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    Nenad, Looks good. What are you using for the bolts?
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    Really looking good! Tackling two ships at once!? How do you find the time? Great work
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    Hi Bob, It's looking good. Nice to have the plans the same size as the build. I wished that I had gone down and had them enlarged. Are you planning on modeling the removable rail for the accommodation ladder? For that matter, are you going to include the accommodation ladder? Marc
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    Nenad, I think that you and Bob have a good solution to the bulwarks. I wished that I had spent more time filling and smoothing them out so that they appeared more like iron - (I made them out of wood). I like your tests. I think that they are time well spent! take care, Marc
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    Ship is looking great. It takes bravery to jump back in to the build and make significant corrections. But since you built it from scratch, there isn't anything that you can't fix or do better the second time around. You're doing a great job. Oh on the bulwarks and pin rails: I was worried about all of the stress on them, especially because I plan on rigging with sails. So I ran a small rail under the pin rail against the bulwark to add support and used a syringe to glue everything together. After the glue was dry, I pressed down and up really hard on all of the rails to make sure that they were solid. If they were going to break away I wanted to know then while I could easily reattach them. If I could go back I'd put pins through the bulwark and into the pin rails just for extra strength. Probably unnecessary, but I worry to much. Take care, marc
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    hey guys, I'm still working on the spars. Nothing really to photograph for you.
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    Nenad, I'm glad that you are feeling better! You had a tough time of it! It is my understanding that when the Cutty was operational, the freeing ports were not fixed but swung open when they needed to dump water. However, they did have the stops in your photograph which prevented the ports from opening further. Probably a safety measure to keep the sailors from being swept out overboard in rough seas. I imagine that they fixed them in place when they made it a museum ship so that visitors didn't pinch/break their fingers - kids playing around with them. Your model is looking great. Also I like your posts. I think the social aspects are good. Take care and get your strength back! Marc
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    beautiful work!! wonderful carvings!
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    Wow! Beautiful work on the boats!
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    Grant, you are a block building machine!!! Very nice detail. When do we get the stropping tutorial? Marc
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    Thanks Lou. I've never explored resistance soldering because of the expense. What are the advantages?
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    Thanks Bob! I've soldered using both the torch and the irons. I used silver solder with the torch. The silver is supposed to be stronger structurally, and I'm sure that it is. However, I made a couple of davits and stanchions using both methods side by side (mainly cause I don't like using the torch) and didn't see much difference when I pressed against the piece with my thumb. The same pressure would have cracked the wood on a bulwark if I had pressed against an eye epoxied into the side. I'm by no means an expert. Just remember to use the rosin and don't burn yourself - very easy to do. Oh, the other part is remember to use heat sinks - especially with the torch. I've unsoldered joints in one part of the structure at the same time that I was forming them somewhere else. The brass got too hot. I bought my torch from Micro Mark, but you can by them from jewelry supply dealers. I've purchased several tools from sites dedicated to folks who make jewelry as a hobby. They even have videos on soldering (that's how I learned). One last comment. Don't use too much solder and always clean your surfaces before soldering. I case you're interested, the water pump I made a few post back was soldered together using a torch. Take care, marc
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    Bob It's looking good! Lots of ways of skinning the cat.
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    Here is the jpeg to help describe the bulwarks. For some reason I wasn't able to edit and add it to my post on the subject Thanks Marc cutout jig 2.pdf
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    Looks great! much cleaner than mine. you appear to being doing it the same way that I made mine. I used a jig to help with the process. I made a jig that spaced the holes and drilled the entire strip/sheet at one time and then when back and connected the holes. the jig kept the horizontal alignment (with the rail) and spacing consistent. I wrote it up for you. Hopefully it is ok that I'm posting it here, I don't want to hi-jack your post, but I thought that it might be helpful to you. Marc cutout jig 2.pdf
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    Hi Bob, Thanks for the kind words. I do jump around, but I complete the little mini projects before jumping to another while continuing the main build. I find that sometimes I need a break from some of the tedious or mundane tasks (stropping blocks, shaping spars, etc.). My mother-in-law showed me how to sew - at least enough to make/alter sails. I bought some sails, but I need to adjust some of them for furling and sew in some of the reef bands. That will be one of my winter projects when the garage gets too cold. Take care Marc
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    Wonderful. Made my day! Great craftsmanship on the build! You sir- are a true artist!
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    Looking good!
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    Wow, what a disappointment. I hope that you are able to get your modeling back on track. take care, Marc
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    Thanks Popeye,
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    Bob, Beautiful work. The prototype for the deadeyes look great. Really wonderful work. Marc
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    Amazing work! Truly!
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    Your work is inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us. Marc
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    Nenad, Wow your Cutty is really coming along!! She looks great. Nice job on the bulwarks. They are a pain. Their height between the deck and rail changes (Campbell's plans) and the inlays are challenging. The counter is another challenge. You really did a wonderful job. The second attempt really came out well! I always enjoy seeing your progress. Take care, Marc
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    I made stuns'l boom irons based on Chuck's paper on making Yard details http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Mats_and_Yards/Making%20yard%20details.pdf I used epoxy. Although it worked ok, I think that I would solder them in the future. I had a couple of irons come apart since there isn't much surface area between the rod and the pipe. If you use epoxy, make sure that you hold the rod when bending and not the pipe. Holding the pipe and bending the rod will stress the epoxy joint and could weaken it.

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