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Looking good, Piet. I imagine that once that 'glass sets up, there will be no give, twisting or bending of that hull.
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Hi Buck, Beautiful work on the planking. And a great "how-to" on making the slot. I'm with the others, just a hint of the centerboard to draw interest and show that it's there.
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Andy, What???? We have to wait until morning???? Arrgggghhhhhh.......
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Popeye, Very nicely done. The coils look great as does everything else. Looks like in another day or two, this build will be ready for the display shelf.
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Sjors, Nice work on the shrouds and lanyards. Danny gave great advice. What with his advice and EdTs/Grant's jig, you're doing great.
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Wow.. two builds for the price one admission. You're taking after Popeye's method you know. Should be an interesting build.
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John, We used to have an RV. I did a lot of work on her in the motorhome. The secret is to stay in the RV and read a book or watch TV. At some point after a day or so, you'll get "why don't you go work on your model outside"... I also found that sitting outside working on it, even bits and pieces was a conversation starter with the folks in the campground.
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Very well done. BTW, what did you use for glazing?
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Nice planking, Sherry. Looks good enough to be the only planking if weren't balsa.
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Thank for looking in and the gentle comments. I'm not so gentle to myself. I think that if this were 1:48, I'd go with metal. With 1:64 or smaller... paper works best for me. Luckily, I didn't tear down the mill setup.. I'm cutting more blanks as I'm not thrilled with the output. Figured out the lathe needs a tuneup. Such is life.
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It may be crazy but the result is fantastic. Someday, I want to be that kind of crazy.
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Johann, Absolutely amazing and beautifully done. Are you making the nuts and bolts? They look to be threaded.
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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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Nice work so far, Jan. I'm looking forward to following along.
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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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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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