Bob Cleek
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from No Idea in Elementary school clear glue?
Absolutely! I'm a Californian and I can attest that getting "banned' materials here is something of an art form. Fortunately, Nevada, a decidedly environmentally unfriendly jurisdiction is just across the border about 200 miles away.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from tkay11 in Where can I get small grommets?
Yes, but if accuracy still matters at such small scales, "tear drop" shaped thimbles are made for use with wire rope, not fiber rope. The round thimbles are for fiber rope.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Canute in Best Glue?
I've had similar success with Duco Cement. It's just a very basic nitrocellulose adhesive. The nitrocellulose is dissolved in acetone which evaporates quickly upon exposure to the air. See: 14445 TN.pdf (tedpella.com) and ANSIMSDS.RDL (onboces.org) The dried cement is primarily nitrocellulose, which is also known as "gun cotton." It can be highly flammable when exposed to enough heat.
Duco Cement is sold in one ounce tubes for as much as ten or twelve bucks an ounce. On the other hand, ordinary PVC pipe cement, which is quite similar to Duco Cement, can be purchased in four ounce cans for as little a dollar an ounce, or one tenth the price of Duco Cement, so one may wish to experiment with plastic pipe cement and see how they like it. Another similar option is "sprue goo." Some plastic modelers use "sprue goo" as a plastic adhesive and filler material. "Sprue goo" is simply cut up pieces of plastic model sprues dissolved in acetone or a similar solvent. There are a number of how to make it online.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Canute in Best Glue?
Where one requires strength, archival permanence, or both, I think that it is important to mechanically fasten model parts wherever possible. Sometimes such fasteners can be simple wooden pegs in the case of wood-to-wood bonds, and other times a metal peg is called for when a metal-to-wood bond is required. Metal-to-metal bonds generally require soldering. It should also be remembered that a part simply glued to any painted surface is bonded no more strongly than the strength of the paint film between the parts and that a paint film is generally not considered a particularly strong bond, especially when under sheer loading. (In other words, little parts glued to painted surfaces get knocked off very easily.)
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from mtaylor in Elementary school clear glue?
Absolutely! I'm a Californian and I can attest that getting "banned' materials here is something of an art form. Fortunately, Nevada, a decidedly environmentally unfriendly jurisdiction is just across the border about 200 miles away.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from No Idea in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from michael mott in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Canute in Elementary school clear glue?
Absolutely! I'm a Californian and I can attest that getting "banned' materials here is something of an art form. Fortunately, Nevada, a decidedly environmentally unfriendly jurisdiction is just across the border about 200 miles away.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from modeller_masa in Elementary school clear glue?
Absolutely! I'm a Californian and I can attest that getting "banned' materials here is something of an art form. Fortunately, Nevada, a decidedly environmentally unfriendly jurisdiction is just across the border about 200 miles away.
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Bob Cleek reacted to Gregory in Elementary school clear glue?
With extra points if it's banned in California.
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Bob Cleek reacted to Roger Pellett in Elementary school clear glue?
I never gave much thought to glues. I have several models that I built 40-50 years ago. All were built using “yellow” hardware store glues; Elmer’s. All have held up fine with NO glue failures. I still use PVA “yellow” glue for wood-wood joints. Our Local stores stock Titebond.
Roger
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from robert952 in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Diver in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from wefalck in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek reacted to thibaultron in Elementary school clear glue?
The trouble with the Washable glues, is that they do not hold well.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Jack12477 in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Canute in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Canute in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from hollowneck in SOPHIA ROSE 1853 by Chuck - 3/8" scale - Block Island "Cowhorn" double-ender - prototype for Syren Ship Model Company prototype
Ditto! Lovely as they are, we really have more than enough models of warships from the Age of Sail. For too long, modelers, and kit designers, have overlooked the rich history of and abundant information about inshore working craft as modeling subjects. I should think such boats would be a rich vein to mine for a model kit designer because they are of a size which permits the portrayal of rich detail at large scale while, at the same time, producing a model small enough to display in a home smaller than an English manor house.
I anticipate this will be a valuable building log.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Gregory in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from mtaylor in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek reacted to rwiederrich in Donald McKay 1855 by rwiederrich - medium clipper
Several accounts claim she had Forbes rig, and others claim she had Howes.
Anyway… I’m not changing the rig.
I worked on several things today. I had to add the blue waterway that was missing
I began the forward cabin and the new forecastle.
Here are some pics.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from Roger Pellett in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from DaveBaxt in Finishing Cleats on 1805 1/50 Swift Question
Two pins, actually. Drive them at opposing angles so they hold better. Your rigging lines will belay to these cleats and you don't want the tension on the lines pulling them off. Simply gluing them in place won't provide sufficient shear strength to prevent pulling them off.
As for finish, it may well depend upon the period in which your prototype was built. Generally speaking, wooden cleats are left bare because this provides the better friction to hold the belaying hitches in place. They may also be oiled, in which case they'd be very dark brown or black at a scale viewing distance. Sometimes, too, though, they may be painted the same as the surrounding area or white for visibility at night. There aren't a lot of hard and fast rules on cleat colors. This is an area where the modeler gets to exercise some artistic license in the absence of any reliable historical record for a given vessel.
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Bob Cleek got a reaction from davyboy in Elementary school clear glue?
The material safety data sheet ("MSDS") is the first stop in checking out any material. This stuff is safe for kids to eat. Some of us learned this firsthand in kindergarten with the paste version. See: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/wc-prod-pim/Asset_Documents/Elmer's Clear Glue SDS.pdf
I learned in early childhood that whatever made my mother yell, "That could put your eye out!" was probably was the most fun. I've always applied a corollary to this principle to materials in my workshop: if somebody says the material is hazardous or environmentally unfriendly, I assume it is the better choice for the job than the "safe and sane," "environmentally friendly," or "green" options that have been "dumbed down" for use by people who can't be trusted not to eat or drink the stuff. .
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