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4 hours ago, chris watton said:
If only we knew then what we know now....
I like the version from a Bob Seeger song: " I wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then. " 😁
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Another consideration will be the software driving the laser. If the laser controller will support it, see if you can get the community to use LightBurn. It is relatively inexpensive and is very powerful. It supports 2D images that it will trace for cutting, giving you the option of skipping the CAD work if you have a good 2D drawing of your frames or other parts.
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1 hour ago, Mark P said:
Below is a picture of a model made with boxwood planking, which is very yellow; presumably sealed with something, but the colour looks lovely.
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Just wait a couple of hundred years and all your boxwood will look that good…😁
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On 3/24/2024 at 7:56 AM, S.Coleman said:
CA glue will just get crystallised after awhile and break apart.
If it crystallizes, then there is something wrong with the formula, or the way it was used. Properly cured CA is just plastic, with fibers penetrating the wood, creating a mesh that is stronger than wood in some regards.
The bond can break under shear stress, but this is unlikely to happen with planking, and not any more so than PVA.The times I have seen a CA joint come apart there was always shared wood on the two pieces, which means the wood broke before the glue did.
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With checkers up forward, surely you must have chess in the Captains cabin. 😁
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43 minutes ago, Sceatha said:
One question that came up (sorry if I missed it in your log) is how you treated the bowsprit length.
I can't say that I used any verifiable reference.. I'm sort of a " if it looks good ( to me ) it is good " modeler. I think I more or less settled on the length shown in the kit plans.
The kit shows a jib boom as well as a bowsprit and I feel it has a balanced look, that I decided to go with.
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4 hours ago, Lost and Confused said:
Im using Amati rigging line from HIS model. Is that cotton, polyester, or what?
Take a match to it ( not too close ). If it's poly it will melt, if it's natural fiber it will burn.
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If you look at my Resolution build you will see that the Corel kit is based on the lines of Ferret.
Corel forgoes the gammoning and rigs the bowsprit much like what is found on the later cutters.I have yet to see any ship similar to this. The Corel kit has many features that deviate from actual practice, so there is no good reason to assume their treatment of the bowsprit is based on good evidence.
While the contemporary lines of Ferret says the ship is a cutter rigged sloop, I believe this relates more to the mast placement and sail arrangement and doesn’t account for a moveable bowsprit like found on cutters.
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FWIW The gammoning you see in the Chapelle drawing is based on educated conjecture and not the drawings he references.
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On 3/13/2024 at 7:57 AM, mediocremodeler said:
The “basketweave” can be delineated with a knife and ruler in a minute or two.
Since you have a laser, have you considered making pieces like these:
... and laying battens in the slots?
Your laser cut gratings do look good as they are. Nice square holes. Some lasers don't do that very well at these small sizes.
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Autodesk Fusion 360 is free for hobbyists, non-commercial use.
It's a little hard to find where they say it is free, but it is still there.
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Have you tried Fusion 360 free version for your curve problem?
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Have you looked at DrPR’s stuff? Could there be cleats in the shrouds?
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Sort of interesting news story. Wreck was found in 1993 but archeologists are now taking a closer look.
Now, get this quote from the article:
QuoteArcheologists in 2021 surveyed the site and found five cannons, weighing between 6 and 9 pounds, about a quarter mile from the main wreck site.
Really.
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1 hour ago, allanyed said:
Are you asking about the drawing Craig posted or ?? 😀
Thanks
Allan
It took me a while to determine that the drawings you posted are of St. Albans, 1687, a 50 gun fourth rate.
Interesting drawings but doesn't seem to have much in common with Rattlesnake. I appreciate the effort.
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On 3/11/2024 at 1:47 PM, Bob Cleek said:
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There are relatively few knots that are requred. Once you've mastered a simple reef or square knot, a half hitch, and a clove hitch, and how to secure a line to a horned cleat you should pretty much have all you need. None are complex knots. You can find all of them demonstrated on YouTube.
Well said.. The biggest challenge is deciding which knot to use in order to “model” the look of actual practice.
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Ship Ribbing with CAD?
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While I agree CAD is great for visualizing the entire ship, in the end, the laser is a 2D tool. Accurately produced 2D drawings are ultimately what you need to drive a laser, and they can be produced as accurately in a 2D environment as in a 3D one.