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Did I ruin my brush?
druxey replied to MBerg's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
You will need an appropriate solvent to clear the heel of the brush. If it is acrylic paint, soaking in isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) will do it. For oil-based paint, something like acetone - but only in a well ventilated space, please! -
Yet Another Pandora 3D build
druxey replied to herask's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Lovely atmospheric work. It it always sunny there?- 118 replies
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Yeah, Kevin, I feel your pain. Getting the cat tails scored under the beams is very tricky.
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Henry: cumulative error means that the first thing one does is a tiny bit off. The next, measured from the first, is a little more off... and before you know it, everything has become way off. It's the rolling snowball effect. The only way to avoid this problem is by repeatedly re-measuring and checking things, be it a distance or an angle. With a scratch build like yours or Kevin's, it's imperative. One can't be even a bit careless and get away with it. Ask me how I know!
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Not looking after this now could develop into a 'knock on' one of cumulative error. I've had that happen, which is most annoying!
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Just catching up with your progress now, Kevin. Coming along! The bitts are vertical to the keel rather than the deck sheer, I believe. (I don't have the plan with me right now.)
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Looking for ideas for work area
druxey replied to Desertanimal's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
First consideration: how big is the space? That will often dictate what is practical and what is not. -
"Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice!
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This may sound bizarre, but in the first photo it appears that the seat and wheel, as well as the foil/rudder, is rotated. Was steering literally by the 'seat of the pants'?
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First, it is considered standing rigging and therefore was tarred to preserve it. Secondly, sailors got this on them when they climbed the rigging, hence the traditional name 'tars'. I'm sure Trevor could confirm that!
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Fractal vise on kickstarter
druxey replied to DavidG's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I wonder what the jaw capacity is?
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