sure of the power. Perhaps you could be a bit more specific in what model you are running. Does it reqire changing the bag every time it is cleaned or can you just clean them? Best regards Dave -
I have recently purchased a number of Proxxon tools including the FET saw. I am now looking at vacume cleaner which I can connect to the FET asw ( continously) and also use it for other areas in the workshop. I live in the uk so must be 230v ac with preferably a 3 pin plug. I have been looking at the Proxxon wet and dry vacume cleaner which has the correct attachment for the FET saw, however I have had difficulty sourcing this in the uk. Ebay sell them but ends up taking about 3 weeks from Italy. Just wondering what other alternatives there are in the uk, or where I can get the Proxxon vacuum cleaner here in the UK Best regards Dave
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Thank you for the link john. I think that was the first thread which got me onto this Pickling before blackening idea. Best regards Dave
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