mtaylor

Hold that thought on the print and download buttions.  They're not working right for me, but appears to be my settings.  Might work for you.

Mark,

You made that capstan look easy this time around....

Better unshrink yourself Michael.  At that size, jumping off the work table to get a piece of wood might...no... will be disasterous.

NIce work on the brass, Cabrapente.  It looks like where the play is coming from on the right side of the nut (last photo of lathe).  Is there a locking screw on the tailpiece that you can loosen and push it in further? 

The red line I drew shows that the whole assembly is loose.  To the right of that line appears to be a set or lock screw. The white arrow is a mistake, I meant to point to the screw.

TB,

Were working on it.  I vaguelly remember that and thought the vid might have cross-linked from Hubert's site.  Give it some time and perhaps someone will re-post it.

Walter,

So far you only have one page.  Down near the bottom on the left, is a printer icon and a download icon.  That might be what you are looking for.

There's also this article from the Database (see top of page menu for browsing): http://modelshipworldforum.com/resources/Framing_and_Planking/plankingprojectbeginners.pdf

John,

The pic didn't come through. You might have to click the "post image" (I think that's the wording) after it's uploaded.

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.

Sjors, it was on the old MSW.. probably buried somewhere.

Patrick, when you're ready or before, ping me.  The AL kit has a lot of pitfalls when built out of the box.

This tool is full of pluses and minuses.   Relatively inexpensive (for a mill), lightweight, small, has reasonable power for its size.  All controls are easily used and seem very precise.  Two downsides.. the first is that accessories relatively hard to come by.  Everyone sells accessories for the larger "mini" size, the R8 from MM or Sherline type. The other is the RPM is limited to 2800.

I was able to rework the pulleys so it turns at about 12,000 rpm.  But I have to monitor the bearing temperature and I killed the warranty with this mod.  I've also had to adapt vises and hold pieces to fit as they are all for the larger mills.  This also, not a production type tool.  Not designed to run 8 hours a day even before the RPM boost.

All in all, not a bad value for the money.  However, given what I know now, I go for the mini type available from MicroMark, Harbor Freight and Sherline.  Probably the Sherline with their RPM kit.

I've had mine for a few years.  It does a good job as long as I'm not trying to take off too much wood, feed the wood through too fast (slowly feed, very slowly) and not trying to do too much at once.  In other words, for a few pieces at a time, it works.  There's no way of setting the thickness except by trial and error that I've found.

This sander, is not a Byrnes Sander by any stretch.  If I were buying one today, I'd hold off until I could afford a Byrnes.

I bought one some time ago when it was on sale.  Here's the current webpage: http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/cut-off-saws/bench-top-cut-off-saw-42307.html

This is similar to the one MicroMark sells for roughly twice the price. 

It's a good tool but not a great one.  Once the miter guage is calibrated, it cuts crisply and cleanly with no blade wobble. The vise holds the wood firmly.  However, the miter gauge will need to be checked anytime it's moved to a new setting due to the slop in the mechanism.  Also, use a piece of wood about 1/16" (1 mm) or so behind the workpiece to move it forward otherwise the wood is not completely cut.

Below is a pic of mine with an attachment so can see where the blade is actually cutting. It also provides a precise method ot put a small ruler to get repeatable cuts.

Would I buy another one? Yes. For the money, it's a pretty good deal as long as you're aware of it's limitations

Good to see you back here, Toni.  What many of us are doing is either (as Remco put it) a "Management Summary" of pictures only and minimal text or just picking up where we are now.  Your choice.

That won't have been from the "Wooden Ship Modeling for Dummies" site would it?  http://www.shipmodeling.ca/index.html   BTW, this site is well worth the small one time fee to get in.

Mike,

This is one impressive and rarely seen model.  I hope you'll keep us abreast of things.

Hi Walter. 

Click on "More Reply Options".  Down at the bottom of the reply window, is the Attachments.  You have two choices... either the Basic Uploader (files are uploaded one at a time) or Advance Uploader (lets you do a massive upload).  Once you click browse, just find your photos on your PC and upload.

Hope this helps.  If there's any questions or if you need more help, put a post in the site suggestions and problems area.

Nicely done.  Wow! That lifeboat is tiny..

Nice one, Daniel.  I don't think I saw that one before.

Hi Bob,

Sorry for not dropping by sooner.  Nice to see your log back here.

Ah...I get a front row seat... cool!   I'm looking forward to seeing this build.

Hi Daniel,

Good to see you're back and putting your log up.

No problem Sjors.  We'll see you when Anja lets you have the computer back.

Happy to see you back, Andy.  We're all in that same boat with buildlogs and many are taking the "Management Summary" approach.

Hi Caroline, 

Great to see you and your San Francisco back. 

No worries, Ron.  We'll try not to let it go anywhere.