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Dziadeczek got a reaction from mtaylor in Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
You have to do the burning off rather quickly, passing your thread over the flame, otherwise you run a risk of burning away the thread itself, especially polyester which melts in heat easily.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from The Gimps Chimp in Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
You have to do the burning off rather quickly, passing your thread over the flame, otherwise you run a risk of burning away the thread itself, especially polyester which melts in heat easily.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Dave_E in Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
You have to do the burning off rather quickly, passing your thread over the flame, otherwise you run a risk of burning away the thread itself, especially polyester which melts in heat easily.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Jolley Roger in Is there a Boudriot's 74 Gun Ship in "kit" form???
Hi Michael,
I am scratchbuilding this exact model in the same 1:48 scale, following the books by J. Boudriot.
It is a BIIIG puppy! If you want me to send you exact dimentions, I willl do it. Suffice it to say now, you would absolutely neccesarily need a separate space (a workshop of some kind) to build it. Kitchen table will not do it!!! And prepare yourself for YEARS of work!
If you want to build it exactly like the books describe it, it is a monumental task! But, it is doable, especially now that the addendum (all frame profiles and the keel) is available from Ancre. When I started to build it, this addendum was not available, so I had to hand draw all missing profiles, since Boudriot only shows the so called, station frames (every 4th). It took a long time to draw all of them by hand, since I did not own a computer program.
There is LOOOOTS of wood cutting, sanding and glueing, so several power tools are a must!
Right now I am approaching the running rigging stage and sewing sails from thin muslin. Here is a handful of randomly selected pics of this model.
Regards,
Thomas
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Canute in Looking for a good "starter" pin vise set
Greg,
It doesn't matter if the handle is made of aluminum or some kind of plastic, or similar. What matters is the material used for those jaws. It should be hardened steel, so it doesn't wear off quickly.
I just had a thought. What if I use a 3 jaw chuck from Dremel (it looks like it does have hardened steel jaws - I bought them for my self-made serving machine, to keep my ropes tightly apart while serving). It is easily obtainable from most hardware stores for little money. I just need to fashion a shaft for it from a piece of a brass rod . Drill the rod on one end to accommodate the length of a drill bit placed inside and cut a proper thread for the shaft to be able to screw on the Dremel chuck.
I checked it, by the way, - their chuck tightly holds # 80 drill bit! And everything else up to 3 mm thick.
If I want it, I can attach on the oposite end of this rod some sort of a spinning head, wooden ball or similar, to hold it comfortably in the palm of my hand.
By the way, the thread size for Dremel shaft is proprietary, but the size of a cutter M7 x 0.75 will work just as well.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Canute in Looking for a good "starter" pin vise set
I too am looking for a new pin vise to replace my old "General" brand vise, which recently developed a round hole in the center of this 'cross' (see red arrow) and is unusable for the smallest drill bits. I resorted to attaching a separate pin holder to it, but this is only a temporary measure...
Greg, can you tell me, if your new vise can firmly hold a drill bit # 80?
I don't mind paying more for Starrett, but 90 (!) dollars is a bit stretch for my pocket... 😬
Also, I am looking for a vise that has these two double ended collets, with two different openings on their BOTH sides - for convenience's sake.
As far as I know, Starrett doesn't make such a vise; you have to buy two of their separate vises to accommodate drill bits from # 80 up to 3 mm thick.
120 bucks later...
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from mtaylor in Looking for a good "starter" pin vise set
Greg,
It doesn't matter if the handle is made of aluminum or some kind of plastic, or similar. What matters is the material used for those jaws. It should be hardened steel, so it doesn't wear off quickly.
I just had a thought. What if I use a 3 jaw chuck from Dremel (it looks like it does have hardened steel jaws - I bought them for my self-made serving machine, to keep my ropes tightly apart while serving). It is easily obtainable from most hardware stores for little money. I just need to fashion a shaft for it from a piece of a brass rod . Drill the rod on one end to accommodate the length of a drill bit placed inside and cut a proper thread for the shaft to be able to screw on the Dremel chuck.
I checked it, by the way, - their chuck tightly holds # 80 drill bit! And everything else up to 3 mm thick.
If I want it, I can attach on the oposite end of this rod some sort of a spinning head, wooden ball or similar, to hold it comfortably in the palm of my hand.
By the way, the thread size for Dremel shaft is proprietary, but the size of a cutter M7 x 0.75 will work just as well.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from mtaylor in Looking for a good "starter" pin vise set
I too am looking for a new pin vise to replace my old "General" brand vise, which recently developed a round hole in the center of this 'cross' (see red arrow) and is unusable for the smallest drill bits. I resorted to attaching a separate pin holder to it, but this is only a temporary measure...
Greg, can you tell me, if your new vise can firmly hold a drill bit # 80?
I don't mind paying more for Starrett, but 90 (!) dollars is a bit stretch for my pocket... 😬
Also, I am looking for a vise that has these two double ended collets, with two different openings on their BOTH sides - for convenience's sake.
