BANYAN
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Hi John, that little beauty is coming along magnificently - great work! Now that you let the cat out of the bag re the spiders; who are you going to scare away when they find out about the snakes (and the ....) cheers Pat -
Drunk or not Danny, them there spiders would probably produce better ratlin's then me cheers Pat
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Good catch; better to get it before the glue sets - you had a stroke of luck there Rowand - welcome to the Endeavour model builder's group cheers Pat
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Paul, that is some superb work mate, I can only to the quality of your workmanship! cheers Pat
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Very nice work once again Danny, very clean and well defined edges and bevels. Now, when you finish with those spiders, reckon they'd survive air transport down my way cheers Pat
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May not seem like much mate; but its another small milestone cheers Pat
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Nice clean work Slog; looking very good. you will catch me before I know it, so I had better pick up my pace! cheers Pat
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Brian, are you thinking of cheating on your scratch build cheers Pat
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Making gratings
BANYAN replied to marius's topic in Discussion for a Ship's Deck Furniture, Guns, boats and other Fittings
Ditto Garward, much appreciated. cheers Pat -
Take a bow Anatoly; that is superb! cheers Pat
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Absolutely stunning metal work Alex; very crisp with a very consistent finish. cheers Pat
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Gary all I can say is She is coming along beautifully. cheers Pat
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Welcome Anatoly, and what a way to introduce yourself. That is v ery nice work and a real teaser for the implied quality of your model/shipwright skills. Look forward to seeing more. cheers Pat
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Thanks for continuing the updates Paul, it's great watching her come to life again. cheers Pat
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Nice work Danny, they look good. You may have opened yourself up here mate; what's the next challenge going to be cheers Pat
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Now that is one very nice finish Danny; thanks for the feedback. cheers Pat
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Keep em coming Paul, love visiting this fine model. cheers Pat
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That's one sweet little lady John, great work. cheers Pat
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Danny, that is some very nice work mate; looks great despite the issues you experienced. Be interesting to hear how you go with different turning and feed speeds. I have avoided turning ebony to date as I don't have alot and did not want to ruin the bits I had - so i have been saving it for those 'special' projects. Thanks for doing the research and trials for me cheers Pat
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Jay, further to John's post, in the navy (well Aussie Navy at least) they were also referred to as 'manropes' and had the additional purpose of being a 'safety' rope for any crew that were in the boat when it was lowered to allow it to be 'released' from the falls when it met the water. If something went wrong and the boats/falls broke/gave way (yes I have seen it happen), these rope which were attached independently (much liker a safety harness these days) were used for the crew to grab onto and stop their fall (they were held loosely by the crew as the boat descended). The ropes usually had knots (overhand) in them at regular intervals to provide a purchase when being used for climbing - not sure if the merchant navy followed the same practice of knotting them though? cheers Pat
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She's coming along very nicely Piet, can't wait to see her wityh the first skin on cheers Pat
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micro table saw stop
BANYAN replied to michael mott's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
That's a great idea Mark. Where you show the open dado at the rear of your second posted drawing, could also be left solid/filled (as in your original) with the rebate/dado only deep enough to support the holder (i.e. slides over the table until meeting the solid rear piece) which would provide additional supprot to keep the jig square to the table (not really that important though). This approach gets around the width limitations imposed by a featherboard attached to a flat bar in the mitre slot and keeps the fingers out of the way if you position it closer to (but still behind) the leading edge of the blade for such thin cuts. Thanks for sharing. Pat -
Thanks for the feedback Ed, a bit more time needed to study your technique a bit closer and work out the jigs to create the faces. cheers Pat
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Hi Ed, I am enjoying rereading this log and finding all the additional 'stuff' my poor little brain did not absorb first time around. Earlier you showed your technique for 'freehand' cutting the curved beams on your scroll saw. Did you leave a bit of 'meat' to be sanded off or have your skills advanced to the point you can follow the line very closely? I am interested in your technique of first milling the mortices, but with my skills I would butcher most beams if I cut too close to the line. I find that reading this online additional pictorial info really adds to your excellent book; makes things a little easier to understand in some places. Thanks again for rebuilding this log, I can fully appreciated the time and effort this is taking. cheers Pat
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And another fine production Popeye, look forward to the additional 'bling' you have in mind - I love a surprise. Mate, I read a few post back where you revealed the Admirals age - you will be so in trouble if she ever reads that cheers Pat
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