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  1. captainbob
    From the grid on the work surface, the LENA is about 11cm. I'm worried about making a ships boat that small and you do a whole ship. Amazing work. Bob
  2. captainbob
    Always good to see your progress. Good work. Bob
  3. captainbob
    Near the bottom of this website are a couple of address that take you to C & C size charts. http://coatsandclarksewingsecrets.com/blogcategory/product/confused-by-thread-sizes-2 Bob
  4. captainbob
    That's a fine looking hull and deck. Nice weathering. Bob
  5. captainbob
    Hope you're well rested from all those job hours. We've all been waiting for your return. Bob
  6. captainbob
    Fine work, Frank. Wish I could be there on the 16th. Bob
  7. captainbob
    She keeps looking better. Bob
  8. captainbob
    That's a nice design. I was wondering how to support the back of the 'U' You did it by the upper slide. Very clever. Bob
  9. captainbob
    Beautiful job. Bob
  10. captainbob
    What a lovely boat. Will you be showing any of the insides? Bob
  11. captainbob
    Michael, when you were using the rope to pull the blade down the only force moving it back up was the spring pulling from above. By replacing the rope with the solid bar it is possible to push up the bottom of the blade faster then the spring can pull up the top. This brakes the blade. Put the rope back to not break the blades. Ideally there should be a large coping saw where the arms move straight up and down without pivoting from the back. Bob
  12. captainbob
    Nice looking hull you have. Bob
  13. captainbob
    It's looking good, Frank. You should be making sawdust soon. Bob
  14. captainbob
    It's interesting that this is the way scroll saws used to be made then most manufactures changed to the parallel swing arm style like you had, now they are back to the old way. What you are doing now looks great and will keep the blade in place. Bob
  15. captainbob
    Talk about thinking outside the box, you got outside of everything else as well. Your new saw looks great and I'm sure will do everything you want. Well done. Bob
  16. captainbob
    Thanks Nils, I agree lots of detail. I was hoping to finish by mid summer, now it looks like next summer. Ah well, what else do I have to do? LOL Bob
  17. captainbob
    What a wonderful set of winches. But we wouldn't expect anything less from such a master craftsman. Bob
  18. captainbob
    Yes, me too. She's beautiful. Bob
  19. captainbob
    Thanks Lawrence. Yes, Pictures and drawings can be great, except when they cover too many years and too many changes. It would have been nice to do ALL the research first but then I would not have been building. On the other hand now I have to change things. It turns out that now I believe this picture represents the era I want. Luckilly I'm not too far along. Bob
  20. captainbob
    I have an old (at least 50 years) Craftsman saw. In those days the motor pulled the bottom of the blade down and a spring pulled it back up. But as Mark said the arms on yours, although keeping the blade tight, cause the blade to move back and forth. You might want to replace the motor with a DC motor so you can adjust the speed, with a rheostat, and also give your foot a rest. Bob
  21. captainbob
    If I didn't know it wasn't full size . . . wait is it? Bob
  22. captainbob
    I suspect druxey had trouble finding 1:48 scale geese. Bob
  23. captainbob
    Your detailing is great. I really like the rudder chain drive. Bob
  24. captainbob
    What, me object? Heaven forbid. Bob
  25. captainbob
    Ah, what fun you'll have. Bob

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