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  1. mtaylor
    Excellent recovery. Looking at the photos, one would never know she had been the victim of a disaster. Welcome back to MSW.
  2. mtaylor
    Just beautiful. The mounting shows her lines of very well.
  3. mtaylor
    This makes my eyes and mind hurt... that's super tiny, Patrick and it looks great.
  4. mtaylor
    She looks like she belongs on the water, Walter. Will you use a keel ballast that's removable or just put it inside?
  5. mtaylor
    Wonderful work on the deadeyes, Nenad.
  6. mtaylor
    Siggi, If I'm understanding this, you edged glued the planks? What else did you put on the mold besides white paint to keep the glue from sticking to the mold?
  7. mtaylor
    Here's the drawing area.. hopefully you'll have access: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/39-hms-triton-downloads-area/ All the drawings you need should be in there. There's a timber list for the cross-section here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/643-triton-cross-section-timber-list/
  8. mtaylor
    I checked Thurston and while they sell 2" and 3" (51mm and 76mm) diameter blades, the smallest hole size is 12.5mm. I think that hole size might limit you. I did get a number of hits using the following in Google: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=slitting%20saw%20blades%2010mm Just click the link and it will open.
  9. mtaylor
    We'll be patient Bill. The important thing is for you to recover and be well.
  10. mtaylor
    Wonderful on the design and beautiful on the execution E&T. Your research into this ship is really paying off.
  11. mtaylor
    Here's a link: http://www.olsonsaw.net/cat/scroll-saw-blades/scrollsanders/ What I like is they're smaller than even the Proxxon belt sander. They also take off material slower so one has more control than with a belt or disk sander.
  12. mtaylor
    Stunning work on the gun, Karl. I'll ask the same question as Druxey and also ask "was it painted or is just the light"?
  13. mtaylor
    Looks good, Tom. Rule of thumb... figure out your needs and then increase it to 1.5 times teh amount you think you need. And get a large scrapbox. At least that's been my experience. Disclaimer: Some will say double it, others get the amount you think you need. Any leftover wood and go towards the next build.
  14. mtaylor
    This part that I'm working on now is probably one of the most relaxing parts I've done. I think I've chilled out on things. The drops... they not only have their shape when viewed from the side, but also have to sit flush to the hull and also have to be rounded to match the gallery. Then there's the outside shape from top to bottom which I can only describe as a rounded bevel. Thick at the top, thin at the bottom. Here's some pics of the work in progress. I'm making both at the same time to shoot for uniformity I started with blanks cut to the shape when viewed from the side. I then set up the scroll saw with sanding blades instead of cutting blades and did the fit to the hull. I'm currently doing the shape from side to side to match the gallery. Here's pictures of the process (not complete as I forgot to fire up the camera in between tossing some in the scrap box and starting over. First.. rear view to show the fit to the hull. Side view to show the shape and fit to the gallery. Lastly, the rounding to match the gallery. Being cheap frugal, I have some 120 grit Olsen Sanding Blades that I've turned around and stuck a strip of 100 grit stickyback to. Works like a charm. More when I get the final shape done and after finessing the final fit.
  15. mtaylor
    Thanks for that Walter. I think I missed that in the log somewhere about it being sailed. My brain must be overloaded.. or just going to mush.
  16. mtaylor
    Hi Mehmet, That is some great weathering you're doing on this model. I have to look twice lately to make sure you're not showing the real ship.
  17. mtaylor
    Lovely sail work. But sea trials?
  18. mtaylor
    Are asking about the short carved fashion piece on the outside of the counter or do you mean the sternpost? The drawing looks like where the sternpost connects to the keel.
  19. mtaylor
    Impressive masts, David.
  20. mtaylor
    I've seen some of this Keith, back in the 70's when I worked for a defense contractor. All prototypes were done manually and then if the parts were successful, the data was taken, drawings reworked and offset tables (I think that's what they called them) were punched into tape and fed to the big Cincy Millicron milling machines for the production run. CAD was a gleam but many companies were doing in-house things on mainframes to get things to the machines. The CNC of today and all the digital measuring equipment was only a gleam in the machinist's eye back then or maybe a dream. I've also done some milling the old way with engines as most auto machine shops used old manual equipment. Lots of fun and I've probably forgot more than I want to admit as it was (to me at least) a long time ago.
  21. mtaylor
    JerseyCityFrankie is covering this here also: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11248-full-rigged-ship-wavertree/ He's involved iwth her as a volunteer.
  22. mtaylor
    John, Do a test and print out a sample. It should a lot better than what's on the screen.
  23. mtaylor
    Ouch...
  24. mtaylor
    Mobbsie, I think you're right. I'm looking at it as I'm shaping and offering up the drops and natural woods do seem better. Back to the land of sawdust....
  25. mtaylor
    Superb work, Grant. Hmm.. damaged tooling.. expendable... crap happens. Yeah.. that's it... crap happens. At least you got the threads turned before finding out about the disaster. But I do feel your pain.

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