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FWIW, just got spammed with an add from Temu with what looks like Innocraftsman's $78 belt sander. Temu's price: $39.68. Their $269 mini lathe is $145 on amazon. Here is the topic where the mini drill press was discussed. It's currently selling for $83 on Amazon. That discussion led me to buy this: Mini Drill press I reviewed it here: -
Byrnes Alternatives - Saw and Thickness Sander?
Gregory replied to Jcredding's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Love my FET. The Proxxon branded saw blades will bankrupt you though. There are some decent alternatives, so check back if you need some help finding them. -
The drill press looks identical to one brought up in another topic. I don't see anything you can't find on eBay or Amazon...
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Please note who posted post #9. I guess you are not familiar with how the forum works. Post #9 was made by me, in which I provided a link to another discussion on this Forum that was started by DrPr over 5 years ago. It also contained a lot of other information about gun rigging, recycled as it may be. We share a lot of information by 'recycling' relevant discussions, instead of trying to answer the same questions over again. In addition to Henry's excellent answer, consider how much tension was on that hook when the gun as run out; it couldn't have been unhooked without loosening the tackle, which wouldn't have been a good idea on a rolling sea. That might be a good point to bring up at " the other Forum ".
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What linked blog are you referring to? Dr PR hasn't posted in this discussion. My links are to discussions in this forum, one of which had 126 replies. Those discussions contain contemporary documents and informed research regarding your question/s. This is not the first time these questions have come up . A search for "gun tackle" returns 439 posts. Showing results for '" gun Tackle"'. - Model Ship World™
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I don't feel like giving a review of this at this time because it had obvious problems out of the box, and I don't want to take the time to give it a thorough work-out. The variable speed control was loose, and though I was able to tighten it up, the speed control didn't really work. There were dead spots as it was rotated. Overall it seemed well made for the cost, but the quality control was obviously lacking. It was Amazon Prime, so I am going to request a replacement and see what happens.
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Quite a lengthy discussion here: This is how dafi has rigged his Victory, and I know he has done a lot of research. We have had other discussions about rings which are difficult to find documented explanations, however they appear on many examples. There is speculation that they may be for lifting/moving the gun about. Here is another lengthy discussion.
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Don't be afraid to use a bit more coarse for fairing. 180 or so. If you think you will be doing more of this going forward , here is a great item to have.: Soft Sanding Blocks. I also really like Dura Gold adhesive backed sand paper. It has virtually no clogging in a wide range of grits.
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That view really shows off your planking at the stern!
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I will add that Joe ( Modelers Sawmill ) will do custom jobs. Just send him an email. Determine how many strips you need of your choice of wood, and he will give you a quote.
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Keep in mind the Confederacy kit is 1:64 while the Winchelsea is 1:48.
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While I agree with this, I found the Dremel branded one to be very problematic with a lot of play in it that I could never work around. I settled on a small drill press that is working well so far.
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The MicroMark disk sander looks like it should be comparable to the Proxxon for about $100 less. I've been getting by with a bigger benchtop sander, but I'm considering getting this one.
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It looks more like a mass produced decorator model rather than a kit.
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Hey everyone, I deleted my “wanna-be” comment. I realize it didn’t convey the message I intended. This kit is certainly more of a challenge than I want to undertake. I hope we get to see a successful build.
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Posting photos in build log problems
Gregory replied to Desertanimal's topic in Photographing your work. How to do this.
Google for a .HEIC converter. There are free ones out there. Is your PC Windows? You can open in Windows photo viewer and save as .jpg. -
I see the same issue on Toni's log. She doesn't mention it. I think you should be able to just forge ahead without doing any trimming, without affecting the final outcome. But of course that is up to you. Looking ahead in her log, I still see a small deviation there at 4. So I think you will be good.
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My newest Challenge
Gregory replied to James Flynn's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Keep in mind that construction plans such as the contemporary drawings from the NMM never have rigging plans. Any rigging drawings are done after the fact based on knowledge of contemporary rigging practices. Riggers didn't use "plans". They knew what they were doing. Any three masted ship with similar sail plans from the time frame of Triton would have bee rigged the same. Rigging Period Ship Models: by Lennarth Petersson covers the detailed rigging, line by line, of a contemporary model of HMS Melampus (1785). Every rope on the model is covered in drawings like this. The modeler should keep in mind that this is based on a model so there could be some minor differences from actual practice, but there would have been differences from actual ship to ship comparisons,. The basic principles would have been the same because the mechanics of controlling a square rig were well established and varied little over several hundred years. Of course there were changes in some details but these are well documented in references like The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625-1860 by James Lees. The dimensions of the masts and spars can be derived from various sources including Lees'.
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Look under your account settings/notifications. There is an option to change how and when you are notified.
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As mentioned, Mamoli went out of business but Dusek has re-released most of their kits. Do you know if you bought the Dusek kit, or is it an old Mamoli version. The new Dusek kit looks like this image.
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Were the hand pumps a French thing, or a re-fit.
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You might take a look here: As for the size of ratlines, smaller is better. I posted this in another ratline discussion. ..at 1:100 scale an accurate number would be .005 " or .127mm. The best fit you will get will be some sort of sewing thread.
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My newest Challenge
Gregory replied to James Flynn's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Can you show a marked up drawing indicating where you want a " D " shape? -
Looking forward to seeing your work on this.. I know you are looking to get the planking thing down..
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