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  1. mtaylor
    I think you're looking for true engineering detail drawings. I just don't think you'll find those. There are some plans that have details but not to the degree you're asking about. If it's an older wooden ship, the plans are basically within a few inches...more or less. They were hand drawn. It's probable that some of the newer ships do have very detailed engineering drawings but getting a copy of those will probably be difficult, if not impossible. I guess the questions we have are... what ship? what type of ship? what era? and what are you doing with the plans? CNC, kit making? 3D super detailed down to the last nut and bolt?
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    Looking good, Cathead. Your planking has me smiling....
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    That very well could be. I recall when Gene Bodnar did his huge build of her that there were questions about Marquardt's being correct on several issues. Also, I believe Jud is right. Those where the scuttles for passing the power bags up to the powder monkeys.
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    Beautiful work, Frank. The metalwork looks great.
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    Very well done on the planking. It's not sanded??? It sure does look smooth.
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    Nenad, Beautiful capstan. Your brain works (or worked) like mine. Big project, the details later... and then we get into trouble.
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    I'm sorry to hear about your mother-in-law, Jack. It's good that you can take some of your building supplies and ships with you. Have a safe trip and a good trip.
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    <jaw drops><walks away shaking head> Un-freaking-believable... !!!! :o
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    I got my fingers crossed for you Popeye even though we all know it'll turn out well. I do remember clear styrene being exceptionally brittle from my model car days. What about plastic from a bubble/blister pack?
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    I've not used CAD except for AutoCAD back in the 80's. And even then, not much. But any learning is good for the mind, right? I hope so.. my learning curves lately have been pretty steep.
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    Nice looking bits of machinery you've done. They should look great painted and in the ship.
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    John, I've had minimal CAD exposure and only with AutoCAD. I used to do a lot work back in my Engineering days in CorelDraw and CorelPaint but that was Verson 5 They're now up to Version 13, I think which is called X7. There's still a learning curve. I think to be model shipbuilder it's required to be tool junky, isn't it? :D I did a lot of that (buying) the last couple of years before I retired.
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    What ship? There's some plan sets that are very detailed.
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    Jon, Sorry to hear about the Cryptovirus hitting you. It's evades just about everyone's AV. Bad news it is, and it comes from bad people... On suggestion, after you re-format the back up drive... only plug it in when doing the backup. Even then it hit you. The IT types working on this are pulling their hair out.. it's that tough of malware to find and kill. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your build.
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    Hi Dan, I'm headed there next... Here's the link on adding links to your signature: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/760-how-to-add-a-build-log-link-to-your-signature/ Edit.. never mind on the signature. I notice it's already there.
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    Tough decisions, Nenad. I guess it's a matter of what point in time you want. At some point, she did have only 6 bars obviously.. Same for the color. And the brass dome with the name engraved... at this scale yet. Yikes!!!!
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    Me...go commericial.... I retired specifically not to. Seriously, if you want laserwork done, contact Chuck or I think it's Rick who also does it. I've used Chuck's services and he does beautiful work.
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    The other thing is that it's a "one-size fits all" world in kit. AL seems to use the same bits even on kits at a different scale. It cuts costs on inventory, etc.
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    Good questions, John. I'm not sure I have all or even any of the answers though. At this point, for me, it works. I'm getting better parts than if I had used the scroll saw. Is it effective use of time? I don't have a one-size fits all answer. It does take time and learning curve to get the drawings right for cutting. Once they're done and after the learning curve for power and speed settings for various sizes and type of wood, it's quick. Put the wood in position and hit "cut". There's a trade-off with any tool and moreso power tools. Table saws need blade changes and setup time for the fence, etc. A mill takes time to master and setup for each task. A lathe also. But these are tools that are now considered pretty much standard. The guy with the most knowledge who could answer that is Chuck since he has a lot more experience in this than I do. I'm still on the learning curve. I'm getting faster with the drawing tools, my speed and power settings are zeroing in on the best appearing cut. Am I there yet? Nope, not yet.
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    And they go up even higher Jeff. I guess it depends on what one plans to cut with it. A full sized ship???? Some of the really high-end lasers will cut stainless steel from what I've been reading.
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    Richard, CNC is harder and more costly to set up is probably the biggest reasons. I've not seen, but then I haven't looked in a couple of years, to see what's out there and if the prices dropped. There is a Triton cross-section log where the guy doing it was using CNC. He admitted it was noisy, dusty, and time-consuming to run as you just couldn't route the part in one pass. He hasn't posted in awhile so I don't know if he gave up or had machine problems. All things considered, I think it's the builders choice. There's advantages and disadvantages to each. The laser tech is improving and the prices do seem to be dropping. The one machine I was interested in but was $3000+ including some accessories, is now at $2000+. The software is different (not MoshiDraw) and the machine is a 50W. How good is it? I have no idea as I've not seen any reviews nor was I able to test on the machine I saw locally. I'd suggest do some research. Make a list of what's important and what's not important and go from there. There's a lot of forums out there for both lasers and CNC.
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    Sweet work, Augie. By all means try to enjoy summer since it's stopped raining.
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    A fully rigged Titanic. Who knew?
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    Thanks for all the likes and comments. It seems to go the other way also, Carl. Proxxon is rather pricey including shipping, for example. Hopefully, these machines follow the tech trend.. prices go down and they get better. Sorry Steve, no gratings. Too much sanding needed. I think I have better control on those things with the table saw. I've got a long list of fiddly bits to take the fiddly out of. I'm using CorelDraw X6, Ken. One has to be careful on the machine as some won't work with the new versions of Corel and some won't work the older versions. I choose to buy this one outright from Amazon as the current (X7) was only available to me in the "subscription version". Sorry Corel.. I don't want to pay every month for something I might or might not be using. I'm cheap.. err... frugal.. Yeah..frugal. It's getting there Larry. I'm still on the learning curve. Feel free to use my excuse: "I'll get it now. I could be dead by Christmas." So far, that philosophy has worked.
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    Great pic of Dali... or maybe that's Brian the Extraordinaire. Excellent work on Her Majesty.

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