mtaylor
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That... exactly that. A very good plan in my opinion. I think I'm in the same boat but with one exception... my tools, wood supply, and ships all go with me.
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Make the hole just big enough to put eyebolt in. Some just bend the eyebolt "tail" 90 degrees, others drill the hole at an angle, and others just insert it into the hole. A little (very little) epoxy or CA will secure it in position.
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Excellent start. If you're using balsa, once everything is sanded, put a coat of 50/50 white glue and water on the balsa after it's shaped. It'll harden it up and help prevent dings and ouches.
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If the pillows don't give enough support, use rolled up blankets. I used the blanket method for the move about 10 years ago. These were tall ships and needed support so as not to fall over. Mission was a success. No damage and all ships out of harms way. Also, but them in a "safe" room until all the furniture is out. Then move them to their new home. For a safe place, I used the benches at where I worked (IT guy and had a large lab/office). Drew attention for a week but no damage from the visitors.
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Flying... I love it.
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I'm here too, Lou. I'll even bring popcorn for those contemplative moments.
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Denis, it's great to see this one coming back. A lot of creativity went in her, as I recall.
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That's what I thought... though it could be beef (from hamburger, etc.). Now I know. As far as cleanup.... there various solvents including dish soap. I note that lard can be bought at the local grocers. I'll try the cutting oil first. I'll let you know here as I want to test a couple of lubes and see what works and what doesn't work.
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The stairs look like the real deal from here, Denis. Hopefully, they work out and won't need to be replaced with an elevator.
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Sweet work, Denis. Looks like the working boats I've seen in the past.
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It would be something like "Row Boat by mmd373 - SMALL". See here for complete info including a heads-up on the spacing:
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Interesting idea.. bacon fat. Maybe I'll have to have bacon tomorrow morning. I'm not sure what grade this copper is. I bought it at the local metal yard (1 foot long by 3/8" for $3) which was the smallest diameter they had.
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Thanks Keith. I picked up the copper today and hope to start this weekend. All my cutters for the lathe are HSS. I do have some cutting oil. I wonder what "lard oil" is? Lard? I may give it shot without oil based on what Greg said.
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Super nice work on the Fokker, Mike.
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Yeah but won't he have to duck the rounds that miss the target? And admirals get upset about holes in the wall.
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BTW, Auggie, if you go into your Account Settings you can put your name in your "signature" box and it'll show on all your posts.
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There is a search feature which works well... upper right hand corner. As for indexes, there is an index in the Kit build area for kits. But a full index of MSW would be a massive undertaking... and it changes daily with new topics.
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I'm not sure why he gave a formula as tables for shot size, throw weight, etc. was/is available in table form. It gets a bit murky when "length" of an inch or foot changed however. Even murkier on the cannons themselves as every country had their own ideas on how a barrel should "look". Plus, barrel lengths even for the same shot size varied depending on the intended ship.
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That is some incredible machine work being done with some very close tolerances, Keith. Nothing but respect here.
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If you're doing a run of the same parts, such as, say 50 cannon, then an automated system is good as it's repeatable. For one off's then not so much.
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Just a quick question as I got mixed answers from the place I'll be buying some copper rod to make kettles for my ship's stove. When turning on a lathe or drilling/machining, should I use cutting oil? Or not use anything? I've done brass without oil, I've never done copper.
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Not a kit then, Auggie? If not a kit, then the Scratch Build area would be appropriate.
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Looking good, Mike. It'll be a bit of a handful to fly only half covered though.
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Small update. The pumps are done. The pic shows the "old" one on the left and the new one on the right. I've spent the last day or so blackening various brass bits... still more to go along with working on the rigging list. The pumps are just about 5 foot tall as this seems to be the size. I'm giving thought to having one rigged to show how they were operated. For those not into French ships, here's a video of the ones on the L'Hermione replica:
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I view it as owner's choice. I'd probably cover half of just to keep the theme.
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