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Microlux Tilt Arbor Saw Problems
mtaylor replied to capnharv2's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Harvey, Even my 10" saw has fence issues. The biggest problem I see is that the fence has to be removable. And since most of us aren't engineers or machinists, they have to make it simple and fast. It might be worth looking into however, and seeing what improvements can be made. -
Robbyn, I did my share in my younger days... And I think the Admiral would have a cow if I brought one home. She's known more than her share of people who got mangled or killed on one. There's some other issues, but that's the big one. You're right about the senses... not just sight and sound but smell... We have a tandem bicycle that used to ride up until a couple of years ago. In the hills and mountains out here, there are sights and smells and sounds you never experience in a car. Especially the smells. I'm going to give Buck his build log back...
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Wow!!!! Looks fantastic!!! Great choice of woods and colors. You should be really pleased with these.
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Beautiful work on the rigging, ZyXuz. Looking really great. Wish I had some idea on the camera, humidity, and fungus, other than storing it in a camera bag with some silica gel. Might take a lot to keep a camera dry.
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Yep, knife and wooden spoon. Some might have had forks, but I doubt that they were standard issue.
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Nice work Mario. Now what this about you have pictures of the caprails but we have to wait??????? Have great time on vacation, my friend. You deserve it.
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Good choice and very nice work. Now... <cough> pictures of it at least in place? Doesn't even have to be glued.
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The cargo looks great. I hope the saw works well.
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A very noble and wonderful project. I wish you luck on getting all the information you need. A lot of the woods that we use for our ships comes from South America. Such as boxwood. Have a look here: http://www.dlumberyard.com/wood.html Scroll down to "Wood Samples" and click on the individual woods. You will probably see some woods you are familiar with.
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Wood filler vs. spackle
mtaylor replied to rtropp's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Now that I think about it, white glue and sawdust may be harder (sanding wise) than basswood... -
Meridith, As I recall, Chris Watton is using MDF on one of his new designs. And some of the other kit manufacturers are also. The downside is wear a facemask when cutting it. And it will eat blades.
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Microlux Tilt Arbor Saw Problems
mtaylor replied to capnharv2's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Tony, I have the Accuriser and the Taper Jig.. my overall impression is one of underwhelming. The taper doesn't hold the angle very well, and what was said about the Accuriser is true. I use it only to get a little finer control as a fence replacement. You possibly could develop an Accuriser for your saw... maybe an extra fence, some angled wood or metal and another piece to be the sliding bit. BTW, I struggle with the MM fence a lot. The problem with blades is that Jim uses a 4". MM/Proxxon use a 3-1/4" blade. I'm not sure the 4" will fit. I'll have to do some tear-down and see... Gaeten suggested something that would also work. I'd consider using a lathe and some brass rod or tubing and make and adapter for the blades. It strikes me as totally bizarre that MM sells blades with two different sized arbor holes. I'm also curious if the Dremel blades would fit the saw arbor. The blades are smaller in diameter but there's a bigger selection of tooth count and styles. -
Why do I have a suspicion that there's some cups of beer, some ship's biscuit, and salt beef in the crew's near future? As always, Daniel, your research aind investigation into how things worked and looked has paid off well.
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Might be too late for this... but hold off gluing unless it's spot gluing you can remove later. You want to align tops, bottom, and the philisters between the two. Once you're happy, then glue. I took photos during my process and could compare both sides at once.
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Looking good and making fast progress, Popeye. I guess you don't need filler blocks on the bow? Both sides look very symmetrical.
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Sjors, Good on you for scratching a new transom. But, like all good crewpersons, we have to do the Admiral's bidding first. Orders are orders and making breakfast isn't a chore... it's a delight. But that's only my opinion.
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Buck, I'm beginning to think that riding a motorcycle has a hand in adding details..... Not sure what the Admiral would say if I came home with one... "Hi dear, I bought a new tool to help me make ship models. It's a Harley!". Great work. I'm fond of alternate materials when needed and you did a bang up job.
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Meredith, Your build is coming along swimmingly... and I like the way you're backing up when needed and doing things until you're happy. As for the power tools.. if it wasn't for the internet, many (maybe most of us?) wouldn't have a clue what to do with a lathe or any power tool. There's plenty of sites out there with good info on "how-to".
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Cutty Sark by NenadM
mtaylor replied to NenadM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
You're having fun, I hope. The ship is going well, but real life and work do seem to come first for many of us, myself included. Looks good. Keep up the good work. -
HMS VICTORY 1759 by isalbert
mtaylor replied to isalbert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Welcome back Albert. Your Victory is looking great. Yes, we had a crash and lost everything, but MSW is back and doing well again. Here's a link to topic that explained what happened: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/187-all-the-content-on-the-site-was-lost-we-need-to-start-from-scratch/ -
Ben, Short answer: yes. PM sent.
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Microlux Tilt Arbor Saw Problems
mtaylor replied to capnharv2's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Alex, Thanks for that info. I've done some strip wood cutting using the slitting blade to have a smoother cut but not for wood over about 12-16" long and not for very many at one time. The 80 tooth blades that do work for Harvey, don't have the expansion slots either but don't have the problem. Hmm... I know the MicroMark/Proxxon/Central Machine tools aren't designed for a heavy duty cycle or production run type work. So I assumed that on a saw, this meant to cut a few strips, shut it down. Go fiddle for a few. Fire it back up and cut a few more strips. Repeat as needed. -
Fascinating as always, Daniel. There would have the bucket like thing for carrying the food from the stove to the table. Not sure about the chests. They might have been stowed on the orlop or the next deck down from the lowest gundeck. Depends on the ship. You're right though, about them not being there when cleared for action. Some books reference that the men sat on their chests instead of benches. Have you found a reference to how big the chests were?
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Wood filler vs. spackle
mtaylor replied to rtropp's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Richard, If using a commercial product, be sure to get wood filler, not putty. The putty never really dries and hardens. I'd use this type if painting over it. Spackling can work between the 1st and 2nd layer.. However, I'm not sure of the longevity and it doesn't like having pins/nails pushed into it. For the record, I used this on my Constellation in a couple of places as I was too lazy to run to the store and by some filler. -
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