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dvm27

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  1. Unfortunately, Preac is out of business. Perhaps they're still available on the secondary market. I do still have and use a Preac. I'll have to try that blade sharpening trick Kurt, although I can honestly say I never thought the saw was under powered. I do note a Preac video available on eBay. Has anybody seen it and does it cover what Kurt is describing? It's pretty pricey. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Miniature-Table-Saw-Featuring-the-PREAC-Precision-Miniature-Table-Saw-the-DVD-/251222098513?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item3a7e010251
  2. Might you be able to provide a link?
  3. The perfect recipe for a workshop for scratch or semi-scratch builders: 1 part Byrnes table saw 1 part Byrnes thickness sander 1 part Byrnes disk sander After simmering, add in 1 part Sherline Mill and 1 part Proxxon planer Finish with Sherline lathe and mini drill press The above recipe will require a large portion of lettuce (green) but the finished product should last a lifetime
  4. There's nothing crazy about talking to your dog, Chuck. The problem arises when they answer you!
  5. Nice laser cutting machine, Chuck. would it be any trouble to bring it to St. Louis and give a demo?
  6. My goodness that's a huge anchor. Thanks for including the scale reference.Beautiful metalwork!
  7. Good luck with this build Hans. You may wish to also check out the model build of Glen Greico, a Texas A&M University professional model builder. http://nautarch.tamu.edu/model/report1/belleinprogress.htm
  8. I have unglued the same area with concommitant surrounding alcohol seepage several times and the adjacent joints still seem fine. Perhaps it's possible that the glue rehardens after the alcohol evaporates? I ain't no chemist but I've had no structural failures and have gotten a bit more liberal with my ungluing. At any rate your model looks terrific Toni and it looks like your patch fits well with the grain of the surrounding plank. As you move on with construction the "glaring repaired area" will likely recede into the background and you won't see it unless you're looking for it.
  9. Real ropes have weight, Ken (especially when wet), and develop a graceful curve or catenary. Most old models such as those in the Naval Academy museum (rigged with silk or linen rope) have this feature and it looks lovely. But it is very hard to reproduce with modern rigging. Excessively taught ropes seldom exist on real sailing ships so don't feel bad about some slackness in your lines.
  10. Hahn's rigging plan is available through the Lumber Yard. As Russ points out, however, Hannah did not have belaying pins and the lines are secured on various timberheads, shroud cleats and block and tackle arrangements on the deck. Unfortunately, Harold shows none of these falls. His model is in the Washington Navy Yard and I spent hours figuring out how his rigging was done.
  11. Love those clamps and the research behind them, Mark. I also have never been a fan of the milky white color used in the cabins and hope you stick to natural or varnished wood. As a mater of fact, I can't recall the use of white as an interior feature on many Navy Board models, can you?
  12. I wouldn't go above 180 grit sandpaper for the surfaces. You need to have a "tooth" for the glue to bond. Variations in color shouldn't be a major issue since the finished frames comprise only a small portion of the blank used. After cutting your blanks for the Hahn-style build make sure to mix and match your different blank piles when gluing up the frames to minimize these streaks.
  13. It's amazingly difficult to execute a fair run of planking from fore to aft. It all starts with the black strake and wales so if you can get these right the rest should work out well.
  14. Works fine for this rightie, Richard. I often rest my wrist on the motor casing while adjusting the height. Actually makes fine adjustments easier I find.
  15. Remco was right - we haven't seen the full project recently. It looks phenomenal, Dan!
  16. Somehow, I missed your build log, Nils. Thank you for sharing this beautiful example of the model maker's art!
  17. Excellent work, Ben. You may wish to fabricate and temporarily fit frames L fore and 14 aft before raising those last cants. In a perfect world, your cant frames will fair right into the first full frames. Having those full frames ready as reference will show you how you have done. I must admit having to rework one cant and full frame to make a smooth flow after beveling. I suspect I had made an error transferring the half-breadth to the building board.
  18. Remember the movie Good Will Hunting? There's a scene in there where the brilliant math professor tells the math prodigy that there may only be five people in the world who could tell the difference between their work and unfortunatly he was one of them...and it haunted him. When you get to Remco's level, these differences that are invisible to the vast majority of us stick out like a sore thumb.
  19. Theoretically, that outboard slope is approximately 8 degrees for the reasons tha Ben has stated.
  20. The hawse holes finished diameter is 10.5". If you plan to add 1" liners and lead them you need to open up the holes by 1.5 - 2" so that, after adding these, the final diameter is 10.5".
  21. Great job, Toni. They look well aligned and positioned. Toni would have to open the hawse holes a bit to accommodate the lining. This feature won't show if the hull is planked in this area so that needs to be factored in.
  22. I agree with Druxey that nailing that cross-chock the first time around is indeed impressive. Just for fun, you should make another to see if you could go two for two!
  23. Excellent start Maury. It looks like you have one of the newer plugs with the cast separator so the problem Toni described should not be an issue. I also made my apron separate from the stem and found it much easier this way. I look forward to your build.
  24. Beautiful planking, Toni. Alas, all of your fine joinery will most likely disappear after painting.
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