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  1. druxey
    Oops! I missed spotting the nail in your photo, Ed. I have one version of the holder with three sizes of groove and gaps along the length to minimise that rocking issue.
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    Very adroitly restored, Michael. Too bad you can't do that as quickly with your leg! Hopefully it's healing without infection. I was wondering if parallel pliers would have assisted in straightening the stair carriage.
  3. druxey
    Nice going, Ed. I have a small stop on my 45 degree planing jig so I can use both hands to control the tool. You may find this a convenient item to add.
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    A standard Blomefield 6-pounder was 6' 0" long. Cutters generally carried either 3-pounders (4' 6") or 4-pounders (5' 6"). Information from Adrian Caruana, English Sea Ordnance: The Age of the System, page 299.
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    Are you going to trim the plank ends back that are hanging in air?
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    I'm with Wefalck on this - take good care of your files, use a file card and replace every 20 years!
  7. druxey
    Short twelves, Chuck? I doubt whether a cutter would have a heavier long gun than a six-pounder. Most had three or four-pounders. Later ones had 12 or 18- pounder carronades instead.
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    A clean room? What a novel concept, Michael! Nice work with the jewelers' saw, by the way.
  9. druxey
    'Short' versions of long guns at the bow, perhaps? Even so, the carriage has little space for recoil on the port side.
  10. druxey
    Excellent! I like the oiler you've incorporated.
  11. druxey
    Great progress, Kay!
  12. druxey
    I imagine with a parallel body those frames would be designated (B double), (B aft), (B fore), B double, C aft, C fore, D double, etc.
  13. druxey
    eBay?
  14. druxey
    If you are considering upsizing, why not 1:48 (a standard scale) rather than 1:50? As Mark mentioned, I'd also recommend numbering/lettering your frames, as it's so easy to mix them up (or put them in back to front!).
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    Glad you found the anomaly and corrected it in time, Maury.
  16. druxey
    That is one sweet spider band, Frank! Well done.
  17. druxey
    Oh, a nice fringed canopy, gleaming brass and buttoned upholstery, I think, Joel.
  18. druxey
    Thank you for sharing, Erik. My condolences on the loss of your father. The model will be a nice way to remember him.
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    Very neat work indeed, Amalio!
  20. druxey
    Operator error? In your case, surely not! Thanks for your analysis of device error with increasing angle, Ed.
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    Nice looking stoves there, Glenn. With the two stacks temporarily in position she suddenly looks like a paddle steamboat!
  22. druxey
    An excellent beginning, Kay!
  23. druxey
    Nice new 'digs', Rusty. The refinished desk looks terrific. Now, get back to model-making!
  24. druxey
    Error with the gauge will also increase when used at extreme angles. Several sizes are recommended, so that the changing angle does not exceed about 30 to 40 degrees. Two pins, 7 parts of 24 in from each edge, will speed up the marking out process.
  25. druxey
    Very nice and neat work there, Maury! Is the apparent wiggle in the deck clamps between about Stations 3 to 6 an optical illusion?

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