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Thanks, Dan. I know that often spilling is done by eye at 1:1, but I've never seen it done entirely that way - never mind well! - at scale size. I certainly don't plank mathematically, but use that as a starting point. Then I do the 'by eyeball' thing. -
I'm impressed at the result you've achieved 'spiling by eye'. I would not have thought it possible, but you've certainly demonstrated otherwise! My only comment is that the frames seem a bit wide to my own eye.
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Looking at your progress photos, I'm smiling again - as usual. Simply lovely work, Gary.
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Ooops! Got it, Allan.
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However, the placement of the eyebolts is as Steel describes and I picture a lashing on each side instead of the later chain links shown here.
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Angle grinders! Orbital sanders! Oh my! Hopefully the later stages of construction will not be quite so brutal. All the best with this new project.
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Good to see you back in the saddle, Remco!
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Excellent!
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Looking good, Daniel.
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Ah. Good idea.
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Looking good, Toni. To get a smoother bolt 'head', have you tried using a small cup burr? Another technique is to use a blunt knife and roll it across the wire to form a small head. Someone recently posted an illustrated 'how to' of this on MSW.
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Although, note Livesay's 'compartments' seen below the rows of balusters, which are absent today.
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Silverfish are usually longer than 1mm, Twinrow. They look like miniature prehistoric torpedo shaped silver-grey things. Unfortunately what Mike has a re probably wood borers. Silverfish like paper and paste; they do nasty things to old books.
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Yikes! My gudgeons are sweating!!
druxey replied to src's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Sounds as if you did everything correctly, Sam. The only thing I can spot is that Blacken-It should be diluted about 8:1 to work well. However, that shouldn't have given you the result that you've shown. Definitely a metallurgist's or chemist's specialty question, I'm afraid. -
Yikes! My gudgeons are sweating!!
druxey replied to src's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Is the material you've used actually brass, in fact? And what exactly have you used on this? -
Fumigation?
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Lovely metalwork! And a very, very nice model as well.
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Should be accepted for display? Should be, Peter??? If not, MSW will come down hard on the NYYC. Please give Dan my congratulations on such a fine detailed model. Very well done!
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Automatic scaling with either Adobe or with the resident software on one's printer is something to be eternally vigilant for!
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Congratulations on completing this magnum opus, Chris. She looks very impressive.
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Reading in Steel's tables, it looks as if (1805) there were two methods of retaining the tiller at the time. One was with eyebolts driven into both sides of the tiller two feet forward of the rudderhead and two eyebolts in the 'fore part of the rudderhead'. Presumably tackle was rigged each side between these. The other method was as described above. Apparently the tiller could become loose with shrinkage over time, according to Steel. Also a norman and chocks were to be provided, but it does not describe how these were used! I don't know whether this is helpful or simply provides more confusion to the discussion....
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Waterstops and wedged scarphs: very nice details, Ed! You are out-doing yourself this time around.
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Would they need locking together, in fact? The tiller engages the sweep with the gooseneck. Wouldn't that, and the tensioning tackle, prevent the tiller from moving forward and disengaging from the mortise in the rudder?
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Careful of taking any AOS book as gospel truth, Gary! I don't doubt that the arrangement shown was used but, as you ask, how early did this come into use? My suspicion is that it was closer to 1800 than 1760.
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Please take care, Toni: your hands are your most valuable asset. I trust the damage was not too serious.
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