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Interesting hull shape. I'd like to know how the full size boat was made. Thinking about it I'm sure I've seen something on the topic somewhere... -
MicroMark MicroMill - Review
Q A's Revenge replied to mtaylor's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The problem buying a milling machine to cut wood is that with a few notable exceptions they are generally designed to cut metal. As a result the speed range is often around 200 - 2800 rpm, ideal for cutting metal. One of my favourite tools is the fly cutter. It's great for squaring up stock on the mill and has a sweep up to nearly 3 inches. I normally run this at a couple of hundred rpm. As you can see from this chart though, 2800 rpm is still quite low even for cutting some metals. Having said that, these things are a guide and you can normally get good results running cutters a lot slower provided you don't feed them into the work too quickly. The speed range on my mill is 160 - 2540 and I've not had any problems using a 1/16" cutter in it. I have cut wood on my mill but the smallest cutter I used was around 1/2" and this worked ok in hardwood at the maximum speed but obviously not as clean as using a router. Having said all that, small milling machines are not expected to remove large amounts of metal with large cutters so the speed range is often higher than you would expect to see on larger machines. If you only want to cut wood, and especially with very small cutters then look for the highest speed range you can get. -
Which lathe to buy!
Q A's Revenge replied to stipecro's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
PD400 apparently! http://www.onemetre.net/OtherTopics/Workshop/Workshop.htm -
Nice job. Sadly another kit hard to get over here. Looking forward to see how you progress with this.
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Very, very nice Michael. The first batch looks pretty good to me. I see the mount is Ebony, it looked like Acetal in one of the pictures.
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Twisting back into shape will be the trick. If you can hold it like that balsa blocks glued between the bulkheads should hold it there until the planking goes on. Lets see some pics though.
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Household blackening fluids.
Q A's Revenge replied to Senior ole salt's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Are they really Copper or are they Brass? Not sure of any household products that will work but if it helps I've used Birchwood Casey products in the past and they work well*. https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/Refinishing/Metal-Finishing/Brass-Black-Touch-Up.aspx *All except the Aluminium Black! -
I would have thought it better to just put the wetting agent in the dye solution. Not sure if it works but I think you may be able to use isopropyl alcohol instead of Photo Flo as a wetting agent. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of your results.
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Looking good. Humbrol have Matt White paint I think? Tamiya list a Matt white in rattle cans as well.
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I've checked out a few reviews and the H&S Evolution seems to be pretty good. https://graphicsdirect.co.uk/products/evolution-silverline-2-in-1
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Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
There are lots of ways. Another method is to put a small rule across the shaft to be drilled, bring the bit down until it touches the rule then move the work until the rule is perfectly (or very nearly!) horizontal. Depends what tools you have to hand. You can buy drilling pads with a vee in them if you have a lathe and there are lots of ways if you have a mill. The bench block though is I believe a handy thing to have around! -
Do you have a link for the Aztec?
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Not having made any of these clamps yet I don't know how easy they are to assemble but there are instructions in one of my woodworking books if you'd like a scan Richard. PM me and I'll see if I can attach it.
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Just had a google. That's a very smart looking compressor you've bought! I understand one of the other problems you can get with the cheaper ones is condensation in the airline due to them running hot. I also need to replace an old standard (very noisy!) air compressor as well so I've decided to get something in this range. Quite expensive but not much noisier than a fridge so I should be able to use it in the house or workshop. http://www.bambi-air.co.uk/docs/Budget-Range.pdf
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We use mostly metric threads here in the UK. M4 is simply 4mm. I guess 4-40 is an American thread? I would just stick with the threads used in your area.
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1/4 inch brass rod won't work with a M6 die unless you can turn it down. For what it's worth I'm going to be using M4 for my clamps.
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Not tried it myself but heard its pretty good stuff for the price. Will be buying a tin or two to try myself. Available from 6th Feb. http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-27D51850-100AD3A8/www_lidl_uk/hs.xsl/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=9691&ar=6
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Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Another here. May be cheaper as I think the price includes postage? http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/info%5fBB4%2ehtml -
Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Bit cheaper here! http://www.metals4u.co.uk/precision-tools/75mm-precision-bench-block/1437/4160/detail.asp -
Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
The bench block in one of my pictures is made by Starrett, although there are other makes out there. http://www.starrett.com/metrology/product-detail/Precision-Measuring-Tools/Precision-Hand-Tools/Precision-Shop-Tools/Other-Shop-Tools/129 You could use one like this for cross drilling. One of the holes in the vee is just over 1/8". With a BS 1 centre drill in the chuck bring it down until it enters the hole in the block. Find some way of ensuring the block doesn't move. Centre drills are much more ridgid than normal bits so shouldn't wander when you start the hole. Bring the bit up and just start the hole with the centre drill. Drill through with the correct size bit. If you can't ensure things don't move then use the correct size bit from the start and drill carefully. Just use an ordinary 1/8" to align the block if you don't have a centre drill. Hope this helps. -
For what it's worth Joe, the best place to buy tooling like this are engineering supply shops. They tend to sell only good brands. Having said that, they may be outside of budget at times! I have done the same as Michael and only bought the sizes as I've needed them.
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Workshop issues
Q A's Revenge replied to michael mott's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Nice workshop Michael, hope you get the water ingress problem sorted. -
Good advice bizibilder. I plan to make some of those clamps as well at some point. I have a variety of metric taps but all of them were standard RH ones. The best deal I got for LH taps and dies was on eBay from a Chinese seller. Unsure how good they are yet but they look alright and they only have to cut brass.
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Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
No guys I didn't make the Drill. They custom made a small batch of these where I used to work for PCB drilling and kindly gave me one when I left. Couple more pictures to whet your appetite! Sorry, we really have wandered off topic now! -
Drilling Sheave Holes For Masts
Q A's Revenge replied to Stuntflyer's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Ssh Tony, you're giving my secrets away! For model ship making you could always make something like this out of hardwood, it would serve the purpose just as well.
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