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As with any kit, the woods are not much beyond the basic basswood/lime and sometimes walnut, sappelle, etc. What many do, is buy the kit and then replace the wood from a place like Crown Timbers, Wood Project Source. or The Lumberyard. (in the USA). There's other sources for woods. See the first three pinned topics here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/20-wood-discussion/ Dusek Models is the only one I'm aware of that offers upgrades on the wood (front page, lower right... sponsors).
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Bob, I got one at Lowe's for my laser. Since there's water involved, I felt a bit more "added protection" wouldn't hurt.
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Mini Mill recommendations
mtaylor replied to StebbinsTim's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
As far as speed, I recall (but haven't checked lately) that Sherline offered a set of pulleys to increase the spindle speed. -
Guidance, Encouragement, or just a Sanity Check
mtaylor replied to RFP's topic in Wood ship model kits
Rob, To the great advice you been given, I'll add two more... follow your heart. If the Morgan is the one, go for it. And the last... "listen to your wife". They know us best. -
And there's the Bluejacket version.... It to makes an excellent model. Steve, I didn't know Caldercraft made a Constitution....
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Brian. Is the false deck warped? Or is it the deck area on the bulkheads is out?
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Mini Mill recommendations
mtaylor replied to StebbinsTim's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Give us some help... Price, features????? Look up what you've found and I'll add Littlemachineshop.com. Also accessories... you can spend more on them than the machine. Some will be used frequently, others... never. -
I use clamps to hold the wood in an arc for edge bending and a hot air gun to supply the heat. I've found that if the wood gets hot enough (wihout scorching, it will hold the curve when cool. If I didn't get it right the first time, a quick dip in the water bucket and back on the jig and apply the heat gun again.
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I'm already beyond a stock tube... I really can't go higher power without a lot of cash and time. And let the sharks get their own lasers....
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Well done and well-deserved celebration is in order. Beautiful, Dave.
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It was my fault entirely. I did some high power (close to max) on some wood to see if I could cut it and also I had some abberations showing up in the mA meter a week or two ago when I was re-calibrating after getting the new lens. While cutting the cradles, I got distracted and bumped the power level to beyond max... poof... zap.. and all the smoke got out of the parts. My concern now is that the controller card got knocked out but those who know say that's "unlikely"... Note to self: put a guard grate over the exhaust duct. How very true. Parts are on their way but I have enough hand work stuff going on that waiting for them won't create a problem. I didn't know I was entitled to them.... I best go talk to the emperor. HMS Visa = credit card. No. I had to cut the cradles out anyway but I was using the laser for marking the wood with the design.
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That is impressive. You'll have a nice fleet when you're done.
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Yepppers.. the joys of high tech. I know from my racing days that when you push equipment, things sometimes go "boom". Parts are ordered and enquiries into others. I think the parts (tube and power supply) will be my present to myself. I was hoping Santa would drop off a Byrnes Thickness Sander but... We'll have to see how fast repairs can be made to HMS Visa.
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Mac, You probably should go back to your opening post and remove your email addy. This site does get trolled by spammers and their bots (as do all sites) and they might (no.. make that will) harvest your email addy.
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Thanks OC. Major disfunction today... cutting the cradle pieces, the power supply and possibly the tube died on the Deathstar. Definitely the power supply though. HMS Visa is slowly sinking by the bows....
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Thanks for the likes and comments... Confession time.. part of the problem is the camera. It's a bit long in the tooth age wise and I'm seeing distortion to some degree on other pictures. Not sure why though. Part was the problem with the plan centerline not being straight. I discovered it after the planking but before the grates. The other part is me... I'm just not there yet in the skills department. I'll be doing some sanding and see if I can minimize it but I also have the ship's boat covering most of the hatches in the center area. I'll do a bit more sanding and shaping and see if I can fix it. It's not as great a problem in person as the camera shows. One of the reasons I'm looking at the camera on this is the two bitts for the pinrail by the mainmast. In some pictures, those bitts are not parallel but canted outward. Measurement says I'm damn near spot on. I'm not a master at this... just a learner. Luckily, I know where the bodies are buried so speak and have a long list of "you dummkopf..." type of things to watch out for. Back to working on the cradles.....
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I think "awe" is the right word I'm looking for, Keith. The finger joints are blowing my mind.
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I see the problem... the quality control lady is a redhead. Nice going on the hinge rework, Buck. You've got a good eye for detail.
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Congratulations on the commission, Ken. it should be fun (I hope) build.
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Generally, it's easier to hang the yards before stepping the masts as things quickly get a bit tight on ship.
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Very nice work, Tony. The waterways look perfect as do the pillers and bitts.
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