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Need advice with Byrnes saw
mtaylor replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I have no working knowledge of the Byrnes Saw.. ok, that's the disclaimer but I had a similar issue on a different brand. Is the fence on straight to the blade? Is the wood going under the fence? Some folks have glue a piece of wood so it's flush to the table. -
Essex - Process and corrections to the new Model Expo Kit
mtaylor replied to samueljr's topic in Wood ship model kits
Bob, I "liked" not because of the news but because you had news. The news does make me sad, though. -
types of ships that sailed to Tampa and the gulf before USA
mtaylor replied to figuerres's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Figuerres, I think you're thinking of the La Salle expedition. There's some good info here: http://nautarch.tamu.edu/academic/alum.htm Search on La Belle for info on the ship they have found. Around Tampa would have been heavily French and Spanish as the English were focused on the north part of the continent. -
Essex - Process and corrections to the new Model Expo Kit
mtaylor replied to samueljr's topic in Wood ship model kits
Short answer Frankie: Sam designed the kit. Somewhere in the production, things when to hell in a handbasket apparently. Rafine was building an early version (see his log for specifics). Sam got ill. Someone else finished or was involved in the rework for production. In the middle of all this, ME had management issues. It's still unclear to me what the issues were and how they were resolved. -
Nicely done on the breeching ropes. You'll get faster since the first ones always take more time.
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Mark & Druxey, Thanks for that info. I'll do that next time I make cannons. I knew about the center bit and it works a treat but holding the darn cannon without damaging it is a trick. Doing it before turning would be best. Hmm... note to self, don't start turning cannons now.
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George, I'm glad you got the double posting sorted out. The one thing I've found about modeling these old ships has the same effect I found in engineering: "Every answer begats two more questions.". I guess I'll never get it all sorted out with that kind of progression.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Nice work on the mooring pipes. Are they made from wood? And that's a lovely snow. Gives one a good excuse to stay in and work on a model. -
Just quick non-update. I'm still making planks and figuring out the planking and realized I had forgot to put in the feed-through sheaves in the side. So naturally, I had dig out the Belle Poule plans and figure out how many and what size... then the ropewalk came... what size sheaves for the rigging. Which meant, what size rigging lines. Since the monograph for Belle Poule is in French with the English version due out last month, I'm translating the pages covering the plans (some things just aren't clear to me still). I don't speak French but Google Translate does. So, everything is on hold because of a senior moment.
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A neat idea on the blank placement, Denis. And a new avatar I see.
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Mark, Did drilling the trunnion hole first cause any issues with the turning of the gun? I've thought of that but was concerned about chatter and possible cutter breakage. I've got one of those angle tool mounts on my lathe. They make doing things like cannon a lot easier.
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Ouch, indeed. I thought I was the only one who "forgets" the tool is running. What the cam shops do is start with a solid billet, lathe to round, then while still on the lathe, make the cuts between the lobes and bearing points. They then set the billet up in the mill and do the lobes with an end cutter. If they have access to them, some billets are preforged with the low points already there so they don't have to mill between the lobes and bearing points just true the bearing surfaces and then take to the mill. The stuff is all CNC controlled so I don't know how they do the offsets, etc. for the shaping. Watching this is making me remember some things from a different era.... I think your plan is a good one... mill as one piece and then cut and pin to places needed.
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If the deck isn't oiled, a touch of glue at each hole and a light sanding of the deck with fine sandpaper usually hides them. Not always, but usually. There's also fill the hole with wood filler and then sand and re-oil as that will make the holes less visible and more like a treenail would appear.
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Quite a few of us have. Here's two links: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2143-san-diego-maritime-museum/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2141-pictures-san-diego-maritime-museum-movedretitled-by-moderator/ I thought there was more... hmm... It's well worth the visit to see not just Surprise (ok.. HMS Rose replica) but the models, the Star of India, etc. I'm not far north of you and if I could get there, you can too.
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You're off to a great start and Augie gave you some good advice. I like what you did already with the keel and life rings.
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Beautiful work, Matti. I'm looking forward to seeing her in the stand and in the case.
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
The new sheave does look a lot better. And you're right about all the deck stuff hiding things. I don't see the mess, I see what's coming when she's done.- 4,152 replies
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That is a big milestone, Michael. I'm getting curious to see how you'll do the camshaft. I've seen them do it for the full size engines with a pretty much specialized bit of equipment. I got a feeling we're about learn another trick or two.
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Nice planking work, John. She looks to be a rather speedy craft.
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I believe these bulkheads were removable and taken down at "Beat the men to quarters".
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If, you have the wallspace, get some pegboard and hooks and hang them.
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The only log we have is a scratch log: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/3741-queen-annes-revenge-by-shipmodel-1710-136-scale/ Well, there is a ship in a bottle log and lots of "pirate ships". I would think that any small frigate from the time period would be a good start as at this point, no one knows what she looked like.
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Lovely work on the panels, Augie. It's a pity to hide that deck so I'm glad you're only half planking.
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Things in the shipyard are shaping up.... that's good news. And it's wonderful that all your research is paying off. May 2015 be a great year for you and Terror.
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Looks like they've redone the site. You might try emailing them and see if they still offer it. Otherwise, I'm not sure where you'd find it. Row, did you get to the practicums? I hit a deadend where it says they're available but no links.
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