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    Nothing as nice as Gregory's idea. I just pinched them between my fingers and drew my sanding block across. I used 180 grit paper. I used a block or sanding stick instead of just sandpaper to avoid my rounding of the edges too much. First, I went across the truck rotating after each pass, draw it across, repeat for maybe two full circles. Then I went with the truck doing the same thing until it was clean enough. There was always a couple of spots that don't come perfectly clear but that's ok. I think it adds depth to it. Thanks Matt. From the aft mast to the front of the forward hatch I made a straight line with pin striping tape. Aliened the eye bolts and drilled according to the plans. The bolts around the stove, forward mast and in the cabins were marked as close to the plans as I could get. Note that all the smaller rings and bolts alien with the center of the corresponding gunport. A good way to check your placement. Thank you, Frank and Ben, and also for all the likes!
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    Whew 24 cannons and carriages completed! They are just set in place to see how they look. I now have to add a whole bunch (96) split rings and eye bolts to the bulwarks and then fasten the carriages to the deck. I have decided to follow Chuck and Mikes lead and not use any rigging.
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    Looking really nice Glenn. Very smart using templates to confirm your work!
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    Welcome aboard and that's a great start!
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    Nice work Glenn, your slow meticulous work pays off again.
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    Yes I did the same and it was a very wide range. By the way it's referred to as a cascabel, button or knob. At least that's according to my quoin google search cuz I had no idea.
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    Hi Glenn. Still pondering the quoins. I've still got time as building these carriages takes a good bit of time. Thanks everyone for stopping by and have a safe and Happy New Years.
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    Great job on the cheeks and hair brackets. Like my original turned quoin yours appear too big to me. I suck at scale sizes, so this is just to my eye. Comparing the two though the 6mm do look a bit small. To the overall appearance would undersized be better than oversized? I'd wait for smarter people than me!
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    I thought the same thing when I saw them in the package but one on the carriage, to me, they looked much closer to scale. Thanks for the likes too!
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    Ok the holiday is over and "work" resumes. The quoins arrived and I replace my hand made one. These are the 6mm size, the smallest they offer. Very well made and come in packs of ten. Size is fairly consistent with maybe 2 or 3 out of the 24 I'll use were a little smaller than the rest. Not an issue but as I had extras so I did not use those. I'm really happy with quoins and the service from Crafty Sailor. The one thing almost as bad as making hundreds of split rings and eye bolts is putting hundreds of split rings and eye bolts on the carriages and bulwarks. I have applied weathering powder to all the barrels and then sprayed them with dull coat to seal the powder and give them a more metal look. I will fit them one at a time to a carriage.
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    The Winnie looks great and I'm all in on Speedwell! Merry Christmas to you and everyone else!
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    Very nice work Derek. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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    That would be a likely outcome when I try it too. Thanks Joe. I'll be in touch! Thanks Matt. You can see the difference between the first ones and number 300! Thanks Frank and also all the likes!
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    Looking really good. Taking ones time with the port placement now will save you a lot of headaches later.
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    Good idea Gregory. I'll have to try that on the guns for the quarter deck!
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    That looks great!
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    Thanks for the advice on the Crafty Sailor. I went on their site last night and ordered up some belaying pins. 44 minutes later I received an item shipped email. Such fast service I thought I accidentally ordered from Syren! I agree Glenn. As far as the wheels go after 96 of them sanded down to remove the char the tips of my fingers will have all the "char" removed from them too! Thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes.
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    Hi All, I've completed one cannon! 25 to go. I wanted to do one from start to finish just to see how it goes. The rest I'll work my way through assembling them in stages. The carriages and black resin barrels are from Syren of course. Once the carriages were assembled I turned the supplied 3/64 x 3/64" boxwood strips to form the quoin handle in my dremel. Using miniature metal files I shaped them. I tried miniature diamond files but they were too course. Now I'll have to replicate them 25 more times. The barrel was cleaned up and sprayed with dull coat, weathering powder added and then another coat of dull coat. Once dry I added to the carriage and then made the cap square. You will notice the split ring for the breach rope. It has not been glued in place as I'm still contemplating adding it. If I do that will be the only rigging I'll add to the guns. This is how it all turned out.
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    Good ones I'm sure! Should we be talking about rhythm method?😉 If I had to make these for a living I'd have to charge so much It'd cover the cost Chuck's next model! Making these was a real pain in the.........hands. 😂 Well while I was at it I figured I should make the larger ring bolts for the deck. There are 8 of them and Chuck used a #31 drill bit. I did not have a #31 drill bit so I looked up what size it is and found it to be 0.120. The closest I had was a 1/8" bit that is 0.125". Close enough for me. So I started to make them with the 24 ga. wire when I remembered that they needed to be made out of 22 ga. The one on the left is the 24 ga. You can see it is a noticeable difference. And here is the deck with the ring bolts installed. Nothing fancy just followed the plans.
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    Here are the piles. All the split rings and eye bolts were made from 24 gauge wire. On the left are around 140 split rings. They were formed around a #41 drill bit. On the right are around 315 eye bolts. The eye was formed around a #61 drill bit. Now the work on the carriages can commence.
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    Very nice workmanship!
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    Thank you, Vladimir. Nothing much to show right now. I've been spending the last few days making 150 eye bolts and 100 split rings. I want to concentrate on these and get them out of the way before I start on the carriages this weekend.
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    Ah that looks great Ben!
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    I think that the yellow ochre will look really good but don't rush it. Good luck on your surgery! You'll be as good as new afterwards. I got a new valve 6 years ago and all is good now.
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    Thanks Bob! Also thanks for all the likes too.

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