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Michael, I envy you the scale of your boat. I’ve always wanted to put fasteners on eyebolts under the deck but after the deck is on and the hull is planked there’s no way to get to them. Yours are looking good. Bob
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Drafsight v's Autocad LY2002
captainbob replied to michael mott's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
As it turns out, Dassault Systèmes went to Auto Desk and bought the rights to an older version of AutoCad to release as DraftSight for free in the hope people would update to 3D Solid Works. So in reality you are comparing an old version of AutoCad with a new Version of AutoCad. DraftSight will never win that battle. Bob -
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Simply beautiful. I'd sail that boat any day. Bob
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This is a Photo Shop trick isn't it? You took the "top" picture and blanked out the masts and added the exacto blade. You can't fool me. Fine work. Bob
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Nice looking drill press. Can you give us a picture of the other side, so we can see the workings? Bob -
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It's never good when work and fun collide. Bob- 326 replies
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Now that is one fine looking ship. Thanks for the overall shot. Bob
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Yes it is hard to work with shaking hands. Sometimes you have to teach the doctors. Bob
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SS Vinal Haven by TBlack - FINISHED
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Tom, The ring are looking good. Anxious to see a photo of the whole boat with the latest additions. Bob- 326 replies
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Nice detail work. Nice looking fleet. Bob
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I get confused with six drawers. With 15 drawers I'd never be able to build any boats for looking for tools. Bob
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Looks like a good project to get into the dark side. Since you are familiar with the boat already, I'm sure you will do a great job. Bob
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Tom, Another source of brass shapes is Special Shapes. They make the brass for K&S but on their web site they have much more. Bob- 326 replies
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Steel wool & vinegar is a very old staining technique, sometimes called "ebonizing." It works with the tannins in hardwoods. There is not enough tannin in any softwood to do a respectable job, but you can add tannin to the wood with tea. What I originally saw was vinegar with steel rusting in it applied to walnut without any tea. It immediately turned black with brown overtones. What you need to do is make up some rusty vinegar, the rustier the better, a jar of tea and some scrap woods of different types. Experiment with and without tea and see what happens. If you look on the web for weathering wood, ebonizing wood, ageing wood, you will see many different techniques, any one of which may or may not give you the color you want. The only way is to experiment to find your own results. the only thing lost is a little scrap wood and less time than this thread has taken. Bob
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There are zero closure drill chucks where the jaws meet at a sharp edge instead of being flatted.
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Great. Three stgages of build in the boatyard. Couldn't be better. Bob
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