Dave_E
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Nice work! Welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Good to be aboard. Greetings from Alberta, Canada.
Dave_E replied to Al Litchfield's topic in New member Introductions
Hey Al, welcome to the forum! 👍😀 -
Gunners mate… I think we’ll take these ten 6 pound cannons for our new ship Rattlesnake! Back to the ship. 😄
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“I don’t know”? 🤣
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Why do we subject ourselves to this? Two hours of listening to some righteous 70’s rock and getting red ocre all over my fingertips. 😆
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Hi Giuseppe, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Yo Jeff, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Ever thought about adding professional model maker to your repertoire? Unbelievable perfection. 👏👍😀
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Hey Jim, welcome to the forum? 😀
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Must be on the east side? 🥶
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Hey Todd, welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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Hi All, Thanks Andrew. I’m actually pretty busy being retired. Volunteer facilities worker at my church, in the worship band, president of my home owners association with a wife and house to take care of… and I’m a chess fanatic. However, I am involved with the build on a slower scale. I found a chamfer scraper on Amazon for $12. Also building the cannons. Built a jig for the rigging when the time comes.
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Hi Tim, good to meet you. 👍
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Hola Jose! Welcome to the forum! 👍😀
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One of these days I really will get back to building the hull. 😆
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Split ring making process
Dave_E replied to Dave_E's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Quite the discussion, thank you all. Food for thought! The soldering is out of my wheelhouse but I so admire the fellas that can do that! Trying to solder a gap on a ring that might only be 2 mm in diameter has never crossed my mind. Having good cuts of the ring can make the joint as invisible as a solder joint in my mind. I’m also using darkened annealed wire of various thicknesses. Lots of good ideas here to ponder and try. 👍😀 -
Split ring making process
Dave_E replied to Dave_E's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
If got the thickness of the wire down and the ID down, but it’s the cutting that I’m having issues with. Getting a nice flush cut is imperative and then cutting so you end up with a nice circle. 😳 -
Outstanding Mike! Nice work! 👍😀
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Hi All, Old subject, but I have just reviewed 8 pages and didn’t find anything. I know I’ve seen pictures in build logs (but that is now an infinite possibility). Wanting to build to scale (somewhat), I see the need for split rings of various sizes. Building in 1:64 presents some challenges. The smallest split rings I can find commercially are 2mm. I’m guessing that all the measurements from the different suppliers mean the size is the inside diameter of the ring. My cannon work for example needs rings that have a 1mm ID. That’s pretty small and am not having much luck producing a good looking split ring that small. Any technique assistance from you make them yourselfers would be greatly appreciated! 👍😀
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