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  1. Mike Y
    Surprised myself and installed all that weirdly shaped bow frames in just 4 hours. Pretty weird looking gap between the last frame and the stem, looks like a broken tooth. But it is not a mistake, there are only 40 frames in the jig. Need few more to cover the gap. This is how Peter (Mr. Hollom) solved that problem in his build: But I am not sure if it will look good (especially since I will have no wales or planks on one side), and will try to insert one more frame in the middle of that gap or maybe glue it directly to the stem. One of the Hahn's drawings actually show two extra frames, that are not present on a framing plan / jig plan / frame plans. That extra frames are glued to the stem and to each other. Hmmm.... Will try different options to end up with the most even spacing. I truly wonder why Hahn omitted one (or two) extra frames, would make life so much easier.
  2. Mike Y
    Looks great! But I am slightly worried about the way it is clamped into the vice - one accidental bump - and the keel will crack It is very handy to clamp it upside down, just glue some scrap wood to the "rails" that you already have, the one that hold the frames together
  3. Mike Y
    Space is not a big deal, but time.. Hope you will have enough patience, once most frames are installed - it starts to look like a ship, and that is such a pleasure!
  4. Mike Y
    Alexandru, proxxon service can send you new plastic for the wheels. Also, try removing the blade, detach the motor belt and rotate wheels by hand - maybe wheel bearings are broken and they glitch from time to time, breaking the blade when one wheel gets stuck.
  5. Mike Y
    They would not be planked! No planks on the nice side. Fully planked "backyard side"
  6. Mike Y
    Small status update - frame installation is slowly progressing. Also marked the cutoff points and gun ports. Decided to skip the sweep ports on this model - they really do not look good with Hahn frame spacing - sweep port is narrower than the distance between frames. But I will definitely do them on a next model, that have a correct framing (as in TFFM), not a simplified one. P.S.: careful viewer can mention a magnetic bar in the background, holding some hand tools. Really handy thing! Very happy with it.
  7. Mike Y
    Curious to see how it looks in the museum environment. Any photos?
  8. Mike Y
    Ah, sorry, understood But that is typically done on the hull, when fairing it.
  9. Mike Y
    Good start! I might be mistaken, but hope that "cleanup sanding" is not to remove the paper? Scraping is much faster, and will keep the surface straight, while sandpaper will round it and smoothen the edges . If you are not using it on a flat surface, though.
  10. Mike Y
    Truly accurate!
  11. Mike Y
    Yes! Their "miniature" section is amazing. Hope they will extend the miniature tool range
  12. Mike Y
    Christmas arrived early this time! Was on a business trip to US, bought a lot of stuff from Lee Valley - miniature chisels, miniature block plane, sharpening system, wetstones, etc. Also grabbed a nice height gauge on ebay, it is more precise than my handmade wooden one. The TSA officers in the airport were quite confused with all that set in my cabin luggage. Especially the height gage and a sharpening system looked really scary on the xray. Spent around 30min explaining that all that things are pretty secure, pff. Already tried chisels and plane with a factory sharpening - wow, they are sharp! Cutting pear like butter. Nice! Wood stash was also refilled - fresh batch of boxwood and pear from Arkowood, and Holly from Crown Timberyard. All of these are perfect! Interesting that box from Arkowood and Hobbymill perfectly match in color, while being produced on a different continents.
  13. Mike Y
    Instead of using chisel, it might be easier and safer to cut rough slots using scroll/band saw and finish them with a file. P.S.: yes, my chiseling skills are really bad (so far), but just pointing that there are other easy options too.
  14. Mike Y
    Jeff, thanks for stepping in! All clear, the last question: do you recommend to store sheets in a plastic sleeve (like the one you ship the wood orders in), or it is better to store it without plastic? Gut feeling is that plastic wrap can cause some condensation and bad ventilation, which might lead to rot or grey spots, but just want to confirm
  15. Mike Y
    Thanks a lot, John! Turns out mine is affected... Contacted local service center, hope they will replace it
  16. Mike Y
    Interesting news about a lifting tables. IKEA lowered the price bar, they offer electrical lifting table mechanism (frame, legs, motors, everything, just add a tabletop) for just $400: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50263225/ And they also offer a hand-cranked table, same thing but not electrical - $229! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49084965/ Looks like it is the cheapest way to have a height-adjusted table in your workshop
  17. Mike Y
    Mark, it would be fully planked from one side (no poly there) and fully opened from another side (even no wales). This is the model that I used as a reference:
  18. Mike Y
    I know I am an overthinker... What things to keep in mind when storing some milled wood (mostly sheets) indoors, room temperature? To avoid rot, insects infection, turning grey, etc? The wood in question is a standard shipmodelling hardwood - pear, castello boxwood, holly, ebony. Obviously, it is good to keep a semi-constant humidity and temperature, and I found a place matching that criterias. 1) What about insects? 2) Maybe it would be good to put some silica gel to absorb extra moisture if the humidity level will go up? Or it will suck moisture from the wood, making it too dry? 3) Better keep it sealed in plastic bags or without plastic? 4) Anything special that I should know about storage of holly? To make sure it will not change its colour and will remain bright white? I know it sounds like paranoia, but really do not want to find that my wood stash is eaten, rotten and holly turned grey. brrr. Nightmare!
  19. Mike Y
    Midship frames were easy, now I am in the area of extreme bevels: Thanks to Mr. Hollom, who built his Oliver Cromwell from Hahn's plans and confirmed that these bevels are correct and could be trusted. If you missed his build log and fantastic model - it is here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1883-oliver-cromwellbeavers-prize-by-peter-mr-hollom-148/ After pre-beveling frames already look neat! Current status: 20 frames installed, 20 frames produced and drying from the wipe-on-poly right now. Oh, Oliver Cromell have just 40 frames, so I do not need to produce any more, whoo-hoo!
  20. Mike Y
    Congratulations! It is not just an exceptional model, but also a great build log - thanks for all the time you spent sharing your experience, methods, ups and downs with us. Small rant: such a model, and such a small and blurry pictures! If you will ever get a good camera, so we can look on that piece of art in a high definition, in details... Ah
  21. Mike Y
    Keith, frankly - never tried. Guess that thin brass does not really count as "metal". But I read a number of reviews by modellers who cut aluminum, etc - they say it works fine, especially with a metal blade Proxxon advertises it as capable or cutting metals and offers blade for it - doubt that it is a lie. Saw is powerful enough, so it is only a question of picking the right blade. There is also an optional watercooling kit
  22. Mike Y
    Small update: I dramatically reduced the noise by removing both wheels and applying tri-flow silicone lubricant to the internal sides of the ball bearings. They do not take any lube from the outside, but quite open from the inside. Now the bandsaw is running very smooth! I can use it without forcing my family to run away
  23. Mike Y
    Just measured Dremel 8050 - its weight is 250gr. However, it is also a question of balance - all battery tools have the heaviest part in the bottom (batteries), while this one have a lipo accumulator which is located somewhere in the middle. I am using it a lot to drill tiny holes freehand, and that balance is quite important when you do it.
  24. Mike Y
    John, light is turned off by going to lowest speed and clicking minus button again But yes, speed and light settings are not saved when you turn it off
  25. Mike Y
    Actually, check out new cordless dremel - 8050 micro: http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=8050#.VaaAyXBXeK0 It have a better accumulator (lipo), very well balanced and quiet. I use it for a few months very actively. Still have a regular dremel with the cord on my table, but never used it since I got 8050

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