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  1. captainbob
    That just shows how creative the design is. Hooray no more stiches. Bob
  2. captainbob
    So you designed and created the tool to repair the part. That's engineering at it's best. Well done. Bob
  3. captainbob
    Why didn't you use a straight knurling tool? Bob
  4. captainbob
    Thanks, Nils Glad to have you aboard. Frank. Lawrence, Phoebe's a nice boat and, yes, you need to build her. Popeye as you know, building your dozen or so boats, you need to keep the boatyard busy or the workers get lazy and nothing gets done. You're right, Rodger. I keep forgetting about the help. We'll get started soon. Bob
  5. captainbob
    Wonderful. Bob
  6. captainbob
    Nice modification. The parallel clamp is much better than the alligator clips. Well done. Now I need to do something like that. Bob
  7. captainbob
    Love those little clamps. Bob
  8. captainbob
    Looks like a fine living space. Your boats and a bed. All you need is someone to bring you meals. Bob
  9. captainbob
    That's a fine deck, and putting the rails on with all those bends is . . . oh ya, it's fun. Bob
  10. captainbob
    Well since people are showing up I guess it's time to get the party started. At present I do not plan on steam. Here's the story. You are at home with the boat at your dock and you say, to the admiral, at about 5:45. "Lets go across the river and have dinner at that nice restaurant." Well first you have to go down to the boat and start a fire and oil every thing as you wait for the water to boil and produce a head of steam. By this time the admiral is getting pretty hungry and has gone back up to the house to eat. Leaving you to do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't involve her. No, steam is fun but it takes too long to get going. My plan is to build the clipper bowed one as a personal boat similar to the first picture. The other may end up as an excursion boat with row seating inside. And now for the disclaimer. Plans may change without warning. Bob This will have a clipper bow.
  11. captainbob
    Thanks Frank. You are welcome here any time. Bob
  12. captainbob
    Well done. The spider band came out just right. Bob
  13. captainbob
    Back before anyone knew what a bucket list was, one of the boats on my bucket list was an Edwardian_launch Since I had not been able to find drawings of a launch I liked, I decided to design my own. So out came the books and a few hours (days) later I have what I think will be a nice hull. The cabin and seating will come later. As I was cutting out the bulkheads for the hull I happened to notice the 1:200 scale bulkheads for the Pequot that I had just finished. They were what I started with before I changed to 1:100 scale. As it turns out they are very similar to the 1:48 scale launch parts I had just cut. My design has a clipper bow and the Pequot has a blunt bow but . . . So I’ve decided to build two at the same time. Something I’ve ever done before. I expect to have fun finishing the design on both as I build. As Popeye says “it’s in my head” . Bob
  14. captainbob
    John Fryant's plans are of the same boat you are building. See: http://www.steamboats.org/modelplans/p2-city-of-monroe.html Bob
  15. captainbob
    Just noticed that. Bob
  16. captainbob
    The City of Monroe was built at the Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1887. The Howard Ship Yard is still in operation and Mr. Howard's house has been turned into a museum with hundreds of river boat models. I have received copies of steam boat pictures from them in the past. The staff there is quite helpful. See this site. http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/ref/collection/howard/id/2 Bob
  17. captainbob
    They say every part is a model unto it's self. You have made a beautiful little model of this deckhouse area. Bob
  18. captainbob
    For me it's a hand drill. The only thing I use it for is drilling small holes in brass. Bob
  19. captainbob
    She looks great on the water. Bob
  20. captainbob
    Nice you are back. The Pritt still looks good. Bob
  21. captainbob
    Michael, For the striping I think you'll do better with a drafting pen. The kind with a wire floating inside. I've used both pens and kistka and had better control with the pen. The kistka is basically the pen without the wire. In fact I use the pen tip without the wire with wax for making pysanka. I like your stay but the difference in size is too noticeable when the two are next to each other. Bob
  22. captainbob
    What great use of an odd shaped bottle. Your diorama is lovely. Bob
  23. captainbob
    Yes Carl, I sit when using a Dremel. It's just I don't think of the Dremel as a power tool. Bob
  24. captainbob
    I am 5'8" (176cm) tall. When using power tools or a torch I stand at a 40" (102cm) bench. For everything else I sit at a 30" ( 72cm) bench. Bob
  25. captainbob
    Thanks Michael, I'll have to get some. Bob

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