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Congratulations on launching her. Looks really great in her new home. I'll bet your workbench looks strange now that it's empty.
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Thanks. It's actually there to slow me down.
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Michael, Beautiful metalwork and mostly by hand no less. I'll be that was both relaxing and fun.
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Fascinating as always, Gary. Just curious.. how difficult was it to get both sides the same? Or was it a function of close and not exactly the same?
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Turning cannon's
mtaylor replied to garyshipwright's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Gary, Sorry for not responding quicker. Not been online much this past week. The cannon I've made were all from brass. I use a 1/8" cutter that's narrowed by grinding to about 1/32" for all of the barrel except for the muzzle swell and the casabel. For those I have cutters that have been ground to match those bits. HSS is easily ground, just don't let it go to "red" when grinding. A cup of water for quenching/cooling is good idea. The Little Machine Shop has a good tutorial on Lathes and also the grinding of tooling: http://littlemachineshop.com/Info/MiniLatheUsersGuide.pdf Peruse the rest of that site as it's very informative. -
micro table saw stop
mtaylor replied to michael mott's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Michael, I think you just solved the "biggie" issue for me. My saw has no overhang and I was trying to figure out how to set this thing up with zero-play. Now to convince my wallet that I need to buy some taps. -
Mighty Mite Mini Table Saw Good or Bad?
mtaylor replied to DSiemens's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Daniel, A "full-size" saw won't work for what we do. Look at the Byrnes, Micromark, and Proxxons. Those tools are made for modeling. -
Beautiful chairs. Well done and thank you for sharing your pictures.
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Excellent choice. Hope to see your build log.
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Sorry Sokrates. Looks like no one has. Do you want to be the first?
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Phil, I went from the Scottish Maid to the BB Wasa. One heckuva step. However, if one is motivated, one can do anything. Pick something that interests you and will hold your attention. Once you've picked something, research the blue blazes out of it here and on other sites. If it still holds your interest and you feel the urge to go with it... open a build log and build it. You'll have two things going for you: 1) a ship that moves you, and 2) us, helping and encouraging you. On second thought.. pick 3 and then then research. Ask questions, get answers. Let the list shrink on it's own.
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Yes, you are just like the rest of us. I think most if not all of us, sit at work, or in the car, or somewhere and think, plan, and mentally build our models.
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Looks very nice on her base board. Congratulations on a build well done.
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Robert, You're doing a fantastic job on this ship. We are our own worse critics.
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Peter, She's sweet looking boat. Your added touch of the rubbing strake is wonderful.
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HMS Surprise by Derik - Artesania
mtaylor replied to derik's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Nice work on the planking. Being bounced from the kitchen isn't a bad thing. I've been tossed from the bed, the bedroom, the kitchen, the dining room. I now have a dedicated workshop which wouldn't have happened if the Admiral hadn't tossed my building from the other rooms. :) -
I think we've all been doing that lately. Hard to tell which is Gil's and which is the real one.
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Sjors, She's looking more like ship now. Have fun with the rigging.
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It'll save you lots of work...
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Congratulations on your retirement. The rework of the shop is a good start on the "after work" part of life.
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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
mtaylor replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Very clean and precise, Maury. I do like that idea of predrilling the strakes for the treenails. Beats the heck out of doing them in situ with a pin vice. -
Don, If you've followed Ed's build log of her, you'd see that's for any modeler. He has tips and tools applicable to all levels.
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Nice work on the canoe, Sarah. The tung oil really finished it off perfectly.
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Hi Borge, I'm just catching up on the re-work and find that your elbow decided to act up. Let it heal. We'll be patient while you're the patient.
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