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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Mike, This is one impressive and rarely seen model. I hope you'll keep us abreast of things.
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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.
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Nicely done. Wow! That lifeboat is tiny..
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mtaylor replied to jml1083's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
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No problem Sjors. We'll see you when Anja lets you have the computer back.
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Happy to see you back, Andy. We're all in that same boat with buildlogs and many are taking the "Management Summary" approach.
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Hi Caroline, Great to see you and your San Francisco back.
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Take your time, Greg. No rush. You found us again and that's a good thing.
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This ship caught my attention the first time I saw the plans because it had a white flag. Laughed a bit until I researched it. But then the lines caught my eye. She's a 32 gun, frigate of the 8 pound gun class. A bit of history... built 1755 in Brest. Not too much in the way of history available except for some highlights: 1756 - Carried troops to Quebec. 1757 - with Marsaint's divsion on the 21 Oct. A "most bloody conflict" with the British off Santo Domingo. No ships lost on either side, but a high casualty count. 1762 - expeditions against British shipping and the Sale pirates. 1778 - she was part of a small fleet in company with Le Belle Poule, Hirondelle and Le Coureur. They ran into Keppel's squadron. Licorne as surrounded and captured. La Belle Poule had a famous two-hour duel with the British and escaped to a nearby bay.For the next five years it was known as HMS Licorne in the British Navy. 1783 - Sold out of the service. From the plans, it appears to be a good beginner scratchbuild. Clean lines, minimal carving. Some things from the Hahn plans needs changing such as the mast caps and the cannon rigging. I'm still researching via Boudriot and Frolich. I'm planning on completely planking her, but that may change. Anyway, I ordered a bunch of Hahn's plans a few years ago out of curiousity... guess I was walking down the primrose path to the minefield and here's where I've landed. Not knowing what to order in the way of wood.. I guessed and ordered the wood for the Confederacy from The Lumberyard since both are 3/16" scale. Blew it a bit.. keel on the Confed is 1/4", on the Licorne... 3/16", same for the frames.. Luckily, I have a thickness sander... unluckily.. that's a rather large pile of wood. But, I'm happy. I'll make the frames a tad thicker and order some 3/16" sheet for the keel, etc. Next time.. I'll study the plans closer. So... here's where my build begins. Started by scanning and copying all the plans as blueline prints fade with time. Laid out but not cut the building board. I've enclose pic of what I've built to date: Pics of the Famous Ed Measuring Tool and my frame jig. Pic of some of the framing wood with my thickness sander (daunting in person). And lastly.. a work in progress... my shipwright. Currently looks like Krylon the Cylon, but he'll get better. Once he's finished, I'll properly name him and start building frames. Due to the website crash, all the descriptive stuff is gone. I'll post all the pics to-date and then start text, etc. on my next post.
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