As far as I know, Starrett doesn't make such a vise; you have to buy two of their separate vises to accommodate drill bits from # 80 up to 3 mm thick.
120 bucks later...
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from AlleyCat in Mini lathe for mast making etc.
If the bed of your lathe is too short for your masts/spars, turn them in sections, drill holes on both ends (also on the lathe) and insert short pegs there and connect them (wood glue) together. If both pieces are the same thickness, you won't see the connection.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from thibaultron in Mini lathe for mast making etc.
If the bed of your lathe is too short for your masts/spars, turn them in sections, drill holes on both ends (also on the lathe) and insert short pegs there and connect them (wood glue) together. If both pieces are the same thickness, you won't see the connection.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Anyone Know of a Book Detailing the Captains Cabin...
J. Boudriot in his "74 gun ship" details the cabins there, including the captain's cabin. Drawings and descriptions are given.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from scrubbyj427 in Is there a Boudriot's 74 Gun Ship in "kit" form???
Hi Michael,
I am scratchbuilding this exact model in the same 1:48 scale, following the books by J. Boudriot.
It is a BIIIG puppy! If you want me to send you exact dimentions, I willl do it. Suffice it to say now, you would absolutely neccesarily need a separate space (a workshop of some kind) to build it. Kitchen table will not do it!!! And prepare yourself for YEARS of work!
If you want to build it exactly like the books describe it, it is a monumental task! But, it is doable, especially now that the addendum (all frame profiles and the keel) is available from Ancre. When I started to build it, this addendum was not available, so I had to hand draw all missing profiles, since Boudriot only shows the so called, station frames (every 4th). It took a long time to draw all of them by hand, since I did not own a computer program.
There is LOOOOTS of wood cutting, sanding and glueing, so several power tools are a must!
Right now I am approaching the running rigging stage and sewing sails from thin muslin. Here is a handful of randomly selected pics of this model.
Regards,
Thomas
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Mark P in Waterways
This is how it looks like on the Polish sailing ship "Dar Młodzieży" (Gift of the Youth) - the green area on the right.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from kuya in Would like help identifying clamp and suggestions where I might buy some
I once made a handful of such mini C clamps from a length of aluminium U channel, slicing it on my Preac saw into narrow sections, drilling holes and thread tapping them to match my screws. Mine have 1/2 inch throat size, but perhaps you could also find your size in a hardware store.
These are not heavy duty, plenty of power to hold planks, though.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from mtaylor in Waterways
This is how it looks like on the Polish sailing ship "Dar Młodzieży" (Gift of the Youth) - the green area on the right.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from jud in Waterways
This is how it looks like on the Polish sailing ship "Dar Młodzieży" (Gift of the Youth) - the green area on the right.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Harvey Golden in Waterways
This is how it looks like on the Polish sailing ship "Dar Młodzieży" (Gift of the Youth) - the green area on the right.
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from WalrusGuy in Waterways
This is how it looks like on the Polish sailing ship "Dar Młodzieży" (Gift of the Youth) - the green area on the right.
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Dziadeczek reacted to Jeronimo in French 18-pdr Naval Cannon 1779 by Jeronimo - FINISHED
74 GunShip
New - and Reconstruction of the section of the second gun deck.
The cannon stayed the same, only the locking of the cannon barrel / mount (Lafette) was changed.
Karl
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Obormotov in Harold Hahn method
Years ago I built my French 74 gun ship upside down, mounted in H. Hahn's building base, following his method (sort of). I remember, I had to add (draw) the remaining frames, since J. Boudriot only has shown in his books the so called, station frames. The hull turned out OK, not perfect though, but - for the first scratch built, Admiralty type model, - acceptable.
Right now I am starting to install the running rigging on it.
Thomas
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Dziadeczek got a reaction from Kurt Bainum in Is there a Boudriot's 74 Gun Ship in "kit" form???
Hi Michael,
I am scratchbuilding this exact model in the same 1:48 scale, following the books by J. Boudriot.
It is a BIIIG puppy! If you want me to send you exact dimentions, I willl do it. Suffice it to say now, you would absolutely neccesarily need a separate space (a workshop of some kind) to build it. Kitchen table will not do it!!! And prepare yourself for YEARS of work!
If you want to build it exactly like the books describe it, it is a monumental task! But, it is doable, especially now that the addendum (all frame profiles and the keel) is available from Ancre. When I started to build it, this addendum was not available, so I had to hand draw all missing profiles, since Boudriot only shows the so called, station frames (every 4th). It took a long time to draw all of them by hand, since I did not own a computer program.
There is LOOOOTS of wood cutting, sanding and glueing, so several power tools are a must!
Right now I am approaching the running rigging stage and sewing sails from thin muslin. Here is a handful of randomly selected pics of this model.
Regards,
Thomas
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