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  1. mtaylor
    I love the buckets and the sails, Jack. I had to look twice as I thought at first they were the real thing.
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    Beautiful work and beautifully explained, Ken.
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    It's great to see you back, Mobbsie. Been wondering where you've been off to. Beautiful work on the boat.
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    Just stunning work, Keith. And you've done a great tutorial on how things are done.
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    Altduck... you can call tech support at Micro-Mark and ask if it's a true Dremel. It probably is as I note their catalog of parts is changing and appears to be for the better.
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    Doug, You might check and see if it can used "manually" without the CNC parts however CNC would be much more accurate unless you'be been milling for awhile. For "one ofs" I think it would be faster just to mill the part manually. Where CNC shines in repetitive parts.
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    Is it a true Dremel or one of the knockoffs? I bought one of the knockoffs from MicroMark as I couldn't find the Dremel version about 10 years ago. Too much plastic which doesn't make an accurate tool. I use it only for grinding and sanding... nothing require any degree of precision.
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    Try asking here: https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/forum/47-questionsinstructions-on-how-to-use-and-post-to-this-forumsite-problems-or-suggestions/ Maybe one of the admins or moderators can help.
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    Have look here for setting links in your profile so they show in your posts.
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    Sweet, Grant. She's a stunning model and yes.. she should be entered in a show. I hope the sea trials go well with no problems.
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    Keith, we have similar situations like that here (driving and roads). There is one additional caveat though...."The shortest distance between two points is always under construction."
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    That sounds like a good plan, Cliff. I didn't realize you had a Byrnes saw for the small pieces. Roger, you're right, he did. I forgot about the veneer blades Hahn used... my bad.
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    Cliff, I think the size will depend on the scale. For example, my 1:64 Licorne is using 1/8 X1/16 inch wood. I don't think that saw will be able to cut off pieces that small as the tooth count, even on the finest blades is too low in teeth per inch. I'm cutting my wood as needed and I'm using blades with counts of 10 to 18 teeth per inch.
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    Stunningly beautiful and exacting craftsmanship, Keith.
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    It's great to see you back, Kees and that is wonderful news about your health.
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    Just beautiful. I really hate to hear about you stopping modeling.
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    I suspect that the skull carvings, etc. are pure works of fiction. Any carvings on ships would cost money. There's another reason... pirates wanted/needed to blend in. Anything conspicuous would draw unwanted attention to them.
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    From my point of view... it's your ship, your the builder and the captain. Carry on, sir.
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    Nice work, Jesse. Steady as she goes, I think.
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    I'll offer congratulations and also just go along with the other recommendations about chemicals and wood being checked with your doctor.
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    I would suggest cutting the planks to a scale length and then plank using the guidelines of the time, a 4 butt shift probably. You will probably have two series of joints, on fore and one aft.
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    I'm using Google Chrome for MSW and much of my other browsing. Too many issues with Firefox (which is about to come off my PC due to those "issues") and IE has it's share also. I'll not upgrade to Win10 in this lifetime but probably switch to Linux in the near future. Only thing holding me back is one small issue with an important application (to me anyway).
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    Peter, If you don't have it, get a copy of "The Billy Ruffian" by David Cordingly. I think the photos of paintings alone will help you. Plus there's a "reconstructed" set of plans by Norman Swales on page 12. Unfortunately, I've not been able to find a hard copy of just plans alone.
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    My jaw drops everytime I look in, Keith. Wonderful work and wonderful methods for problem solving.

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