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very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

Welp, believe it or not the front cant frames are finished!  Can't believe I'm actually at this moment!  Also I finally built my overhead gantry, Ed Tosti style.  As per my usual of over building everything, it's over built - but that's OK. It works and is square and solid.
One area of concern I'm not happy about is the cant frames vs hawse hole placement.  I drew and redrew that area and finally thought I'd reached my best compromise between the cants (and Hackett's design of them) and the hawse holes location using Baker and Fox's placement of them from 1809.  After seeing the completed frames and roughly laying out where the holes will punch the cant frames I'm not happy at all.  I will not however be going back and redoing the cants again.  3 times is enough.  No one but the experts will know and at this point if I tear them out again I may loose my mojo and bail again.  Don't want to do that.
So, my shipyard and shipwrights will move on with the build.  I'll show some pics later of the area of concern, right now I'm not going to dwell on it.
Cant frames are 90% faired, they look pretty good now.  Port sills are fair and a temporary deck clamp I installed looked good.  Remember the port side will be planked over so if it looks a little rougher than starboard, it is 😉
Pics...







 
And let me introduce my overbuilt Gantry Extreme 3000...  You can also get a view of the build board I made - and more workshop clutter - seems that a theme with me LOL.



 
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! catch you next time

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Hello folks - I don't intend to hijack this thread, but here are 2 items I printed, in resin, with my Photon S.  These used the stock slicer settings, but I am going start tweaking things as I get more into it.  These used the Anycubic resin.  I also am making some parts that are for real world use (not models) and I have switched to resins from Siraya Tech.  I encourage you to look at and research other resins, there are lots of them out there.
 
Egilman, enjoy your new printer!
 
These are for 1:48 scale (next to an inch ruler)  both were just tests of what could be done...

 

Essex coming along very nice!  As for messiest work area you don't come close !   Very nice  clean work.  -Hal                   

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

Here's a few more of the tools and some tricks I use.
I print out the deck profiles on cardstock, then use them as template when fairing the frames.  I did not do this on my version 1 of frames and that's one one of the reasons I screwed them up and over sanded.  These patterns really help!

 
When framing the gunports, I set the sill in it's location, then use a gauge block I cut to place the header.  This way it's accurate every time AND sits square to the sill.

 
When fairing (sanding) I use these sanding blocks intended for autobody work.  They are great for fairing outside the hull.  Inside is a little trickier, but they can be cut down if that helps.  The 2 round ones you see below were cut from a single block so I could sand the tighter radius as the hull turns.
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Oh, and I finally printed the full length deck plan.  That's a 24" rule as a reference.
 

 
Another cannon pic...

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL
 

 

Here's a few more of the tools and some tricks I use.
I print out the deck profiles on cardstock, then use them as template when fairing the frames.  I did not do this on my version 1 of frames and that's one one of the reasons I screwed them up and over sanded.  These patterns really help!

 
When framing the gunports, I set the sill in it's location, then use a gauge block I cut to place the header.  This way it's accurate every time AND sits square to the sill.

 
When fairing (sanding) I use these sanding blocks intended for autobody work.  They are great for fairing outside the hull.  Inside is a little trickier, but they can be cut down if that helps.  The 2 round ones you see below were cut from a single block so I could sand the tighter radius as the hull turns.
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Oh, and I finally printed the full length deck plan.  That's a 24" rule as a reference.
 

 
Another cannon pic...

 

well, I'm still adding frames.  Also, I finally got my 3d printer up a running.  I've printed a few things so far only as tests, but so far I'm pleased.
 
Here's Pirate Cap'n Green Legs in his 1/48th scale glory.  This was just a test (got it from Hero Forge), I do intend to model up a proper US navy figure at some point and print him out.

 

 
I also drew up and printed a 12 lb long gun, which Essex did carry at Valparaiso.  My plan is to finish the model ( trunnions and such) then print a master, and make a mold(s) and cast what I need.  

 
I don't plan to make a separate thread just for 3d printing stuff, but if there winds up being enough interest or questions I may.  It just depends.
I also received the CNC router I ordered a week or so ago, so I'll need to work with that at some point and make some stuff.
 
Anyway, more build pics.  Till next update....

 
 

 
 
Gratuitous cannon pic...

 

 
Here's the side that will be planked over, I realized I don't show it much.

 
 
 

very quick update, still working on square frames - but only 7 to go.  yee haw....    Looks like I have rear cants and fashion timbers in my near future, wonder how much trouble I'll have with those....
Thanks for looking in!
 
PS - if we ever have a messiest workspace/table area contest, I want to enter. I'll win for sure, LOL