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Nice sails for a beautiful boat. Bob
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captainbob replied to bigpav's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Ulises, Is the wood wet or dry? If wet, how long did you soak it? Bob -
Delftship question
captainbob replied to captainbob's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
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I see on the Delftship sight that you can design ship hulls, but I see nothing about using the program to develop frames, keels or other parts as 2D drawings. Is it possible with delftship or should I look for a different program? Bob
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plank steaming
captainbob replied to bigpav's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Thanks, Looks like a good system. Now where is that tea kettle? Bob -
plank steaming
captainbob replied to bigpav's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Looks like nice tight bends. How about some scale. What size it the wood and what dia. is the bend? Bob -
Michael and John, Thanks for stopping by and your encouragement. I always try to make my builds fun. Bob
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Oh Anja, Don't jinx me that way. No ! No ! I'll get it together. Thanks. It's all fun. Bob
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plank steaming
captainbob replied to bigpav's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Thanks, RiverRat, That article is very informative. Thinking more about the steam box, wood is a better insulator than PVC and you need to hold as much heat as possible. And the time, He was bending 8.5mm wood and said he steamed it for one hour. Two boats from now I will need this information. Bob -
So here's what I did starting over. I took everything apart and after resizing the molds I decided to bend and dry the frames on the flat. It turned out to be a lot easier than when they were on the building board. Once again I cut the veneer into 1/16” strips and soaked them overnight. I bent three together and held them with pins. After they dry I will sand them and glue on the floor timbers before mounting them on the building board. For now they are drying. Bob The lower part that is hash marked is where the floor timbers go.
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