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Sorry to hear about the family... hope all recover quickly. Lovely work with the scroll saw. New isn't always better and that old saw cuts very nicely. Are you sure you've never scratchbuilt a ship before?
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Just incredible. I disappear for a bit and shazam... art. Amazing deadeyes and chainplates.
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TomShipModel, Best way is start a build log. Put as much or as little as you like to bring us up to date and then carry on from there.
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Plank edge sanding
mtaylor replied to rebekb's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Which end, Rebecca? If it's the exposed, wider side, then after planking use a small homemade sanding block. Or use scrapers. If it's the narrow "edge" that butts the next plank, again a sanding stick (or emory board) and just take off the roughness. -
Bob, Ditto what the others said. That keel looks great.
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Dave's not here, man.
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I think I just found a bug... My Win7 PC was "updated" (thanks Microsloth) to IE 10... now pictures don't upload. I'm rolling back to IE9. Edit: Rolled back... IE9 is also freezing when uploading pictures.
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Santisima Trinidad By Dusty
mtaylor replied to Dusty's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Very impressive Dusty. Amazing what one can do on a budget. I take it you carved the figurehead? BTW, I notice some battlestations and the stern of another ship in a picture. You've been building ships for awhile, I take it. -
Alexandru, Lovely work. As for the picture order... after "attaching", go here and do Step 5. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/540-how-to-add-pictures-in-your-posts-and-pms/ They will post in the order that you click "Add to Post".
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Looks very well done. I can't wait to see the finish on it. The lines just scream "speed"!!!!
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Thanks Jay, Very informative experiment and tips.
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Uh-oh... drums along the Mohawk and all that. I hear the call..."darkside...darkside". Robbyn, when it hit's, it hits. No one can talk you into it or (worse) out of it. Been there, done that, have sawdust all over the place.
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Cool. Happy to hear it was just the blade... or maybe some rogue sap. We wait for your pictures...
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ok.. sounds like new blade time.. One quick thought.. is there any blade wobble?
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Man, that is one big model. I hope you have a crane and a trailer to move it. It looks fantastic.
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If the blade is still sharp, and it might not be considering what you've used it on, I've found that wipe over the blade and teeth with some acetone followed by some Pledge helps.
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I'm with Christian.. the ligher one. But it's your build and you're the Captain. Go with what your heart says.
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Ah... nevermind then.. do what Russ said and carry on.
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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 nice framing and sills, Maury. -
Figuerres, I like what you're going to do. I love to see kit bashes like this. :)
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Very nice work, Prodas. I like that color you put on her.
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Robbyn, Those doors look pretty darned good. Hinges and all. The hinges look like brass but they're paper????
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Cole, For starters, make sure the fence is square to the blade or even a like more away from the blade at the rear of it. If the fence is closer to the blade rear than the front, it pinches and then kicks the wood out. Also, lower the blade it's just above the top of the wood. As I recall there's several videos on youtube.com about this and about cutting thin planks. I had some links for videos about pushsticks and featherboards... I'll have to do some research to find them.
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It went flying across the room??? Check the fence. If it's closer to the back of the blade then the front, it'll pinch and grab and fling it. Also, make sure the blade is just tad above the wood. That's what it usually is when I send wood into the next county.
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Andy, The mast looks great and IMO, worth the effort.
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