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  1. mtaylor
    He does make a horizontal machine.. https://shipworkshop.com/products/tools/ropewalk-planetary-3.1 I have the older model which is excellent and also the parts to convert it to the "newer' model for 3 strands and a center one but haven't set that up yet.
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    Most, of the Lumberyard offerings are only timbering kits. However, the Oneida appears to be a complete kit as is the Caustic. A quick email to The Lumberyard will verify this.
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    Looks great, Grant. I don't dare show the picture of that cutting board to my admiral, however. That is a work of art.
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    OC, Dafi has hooks and other assorted goodies (etched brass) for the Heller 1/100 scale Vic. I bought the hook sheet and it's working for me at 1/64. Have a look here: http://www.dafinismus.de/plates_en#anker7
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    i used Chuck's guns for my Licorne as 6 and 4 pounders. I would think you could go either way as far as cannons or carriages. But you might ping Chuck to get dimensions to double check.
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    Hi Kip,
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    It's been awhile since I looked in. I like what you did to the shop and Cutty seems to be back in the yard and progress being made.
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    Doooh.... you're right Dave. Thanks.
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    I love your work on your steel navy build, Greg. Just excellent eye for detail and great workmanship.
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    I would order a couple of each of the ones you'll need (for spares and to save shipping/handling) to cut the sizes of wood you'll use. I order mine from Thurston and they're good blades. http://www.thurstonmfg.com/cut-off-saws.html
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    That's good and makes me smile as it reduce both your down time and your headaches.
  12. mtaylor
    I've found that brass rod isn't always as round as it should be, so I touch rod up in a lathe. If it's out of round that causes problems also.
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    Sweet work, Jerry. I can't wait to hear the next sailing report.
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    Thanks for looking in and the likes everyone. Thanks Pat. The laser is a blessing as I couldn't cut that accurately. I'm still sorting things out. I ended tossing the work above and re-doing it with some tweeking and am starting to plank, again with boxwood. I'm a lot happier with the mods I made a day ago or so. It also struck me that I should build the "big" boat first and work down from there, but no.. I have to do it the hard way, start tiny and get bigger.
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    Chuck, I think the reason for why the other "guys" don't flip to fit parts is that they never thought of it, or somehow tied into time and money.... not sure. On the laser rebuild... do it one step at a time and test/re-test before the next bit. I'd do the power supply first, the mirrors and then the tube. Take photos of the wiring and check then check again that the wiring matches. I found that if I aligned mirrors as I changed them out (one at a time) when I did the tube, there was minimal fiddling. It's a PITA to be sure but taking time, going slow and douible even triple checking pays off. Oh... don't try to splice the high voltage led (red) to the tube. If you must connect... solder the leads and lots of heat shrink insulation. Try to do that part in a place in the chassis where the joint is well away from any metal. Don't ask how I know... it still pains me to remember.
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    Here's the documentation that was on one of our wood supplier's website. It's an excellent resource and includes his recommended blades... I'm having a brain f**t and even though I bought a lot of wood from him, I can't remember his name...<sigh> Byrnes Saw Operation.pdf
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    I vaguely remember a monograph being offered for L'Ocean. I'll have to do some digging as to where but then, I might be remembering wrong.
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    Like a lot of things, the yards knew what was needed and things don't always show up in prints that were part of the ship. Is there a contract available for the vessel you're interested in as it should list what was there.
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    Indeed, I agree with Pete. You're off to an excellent start.
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    Folks, when someone asks for an address, real, email, etc... send it to them a PM. This site gets crawled by bots and spammers so take precautions to protect yourself. Nat, I'd delete your two posts and if you can't contact a moderator.
  22. mtaylor
    Welcome back, Pete. The shop is looking good.
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    No math really on tapering.... just tic strips and counting planks. There's tutorials here: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/ and in the database here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-modeling-articles-and-downloads.php Take a look at them and pic the one you like. There's a simplified method in the database.
  24. mtaylor
    We all work from plans... Rule for a scratch is if you cut the keel and frames/bulkheads, it's a scratch. BTW, it's great you got this moved.
  25. mtaylor
    Looking good, Ken. Since this is now a scratch build, change the title to reflect that and ping a moderator to move it.

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