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  1. mtaylor
    I got a US $1 that says he does.. I'm surprised Remco hasn't done them.
  2. mtaylor
    Augie... try this for large areas.. if you have a Dremel. Take one of the felt pads and put it on the mandrel. Sink the screw down a bit. Then glue on a piece of sandpaper and sand with very, very, light pressure. It works well if you're careful.
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    Randy, Have you checked the printed copies to make sure they printed out at 100%???? I've had that problem were some print fine and others print at a different scale due to printer settings changing.
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    Thanks for the answer. I was thinking of trying a black leather dye as I understand they can be used with alcohol but I'll need to look into it.
  5. mtaylor
    Michael, Just curious... some folks use leather dye. What's the advantage with aniline dyes?
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    Andy, Depending on the neighbors, a scroll saw is pretty darn quiet. Quieter than a lot of folks have their TV volume set at. Other tools... would need to be used say on Saturdays or Sundays. Or daytime during the week.
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    Mike, Micheal's has birch plywood and so do many of the R/C aircraft hobby shops. There's also Woodcraft and Rockler's which have online stores also.
  8. mtaylor
    I must be missing something as I don't see what the problem is. Can you highlight it on the photos?
  9. mtaylor
    Lovely work, Augie. Looking superb. I take it you edge bent the upper counter planks?
  10. mtaylor
    Now that is a fabulous cabin. Hopefully you have a good idea of what's in Chinese on the hangings? Hate to hear it was something nasty.
  11. mtaylor
    Yep.. that's what I was referencing.
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    All I can do is stare at the pictures and hit "like".... and then look at the pictures again. Speech fails me.
  13. mtaylor
    Steve, That was, in my opinion, and excellent trial. You tested and found a failure point. Better to find it now than later.
  14. mtaylor
    Very nice, Tom... yes, you are on the home stretch so that's probably slowing you down. Do you have another project in mind? That might help.
  15. mtaylor
    Could there have been a metal 'top' fitted under the beam to deflect the heat and smoke much like the French ships' fireplaces?
  16. mtaylor
    We're a patient lot, Stan. We'll be happy to watch whatever you decide to build, whenever you get to it. One at a time or multiple builds going on at the same time... no matter.
  17. mtaylor
    Tony, I wasn't trying to do that... I was pointing out that files will work.
  18. mtaylor
    They might be the same kit or maybe not. However, Occre has almost all of the AL designers as the company was formed with the owner of AL decided to pursue other interests. I'm not sure who's running AL now though.
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    The mold is almost done. I cut out the lifts and glued them together then sanded and shaped and sanded some more. I'm in the process of cutting in the slots for the stem, keel, and stempost. The first figure shows how I jigged up a sled on the saw and cut the slot using a 1/16" dado washer. MM doesn't do dado blades, you add an appropriate washer next to blade and since the washer is cut on an angle, the blade is angled and cuts a slot. The rest of the pictures show the mold with the slots cut and being cleaned up. There's still more work on the mold before I start laying the frames. It's a fun but nerve-wracking process (to me at least) as I'm in unknown territory here.
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    Tony, Just an FYI.... all the cannon on my Constellation (except the two deck Parrott rifles were made using a Dremel and files. The Parrotts were done in lathe. The only reason I used the lathe for them was because I didn't have one when I started making the cannons.
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    Tony, A couple of thoughts from outside the box.... 1) Use files instead of a cutting tool. 2) If you insist or need to make a cutting tool, get a small bench grinding stone and mandrel and use the lathe chuck.
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    Nice rigging work, Hamilton. You really are on the downhill run at this point... or maybe it's downwind run, to keep things nautical.
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    Bob, No need for pots and pans. Those two lids on top are for the kettles.....
  24. mtaylor
    Three definitely has a weathered look that I like, but I'm partial to number 2 as it seems to blend well with the red and white paint. It looks "newer".
  25. mtaylor
    That makes two of us, Mobbsie. I've only seen it in books. It should be fun and interesting now that I've sorted out what's to be done.

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