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  1. druxey
    Nice looking completed windmill, Marcus. Congratulations! Hope it weathers well. It was instructive to learn about the mechanism used to turn the mill.
  2. druxey
    Looking very nice, Alan. Perhaps pin/treenail the feet of the cant frames to the deadwood for extra security?
  3. druxey
    My condolences to you, as well as his family.
  4. druxey
    The quality of your work look terrific, Antony! Hopefully you are not snowed in.
  5. druxey
    Excellent sawing to the line. Practice certainly made perfect, Keith!
  6. druxey
    Sometimes building frames seems like an endless task. But there has to be an end soon now, surely?
  7. druxey
    Great improvement, Paul!
  8. druxey
    Slight digression on the alignment of slot screwheads: When I was young my father, who was a mechanical and electrical engineer, taught me to always align screw heads on wall switch plates vertically. The reason? Vertical slots gather less dust than horizontal ones!
  9. druxey
    The mass of molten metal in your ladle should be greater than your pour. If there is too little, the end of the pour may have already cooled, resulting in those voids at the muzzle end.
  10. druxey
    Now that stay won't carry away in gale! Looks much better, Rob.
  11. druxey
    Also, make sure that the model is secure on its base and the base is secured to the bottom of the protective case. The best thing to protect the model inside is air space, not foam or bubble wrap! (You might need foam wedges underneath the hull to prevent sideways movement.) And don't forget to prominently label the case Fragile! This Way Up!
  12. druxey
    Beautifully done, Doris.
  13. druxey
    The locating keys of dimples need not be multiple. Four would be adequate.So no worries about complicating air vent passages with curves. If using RTV rubber moulds, make an outer plaster jacket so that there is no distortion when clamping the assembly.
  14. druxey
    You were just looking for an excuse, weren't you, Toni?
  15. druxey
    Looking very nice indeed. I like the subliminal advertising for Jim Byrnes in the background!
  16. druxey
    Well scrolled, sir!
  17. druxey
    Incredible, Doris. But you cheated with wooden trunnions. However, we forgive you!
  18. druxey
    There will be a carving weekend, time and place to be determined! As soon as definite information is available, it will be posted.
  19. druxey
    Another miniature masterpiece on the way, Javier!
  20. druxey
    I'd hate to tangle with you, wielding that long-handled axe, Steven. I presume you use that for your carved work?
  21. druxey
    Superb metalwork!
  22. druxey
    I think Chris has summarized the situation well. There are many such models in existence. Also, sorry that the information is not more encouraging.
  23. druxey
    On the other hand - to play devil's advocate (translation: to mess with your mind!) - there's something to be said for "I made it all myself!"
  24. druxey
    Yup. The pointy thing.
  25. druxey
    You are more or less correct, Kevin. Fixed blocks had 'ears' the thickness of the inner planking. These were wide enough to take bolts. These bolts could be withdrawn and the block pulled inboard for repair.

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