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Most common drill bit sizes
Jim Lad replied to Lord Robster's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I've never been able to drill 100 holes with a No. 80 bit, Bruce - I break 'em long before that! John -
Per, You also have to remember that they had to take into acount lowering boats against a heavy list. Without the fairing, it would be easy for the lifeboat planking edges to get 'hung up' on a plate edge on the ship. John
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Arr, gee fellas - now I'm getting embarassed - I'm just having fun! B.E. - The kids love it. One of the other model makers who I see quite a bit has exactly the same experiences with the kids. The really interesting thing is the number of teenagers who say things like, "That's so cool." John
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Per, As far as I know they are somply called fairing pieces. Their p[urpose was to stop the planking strakes from catching on protruding rivets or plate edges as the boat was being lowered - that's why they're only along the midships section. John
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Thank you one and all for your support and encouragement. Grant - I agree with you about the rig. I'm really not quite sure how they managed to keep them upright when under full sail. John
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Thanks Robert! John
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Thanks very much, Michael. Working at that scale is fun! John
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You're right, Augie. Now she really starts to become a ship! John
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Well, an update on the Stag at last. I didn't get a lot done yesterday as we are in the middle of school holidays at the moment and the museum was crowded with families - always fun when you're surrounded by a mob of kids asking questions about your model. At one stage I dropped a needle on the floor and had a group of kids crawling around the floor searching for it for me (they found it, too)! I've finally started rigging. The standing rigging of the bowsprit it done and I've made up the sets of shrouds ready for seizing in the deadeyes. The lower mast is also permanently fitted now awaiting shrouds. It's usually at about this time in a build that I get really paranoid - always thinking that I might have forgotten to rig something essential before going on to the next stage, but even so I love rigging - even ratlines. I remembered that Pat had asked for a photo with a ruler against the model, so one of the photos shows my trusty six inch rule against the base. John
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Most common drill bit sizes
Jim Lad replied to Lord Robster's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The size of drill you'll need depends very much on the scale of the model that you're building. At 1:96 my most commonly used drill size is No. 78, but Michael Mott, currently building at 1:8, will be using much bigger drills, of course. John -
Popeye, Do you have a decent sewing store anywhere around you? You can usually pick up commercial threads in different sizes fairly easily. You could also try a shore repair place or an upholsterer's workshop for thicker linen thread. John
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Ah, good. Augie's the Captain - now we have someone to blame when there's a problem! John
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Just looks better and better, Danny! John
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That's exactly why you go to all that effort, mate - because you're having so much fun! John
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Nice, Danny. Very nice indeed! John
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What better way to spend your birthday than cutting planks? John
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Well I'll be .... One only genuine shackle - but at a very small size! John
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Good on you, Tony! Your perseverence is really paying off. I'm looking forward to further instalments of your small boat build. John
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Mark, Canvas sails were made of, well, canvas! Canvas is a very heavy cloth now made from cotton, but more traditionally made from hemp. It wasn't treated in any way for protection against the weather. John
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Er, Augie, have you done any more on your model? John PS Here in Australia we don't have weather predicting kangaroos, wombats or koalas. We have a thing called a 'weather bureau' which tells us what the weather is (or sometimes isn't) going to do.
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Plank lengths
Jim Lad replied to Blueskippy's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
We just kept on making the same mistakes!! John -
Brian, 'A bent piece of wire' pretty much sums up what a sheet horse would have looked like in reality. If that drawing accurately shows the after end of the deck, then a horse may have been necessary to allow the sheet to clear the rudder head. John
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Now that's one bobstay fitting that isn't going to pull out! John
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Nice work Piet - she's looking good! John
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