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  1. mtaylor
    Lovely rope, Paul. Are you making this yourself? If so, what kind of ropewalk?
  2. mtaylor
    Just magnificent.... If only I had the room to go big...
  3. mtaylor
    Have a safe trip, Fam. You "brick" is looking fabulous.
  4. mtaylor
    Yep. (short answer). It's eating the wood for the kerf and thicknessing takes it's share. On that, I thicknessed the planks to 1/32 (they were slightly thicker) and then cut in 1/8 wide using .20 kerf blade (230 teeth). It seems to be accurate. I spot check about every 4th plank or so. The key is to make sure everything is locked down on the saw. I'll be starting the blade eater (ebony) later this week....but luckily, it's only the two 'larger' sizes. For those, I bought billets and cut them into planks on the full size saw. I'll be running them down to what I need for wales, railings, and a few of the smallest size for planking the stern above the counter. It will either be a PITA or fun.. not sure yet.
  5. mtaylor
    Beautifully stunning, especially that stern shot. I'm wondering the same thing as John about why beams first and then clamps.
  6. mtaylor
    Apparently, they're made by Gunze Sangyo and are a lacquer based paint... Here's some links: http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/tools_techniques_and_reference_materials/f/18/t/114013.aspx http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=142542\ http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234946027-mr-color-paints-in-uk-or-alternative/ http://www.heavyarmourstudio.com/InstructTools3.html (about halfway down the page.) There's lots of forum posts but no real info than apparently it's good stuff.
  7. mtaylor
    I think Bob's problem with dust is that he's got a full-size table saw. The bottom is open unlike our modeling saws which are basically a box.
  8. mtaylor
    A very impressive gundeck, Sjors. She's getting her teeth.
  9. mtaylor
    You ought to be grinning from ear to ear and then some, sir. That is a very fine bit of machining and it meshes perfectly with no fiddling.. Totally amazing to me. I take it that you won't cut and pin the lobes until later? I'm curious about where the timing is taken from on the cam also.
  10. mtaylor
    Charlie, You could make one.. I use this and just tape a pencil to it. When I'm not using it to mark, it's used to pick off a dimension from the plans and transfer it to the model. .
  11. mtaylor
    Bob, I'm milling planking... 1/16 X 1/8, 1/32 X 1/8 and 3/32 X 3/16 (all dimensions in inches). I'm using my table saw as there isn't any other way to do this that I can see. The wood is ebony and swiss pear. As much use as my MicroLux has had, if I were buying a new saw today, it would be a Byrnes. Just for the precision. There a coupe of problems with the MicroLux.. That little motor gets really hot in production type sawing. I usually take a break every 15 minutes or so to let it cool by running it for 5 minutes under no load. I guess I'm just being finicky on that. But the other hang up is the movable arbor. If lets you cut angles. I'm not sure about the new version, but on the old one, the guage isn't accurate and setting it for 0 degrees or an angle requires a bit of fiddling. Same for the mitre.. Mines off 1/2 degree. Not much until you're trying to cut wood to butt up against another piece. like a coaming. I've had to do a fair amount of "bashing" and calibrating of the thing that I wouldn't have had to with a Byrnes.
  12. mtaylor
    Between trained termites and rigging spiders, we're well on our way to some nice ships.
  13. mtaylor
    Valid point, Greg. I was going for the humor value after I saw friend's cat tear up a ball of yarn last summer.
  14. mtaylor
    You're getting close, Gil. That little cutter looks right at home on the davits. BTW, i'm not a moderator anymore after stepping down for personal reasons. So, I get more shop time.
  15. mtaylor
    Of give it to the ship's cat. It'll get stretched and spread from one end of the house to the other. Then you can just reel it up.
  16. mtaylor
    You might try to find something like these: http://www.micromark.com/4-piece-Center-Drill-Set,7952.html I'm not sure how small you want to go.... Have you tried center tapping using a small nail?
  17. mtaylor
    Running the breeching rope through the cheeks similar to what the French used. I'm not sure why the quoin was stuck in there that way. On the French ships, the rope would have lying off to the sides and not pulled out the back.
  18. mtaylor
    Contact ANCRE about that. If my Google Translate worked right, all you got was the words and no drawings? If you have the French version, youll have to go to that book for the drawings maybe? The English versions I got from them all had the plans and drawings.
  19. mtaylor
    The figurehead is a marvelous addition to a marvelous build. Hat's off to both you and Janos.
  20. mtaylor
    2 down, more to go...
  21. mtaylor
    Great looking guns. What did you use for the casabels? Is that wood or paper?
  22. mtaylor
    Thanks Alex. You answered my question perfectly.
  23. mtaylor
    I blew it again. Ah the joys of research and being pointed in unknown directions... the 8-pdr frigates that didn't have a chase port did not have them added . The first port had a gun, no lid, and was smaller because of the location. Anchor handling was done from the forecastle, the platform, and 'hanging off the side'. Still digging through these materials. Better to have found it late than never but I'm at a good point in the build to resolve these kinds of finishing issues. Thanks for letting me think out loud....
  24. mtaylor
    Have a good day with family, Nenad. Her majesty will understand and be patient.
  25. mtaylor
    Hi Walt, I make the same wishes to you and Linda. I'm praying that 2015 will be better for all of us. Anyway, take your time and make yourself and your bride comfortable and happy. The ship isn't going anywhere and we'll be here.

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