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Everything posted by Gregory
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The colors from the AL kit should work as well as any..
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FWIW Chuck did include scuppers on Cheerful; Aft, as shown in the painting above ( if those are scuppers ) wouldn't make much sense. If I remember correctly, from some of the Cheerful logs, some builders chose not to model them. I have seen several contemporary models that did not show them either. I think it was one of those things that didn't show up on contemporary line drawings because they were taken for granted.
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I would start off by Googling English Galleon Plans and looking at the images. You will have to sort out what kind of costs, if any, you might incur. You will see many options including images where you might be able to infer the run of the decks. If you are not that concerned about historical or architectural accuracy, then what you can infer from these drawings, along with the lines you have, you should be able to come up with the basis for a nice model.
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Did you see Kurt's answer above? I really don't have any idea.. I was just trying to find the kerf you were looking for.
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I think Chuck was asking about your other parameters- diameter, arbor, etc. However, I suspect you have that covered and are just trying to zero in on the kerf. Malco has some 1/32 blades called Plain Metal Slitting saws.
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I get my blades from Malco Saw . The .03 is .762 mm They have a 1/2" arbor, so you have to make an adapter or get the one from Micromark. I have not had any problem with the .03 blade over heating and warping, with stock 6mm or less. The .02 can be a problem except with very thin stuff. It's good for very shallow grooves.
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The Dado effect for the Proxxon saw is a separate issue from the discussion of the sled. as well as a separate issue of Byrnes vs Proxxon. You would manage your insert just as you would for different width blades.. The warping washers are just another option to get a wider cut vs stacking blades or using wider blades. I can't even say it is something I would use, but I don't know why it wouldn't serve it's purpose if it is what you want to accomplish with one of these doll house saws..
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The 1/8 shank ones are carbide. The carbide ones break very easily, but work well if one is careful.
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I don't anticipate doing any work that can't be done with the 1/8 shank micro drills, and I have them at least as small as #81.
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I have found the listed specs for all kinds of Chinese stuff to be unreliable. Generally, they are not catering to a market that cares about that kind of accuracy. Here is a close up of my chuck. I think the appearance of that opening is deceptive. It's certainly smaller than 1/32. Here are the smallest bits I have. Of course, the 2 with the 1/8 shank are not an issue. I don't have any decent calipers right now, but the bit on the bottom right is a little smaller than 24 gauge wire. ( .028" ) Here it is chucked up. Here are a few holes in some plywood with the bit above. The piece wasn't clamped , so there may have been some micro-movement. I'm looking froward to using this on a project.
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I share your concern, however as I noted the power draw at 24V is only 17W at 24 volts, so for short term I think it will be OK. I'm more inclined to get a more robust DC supply and use something like this: DC to DC Step Down Power Supply
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