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Me neither! The Byrnes plate was a revelation to me when it first came out.
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Swan-Class Sloop by Stuglo - FINISHED - 1:48
druxey replied to stuglo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Looks like you are on track now, Stuart. The relative positions of the hawes holes look much better than before. -
Swan-Class Sloop by Stuglo - FINISHED - 1:48
druxey replied to stuglo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
If at first we don't succeed....Good for you to stick (and unstick!) to it, Stuglo. -
Fascinating to follow your lines of reasoning as you proceed.
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Well, you are getting a lot of experience doing this.... After you've planked a complete hull you will be an expert.
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Heat the needle holding it with tweezers!
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Another rot-reducing measure were holes bored into the beam ends for air circulation. A longitudinal hole was drilled into the end for about a foot or so, then another smaller hole bored up from under the beam to join it. The inner surfaces of the holes were then sealed using red-hot irons to char them. Be sure to include this detail!
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Love the details you are including! The barrel, the anvil, the cart....
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Always a pleasure to look in your progress, Gaetan.
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Completing that planking is a major achievement, Toni. Now roves at 1:48? Impressive! What kind of punch are you using?
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Gummy gun barrels??? Carriages look nice.
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Nice and messy looking! She sure looks well used.
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And it rained last night. Good timing, Alan! Gears look good.
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A jack screw. Of course!
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Beautifully detailed, Keith. Nice scratch moldings. My preference is to use pieces of old hacksaw blades, tempered, and file the profile in using watchmakers' screw slotting files and escapement files. Slower, but find I have more control and safety!
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I suspect that it was a rack and pinion device, such as pictured in Blankley's Naval Expositor (Hand Screws, page 70).
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The upper example (Dorsetshire, 1757) in Siggi's post shows what appears to be a drop pawl from the deck beam above to the lower capstan drumhead. It's a detail I've not seen elsewhere.
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The truth probably lies between the two extremes! Factor in the guns inboard as well, which are not so portable and omitted on your drawing.
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Thanks, Eberhard. It seems a good alternative to use instead of the tip-over rest. The T-slot in the table is an even better idea.
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I'm sure when not seen under macro-photographic scrutiny, the shells look terrific. BTW, does your graver holder just ride on the cross-slide?
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The pump brakes had a square tenon and socket joint for easy uncoupling.
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I believe that the pillars were removed and pump brakes unshipped when manning the lower capstan.
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