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Siggi, I love your christmas tree on the gun deck. I didn't see details for that in the Bellona drawings. Are those authentic 18th century decorations on the tree? ;-) Happy holidays to you! Mark -
I notice the little cruise boat going by in the background. They must have had a surprise when the gun was run out! Nice photos. Mark
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Help with turbocad deluxe 18
SJSoane replied to Brian100's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Turbocad Deluxe for the Mac might be a little different, but I have learned the following about importing JPEGs: To scale it, you need to determine a length on the JPEG that you know, like a set distance between a number of frames. Draw a line to that size in Turbocad. Place one end of the line at one end of the distance you know (like the left end of the set of frames you have measured), over the JPEG. You will have to select your new line and bring it to the front (Edit, Arrange, Bring Forward), or it will be covered up by the JPEG. This caused me a great deal of frustration until I finally figured this out. Choose Modify, Transform, Scale from the top menu. You then choose a point on the JPEG that will not move (like the left end of the set of frames), then you choose the right end of the set of frames, and then you choose the right end of the line you drew. Turbocad will shrink the JPEG so the right end point on the JPEG matches the right end of the line you drew, and the left ends stay constant to each other. You can do this several times if things don't quite line up at first. Mark -
michael, Wow....it looks as detailed as full size. Amazing. Mark
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Sherry, I just caught up on your build log. It is looking very good indeed. Nicely done! Mark
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Greg, After seeing this ship close up at your recent sail-making workshop with David Antscherl, it was fun to re-read the build log and see it underway. It is even more impressive in real life than the photos, which are already fantastic! Mark
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Michael, this is becoming a master class in metal work. I don't even understand some of the things you are doing, but watching how you make the parts is fascinating. Mark
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Ed, the planking is really beginning to show off the lines well. What a beautiful design. Mark
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Michael, there are no words left to describe how wonderful this is.... Mark
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Gaetan, everything flows together beautifully. The French were definitely more artistic in their designs than the English..... Mark
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Michael, we are all spellbound. This hardly seems possible by human hands and tools at this scale.
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Hi Siggi, I came to the same conclusion that the rollers would not have been used in the 1760s. I am curious to see if the rudder lines go slack because they do not follow a continuous curve with the sweep of the tiller. We will find out when you build this! I somehow missed that there were cabins on the gundeck. Do you know the source of those drawings in your photo? My drawing of the Bellona shows a dotted line for moving bulkheads on the quarter deck from their original position, in the inboard works drawing. I will look again at the gundeck drawing to see if there is a hint of a cabin o not. Best wishes, Mark
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Michael, I am at a loss for words to describe how incredible this engine building is looking. Your metal skills are beyond my comprehension. It sounds like you had some great teachers, but I have no doubt you were an exceptional pupil! Mark
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Hi Mark, The side view shows a sweet curve fore and aft and transversally. Nicely done! Mark
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Beautiful, beautiful, Ed. A joy to watch. I heard the same thing from British friends about Thanksgiving when I lived in London. But I couldn't find the fixings for a Thanksgiving dinner either in November or July. Guy Fawkes bonfires more than made up for it! ;-) Mark
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I also use the Lie-Nielsen model maker planes, as well as the small block plane, and they are a joy to use. I endorse the idea of "buy quality tools once" for life. I spent way too much in earlier years on "make-do" tools that I later had to throw or give away. My son will inherit these tools, and they will be good for another life!
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Beautiful work, Ed. I notice that with the ledges almost as large as the carlings, the mortises into the carlings take out a big bite of wood! By the way, I have been following your CAD instructions in your Naiad book, concerning the construction of the body plan. Thanks very much for the help on deciphering Steel's instructions. I like it when he says "...Next, by drawing curves passing from the back of the upper-breadth sweeps so as to intersect the top timber half-breadths, the timbers will be formed from the keel to the top of the side." Not much guidance on how these uppermost sweeps were formed. Once one finds out that their radius is the same as the upper-breadth sweeps, which are all the same radius, it is pretty easy. Perhaps all of the apprentice shipwrights reading Steel's book already knew that.... Best wishes, Mark
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Can i live without a BYRNES TABLE SAW
SJSoane replied to shihawk's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Echoing earlier comments, I have few regrets in life other than buying cheap tools, and then soon after buying better tools. They make all the difference in the world to your confidence and quality, and I could have saved a lot of money over the years buying once to last a lifetime, rather than thinking I could make do and then replacing.... -
yes, indeed, that metal work is just about perfect.... Mark
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Hi Siggi, I have also been thinking about how to do that tapered grating for a long time. Very clever jig, and beautiful tapered grates! I'll have to try your jig when I get to that point. Best wishes, Mark
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I discovered in my mast partners that there is indeed a slight problem when the octagonal structure is trimmed into a circle before installing the wedges. In order for the circle to circumscribe the octagon, the circle has to cut a bit into the sides of the carlings. The only alternative is to leave a gap, as Mike pointed out, and I could not see how the wedges would work gracefully within an odd-shaped opening. Anyway, my thoughts.... Mark
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Thanks, Ed, the practical details of a world gone by are somehow very fascinating to ponder. Mark
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Remco, besides the outstanding metal work, i am struck by the joints in the wood. Can you remind me what you use to show the joints, and how do you get these to be so perfectly even along the length of the joint? Mark
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TurboCad Mac printing line weights?
SJSoane replied to SJSoane's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
So with a little help from the TurboCad forum, I think I have determined that the line weights specified by mm will change their thickness in printing according to the scale of the print. For example, a .5mm line printed at a scale of 1"=1" (full size) will print as .5mm. But if you print at 1/2"= 1", the same line will print as .25mm. So at a scale of 3/16", the mm lines at any size will print as the thinnest possible lines. Not what one would intuitively expect. On the other hand, lines specified as 1, 2, 3 or 4 pixels, will print at that size no matter what the scale. So, I guess my palette is 1,2,3 or 4 pixels. It will probably work. I hope this helps anyone else using TurboCad on the mac. And if you find a different way to use the mm line weights, please let me know! Mark -
Ed, on reflection, I suppose water stored in a metal tank is no worse, and probably better, than water stored in wooden casks in the hold. But one cannot help but think how ripe that tank would be after a number of trans-continental trips. I wonder how they freshened the tank.... How was the water filled, and was there a drainage method? Mark
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