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You mean you could tell it wasn't correct before you glued it? WOW! I wish I could do that. Bob
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Best eye-splice I've seen on a model and I love the marlin spike. Bob
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Nice planking of the hull. It's looking good. Bob
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Thanks, Nils. I thought I saw some solder under there. Bob
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I like your method of building the deck first. I’ve always had trouble trying to fasten pins and eye bolts so they don’t come loose. Thanks. Bob
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sanding drum ?
captainbob replied to rafterrat_2005's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
For finish, go with the thickness sander. You can change the sandpaper to any grit you want. Put in 1000 or finer and you can polish brass strips. Just turn the piece over to sand the other side. Bob -
Looking better all the time. Bob
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Glad to have you aboard, Dan. There will probably be minor differences between the Lettie as she is now and the Lettie of 1900 that I hope to build. But if I go too far astray feel free to let me know. Learning from one another is how we get it right. Bob
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Ah, you're just starting, I'm not too late. I enjoy the explanations of your builds. Thanks. Bob
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"But it seems to have worked out fine." Yes it has and it's a good start. Bob
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You did it ! It looks great ! I hope it was enough to get past the "road block" on your Queen Anne's Revenge. Bob
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cable laid vs rope (left vs right twist)
captainbob replied to davec's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Let me add to the confusion. This is from a dictionary. “Common twisted rope generally consists of three strands and is normally right-laid, or given a final right-handed twist. The ISO 2 standard uses the uppercase letters S and Z to indicate the two possible directions of twist, as suggested by the direction of slant of the central portions of these two letters. The handedness of the twist is the direction of the twists as they progress away from an observer. Thus Z-twist rope is said to be right-handed, and S-twist to be left-handed.” The strength of a rope has to do with how parallel the strands are with the length of the rope and has nothing to do with which way it is twisted. Bob -
sanding drum ?
captainbob replied to rafterrat_2005's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The sanding drum thicknesser has an adjustment so that you slowly dial in the thickness you want the finished board to be. A planer uses blades to takes off a specified amount with each pass. Bob -
What blade for what purpose?
captainbob replied to glbarlow's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The courser the blade the faster the cut, but a course blade on thin wood will splinter it instead of cut. As bill said, "A rule of thumb is to choose a blade that can put three teeth on the thickness of material being cut." That's what I've always heard also. Bob- 10 replies
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Nice work, Michael. Mine looks crude by comparison. You and MSW always challenge me to do better. Thanks. Bob
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Nice little lathe. After 43 years it deserved to be finished. It should make lovely parts. Bob
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Thanks Steve, I just hope I can dress her in something just as lovely. Yes Elia I’m looking forward to the hull painting and deck installation also. I find it’s hard to work with my fingers crossed. Tom, I’ve even taken to drinking wine like the old barrister. The blue room, oh no not the blue room. As you say I don’t have a blue room. on the other hand is this blue enough? Bob
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