Geoff Matson
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Welcome to the forum. Great build and a great job with your whale boat. I have this one in the wings and am looking forward to your progress.
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Looking good Tom. Congrats on your mile stone. There will be plenty more to come!
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Hello Pops. I love your build. I am the guy who gave Bob F. the glass plate. At the time I was working for an Auto Glass company. The glass is just a scrape piece of Laminated plate glass used for old car windows. I am sure if you go to any good Auto Glass Company in your area you can get a piece in the size you want. For our club meeting I just cut up some scrape glass into 6" to 8" squares. They might just give you a scrape piece. One of the best uses for the glass is for gluing. I just put some of the CA on the glass, dip a pin in the glue and put a dot where I want the glue to be. Then when the glue has dried, I just scrape the old glue off with a razor blade and it is ready to go again. Happy modeling
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Model Machines 4" Table Saw
Geoff Matson replied to dewalt57's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Looks like you are ready to make some sawdust. Have fun -
You know that traveling is really cutting down on your build time, but thanks again for the pictures.
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You are making me want to build this kit. What a great job.
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Just found your log. What a nice job you are doing. Everything looks great and really like your oars.
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Mundie Just found your log and build looks great. The counter was a hard piece for me and it looks like you got everything figured out just fine.
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What a great build! Looks like you will be taking the MS Constitution to a new level
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Thanks for your interest in my shop. Now don't laugh but my shop is in my bedroom. Here are a couple of pictures The shop area is just along one wall and the rest is the bedroom. Just a small farm house.
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Here is how I set up my rigging process. I make the rope on the ropewalk and use the serving machine to serve and seize my line and install the line on the Masts
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Case for my Ropewalk
Geoff Matson replied to Geoff Matson's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Ulises I love the ropewalk and it makes a big difference in the rigging for my Conny. -
Case for my Ropewalk
Geoff Matson replied to Geoff Matson's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Thanks Ulises Now all I have to do is finish my rigging -
I finally made a proper case for my ropewalk I just made it out of some simple wood and plexiglass
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I took some time from rigging and made a proper case for my ropewalk
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Nice work Dan. Good to see the meeting spurs you progress on Hope to see you and your boat on Sat.
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Just thought I would bring all up to date on my Conny. I took some time off from modeling to get some stuff done. That being done I am now ready to get back to my rigging. Not a whole lot of pictures to show when all you are doing is making rope with my Jim Byrnes Ropewalk. I am almost finished with my Mast sub assemblies. I have all line done for the Foremast and Mainmast and am now working on the Mizzenmast. Using the Byrnes rope walk has given me the chance to make the rope in many different sizes and I am quite happy with the results. The only problem I have had with the Conny is that there is a lot of line . I really mean a lot of line. Once I have finished the Mizzenmast I will post some pictures of where I am at.
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Looks like you are off to a great start Jay. I am still making rope and figuring all the rigging out. I did take some time off this winter but am getting back to rigging the Conny. will post some pictures soon. I really like your new toy the mill.
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Glad to see you back at it. Have some fun and make some sawdust!
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Steve The boats are looking great. Looks like the uncluttered way is the way to go!
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Hey Jay Hope you have fun with the new toy! Anytime you can get a new toy is a good day.
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Looking good Jay. I have been doing other things this winter, but you have inspired me to get back at it.
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Bob Great job on the gun ports. And that is not dust, it is called patina!
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Jay great to see you back at it. I too have been off for some Honey do stuff and the holidays. I hope to get back at it in Feb. Nice and cold in Northern Illinois and that makes modeling an easy choice. Sorry you found some hick ups. But if you don't address them now you every time you look at the Conny, you will be reminded. The fixes are looking good. Keep tying knots and making sawdust.
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