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Anyone using electric plank bender?
mtaylor replied to MESSIS's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I'm one of the curling iron brigade... have two old ones from the Admiral, a 1" and a 1/2" . They seem to work pretty well. If you're frugal (ok... cheap like me) you sometimes can find them at 2nd hand shops or garage sales. -
Welcome to MSW Chris, or maybe it's welcome back? Looks like you're off to a good start on the Aggy.
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Lou, Haven't you heard the "Dogs have owners, cats have staff"? In your case it's possible that the dog is part of the cat's staff as a playmate.
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Lou, An old trick on tight bends with thicker wood... lightly cut some dados (I think that's the right word) into the wood strips. The closer the cuts, the tighter you can bend it but you'll still need to soak and/or apply heat. You'll have to play a bit to find out the depth of the cut also. The plank benders some places sell don't cut the wood, they crush it so it really doesn't work as well.
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From the pictures, it looks to me like a of details are going to be hidden when the upper deck goes on. Pity that but then we see it in the period models too. I'd vote for paint the guns.
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Quote: " Every time I make a part or look back at previous old work I see a myriad of issues and say to myself, “Man I suck!” " I thought we all did that? Your planking looks pretty good from here also. Now stop beating yourself up.
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Nice work on cutting her free, Al. That's always a surprise when you cut them loose, they're so light... and pretty strong.
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Wonderful work and research, Steven. Here's the link for TAMU: http://nautarch.tamu.edu/academic/alum.htm
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mtaylor replied to Jaeon's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
The only advice I can offer at that moment (not having built that model) is to do a search here on MSW for "pinnace shipways". There's been quite a few build logs.. (you cans also search here: ) And lastly, Chuck (admin) designed this kit.... -
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mtaylor replied to Jaeon's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Which model is this? Just curious. And also is the bevel (or is it wood thickness, can't tell from the photos) follow the rabbet? Lastly, some model kits (I'm noting AL here especially) have parts and have plans. Laying the part on the plan doesn't seem to work as the plans are not the size of the of wood. -
I'm going to toss this into this topic. It's very useful and came from a now retired wood supplier. Byrnes Saw Operation.pdf
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Welcome to MSW, By all means, open a build log for this model. You'll get help and encouragement and make some friends along the way.
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I'd go with the planking plan you drew up. It's probably pretty close to the way the planking was actually done.
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I think you've got it.
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Oh... I thought that was shadow. I really need to have my eyes and brain examined. Are you planning on painting anything else on the hull? Maybe some ebony stain would look good.
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The black and white looks fantastic even blown up. The photo Dubz did looks pretty "old timey" (is that a word?) in the sepia.
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Al, The stern planking doesn't look thin from here. Are you thinking fill with putty/filler and then sand and paint? I guess I'm not grasping the problem.
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Just wow! on those boats, Dan. They look darn good like you had a miniature assembly line with tiny workers putting them together.
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Wonderful work on the figures. You have an eye for the details.
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Marcus, If you can, leave the plan on what will be the top of the frame for now until after it's glued up. Cut outside the line (about 1mm should work). Then sand and fit the pieces together using the assembly drawing for the frame. When you're happy, glue it up. There is a learning curve and it looks like you're getting there. I must say that your first frame looks a lot better than my first attempts.
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