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Jim Lad
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Nice to see the triplets still pushing ahead in spite of the 'honey do's', Popeye! John -
Sorry to hear about the chain plate, Pat. It's amazing just how much pressure a model's rigging can exert! John
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She's coming along very nicely, Tim! John
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Amanda by Tblack - FINISHED - RESTORATION
Jim Lad replied to TBlack's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Just catching up. Tom. You've done a grand job on her! John -
I'm sure I've seem one of these somewhere before, but I can't remember where. It's not a fog buoy, is it? John
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Harley, Simply lash the sheer poles to the outboard side of the shrouds just above the deadeyes using either a square or a diagonal lashing. John
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So that's the secret. I was wondering how you were going to get access to the internal workings! John
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That's a great green you've chosen for the hull. I'm sure your local Bunnings will be open and happy to take your money tomorrow! John
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Going well, Popeye! When you see them all together like that it gives a better idea of the huge task of planking all three at once! John
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Composite built?
Jim Lad replied to Sailor1234567890's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
What yachts do you have in mind? They would have been built from wood wouldn't they? John -
Crikey! Take care, Andy - that doesn't sound good at all. Are you likely to have your power back in time for Christmas? John
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Great progress, Piet! What are the four large holes and the four rows of small holes at the forward end of the conning tower? John
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Ollie, That's very neat deck planking - well done. Yes, you're better to have slightly longer rather than very short planks, and although some ships have the deck openings 'framed' by the deck, most ships have the deck 'underneath' as you suggest. John
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You mean you won't be working on it on Christmas Day? John
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Yet more very beautiful work, Alexandru! John
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Composite built?
Jim Lad replied to Sailor1234567890's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Actually, I think you'll find that bending slabs were used until relatively recently, and certainly in the construction of frames in steel ships. There was a bending slab still in situ in the frame shop at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney definitely in the early 1960's - although not then used. If I remember rightly, I was told that it had been in use at least up until the 2nd World War. H.J Pursey's 'Merchant Ship Construction', which was first published in 1942, showed a bending slab as the standard method of frame bending. I recall that Pursey was considered a little old fashioned in his outlook, however bending slabs were recent enough standard practice in 1942 to be included in his book, which was a standard text. The first illustration shows the frame bending slab still in place in the smithy's shop at Chatham Historic Dockyard in England The second illustration is the drawing of a bending slab from Pursey's 'Merchant Ship Construction. John
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According to the web site Maritime Connector, the Gypsum Integrity was built by Estaleiro Ilha of Rio Do Janeiro, Brazil. John
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Nice to see that she passed the 'tank testing' stage. Onward and upward! John
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You're making very good progress there, Freek! John
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Just catching up, Ron - that's looking very nice indeed. John
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