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Need help regarding specialized drill bits
mtaylor replied to md1400cs's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
By the way, Michael, this is bit off topic, The late Roma used to make his mill and router bits for the odd shapes of trim, etc. from nails. He'd pound an area flat, grind and shape that area and them mount the nail in his mill or router. -
It appears to be an 18 gun sloop, not a frigate.... hmm.. gotta' go dig.
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I got the first one done.. actually I got two done, but the second went flying off into the ether. Must be a space warp or time gate in my workshop.... First pic shows an overall side view. The next one is through a gunport to show it in position. I'm hating the macro.. shows every nick and bit of dirt.... I still need to make the pump rod. And a confession.. that's not metal. The straps are paper and the pipe is some insulation stripped from a wire.
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
mtaylor replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Stunning work. Thanks for showing how the planking was done. Yeah... I blew it on mine.. -
Need help regarding specialized drill bits
mtaylor replied to md1400cs's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Michael, If you can't find end mills at a reasonable price, you can use a drill bit by grinding off the point. The other way is take a drill bit, flip it so the non-cutting end is sticking out of the chuck. Use a grinding stone and grind off about half the material on the bit from end to the cutters. You end up with a half-shaft but it works. I used this when I did the bitts on my Triton cross-section. The tip came to me via a former member. -
Anja, I guess I'm still puzzled... both sides look great. Even pointed out, it's not really noticeable.
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Grant, The SF wouldn't have futtock staves. The SF was before they became common practice.
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Michael, You may have loaded them in sequence but it looks like you didn't click the "post" on each picture. When you do that, they will show in the order you clicked them. Lovely work on the galleries. As I recall, they were a bear to do.
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Hi Ferit, There's an amazing amount of detail you have put into Berlin. I'm in awe of this ship.
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I know how that "hurt" on breaking things is, Adrieke. I do believe we all do. Hopefully, it's fixable without have to rip out quantities of wood bits and pieces.
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Only one day, Sjors? You must be a speed reader.
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Thanks for looking in everyone. We all make mistakes. The problem is, we (and I mean me) don't always learn from them. Jay, I'm currently enamored of Killian's Irish Red... As for small, planes.. I guess it's going to be an order to Lee Valley. Now to check the spendable cash situation and decide... Here's just a short update: I only need 4 pumps, but milled 6 just in case. I love the repeatability of the mill. I doubt if I could 2 looking exactly alike, much less 6, doing them by hand. The one to the extreme left, that red spot.. yep.. it's my contribution to the ship. I'm setting up the lathe now to drill the hole in the end nearest the camera and also to turn down the grooves for the iron straps and also the lower end that needs to fit through the round holes in the main mast partner.
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Gripos-kaiki by Giorgos - FINISHED
mtaylor replied to Giorgos's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Giorgos, And here we all thought you were just a speed builder.. :P That is some seriously good work you've done her and thanks for taking the time to put it on MSW. -
By my count there already are more than 6... From his sig: Trawler Syborn - scratch build Billings AmericA 1:72 U.S.S. United States 1:96 - Revell plastic / wood bash Billings Gothenborg 1:100 This doesn't include the lobster twins or the Half-moon. So.. 7 total not counting any aircraft. Must be one huge building table. Maybe the encouragement from Robbyn will kick the number to a nice even dozen?
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Robbyn, The rigging plan should give you some idea of "how high". On some ships, the top shrounds lower deadeyes were secured to the lower shrouds and then ratlines run in those. (I hope that makes sense). In which case, the ratlines didn't have to go more than one line above the securing point.
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Toni, Lovely work. Took me a bit to find that gap.... Very precise work.
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Daniel, I can truly say that I'm speechless. For some reason, your work removes the power of speech. Wow!
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