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  • Birthday 11/10/1952

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    Kingston Ontario
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    History, Watches , Cars, anything mechanical.Born

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  7. Diver
    If you purchase this sander please give a review. I am thinking of purchasing this in the near future
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  13. Diver
    I am struggling with the planking on my Sanson tug. I had no real issues planking my Syren Medway long boat but I think this project will be on my to do list. I believe it is an excellent tutorial.
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  16. Diver
    My vert first build was the Syren Medway longboat. With the quality of the kit, well written instuctions and the support of people on this site I managed to build an acceptable model that I am proud to display in my home.
  17. Diver
    This build tested my patience and I was going to give up but that is not in my nature. I removed the first four rows of planking on the Stbd side. They just were not sitting right. The old story, first plank wrong, remainder get worse. This is a difficult frame to clamp to so I purchased these clamps from Micro-Mart. Some small blocks have been glued to the frames to screw these clamps into. I tested them on a scrap piece of frame plywood, and it just split. I have shaped the plank with heat and have clamped it in place, hopefully it will be a better attempt. The 2MM Bass wood does not bend easily
  18. Diver started following Medway Longboat 1742 by MajorChaos - 1:24 scale , SC-1 Class SubChaser (SC-93) by Azzoun - Dumas - 1:35 and SS Klondike
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  24. Diver
    My next visit will be in the Engine and Machinery rooms.
  25. Diver
    The Museum has taken ownership of the SS Keewatin, an Edwardian passenger ship. If you are in the Kingston area she is well worth the visit. The tours are guided an last amount 70 minutes. As well as the ship herself, the museum has many models and other displays.
  26. Diver
    Looks very good. I seem to remember I tried 4 or 5 times to get a front Platform that I was happy with
  27. Diver
    My son found this in a shed at a work site and was told he could have it. I spent some time sanding with emery cloth to get all the rust out. I used a small wire brush in my Dremel to get into the deeper pitting. Then it was onto some Gun Bluing and oil. The handle was done with sand paper and WOP. I think it turned out ok.
  28. Diver
    Looking good and am following along. I found the planking challenging ,but very rewarding. I did manage to destroy some of the supplied planks and had to make new ones from the extra wood Chuck supplies. A learning experience but fun.
  29. Diver
    Necessity is the mother of invention. Using the drawer to hold the plank in position
  30. Diver
    Looking good. I just finished my Medway in December. It was a very enjoyable build even with all its challenges. Chucks instructions are excellent, as are all the build logs. Lots of tips to be picked up in them.
  31. Diver
    Thanks everyone for looking in on my question. I do shape my planks to the hull profile,( as per Chucks videos), but am going to complete this build with TiteBond. It will take longer clamping and waiting for the glue to set up but I think this is the best way. I find CA very frustrating to work with.
  32. Diver
    Hello everyone. I am in the process of trying to plank the up dated Sanson tug. The planking strips are birch and the frames are ply. The frames are properly fared with no char but I am having no success using CA. I took 2 short pieces of the planking, glued them together with CA. After sitting for 1/2 hour they popped apart with very little effort. I tried to moisten the plank but still no luck. The planks seem to adhere in some areas but not others. Any advice accepted.
  33. Diver
    This build is really testing my patience. I have started the planking but am running into an issue. CA is being used to secure the planks to the frames, Some times. It holds in some places, and in other places it will not stick. I went out and purchased a new bottle today, but still have the same issue. The frames are properly fared and there is no char. Any suggestions to what I can do before this build becomes a fire starter.
  34. Diver
    Welcome aboard from a fellow Ontarion. I am down in Kingston.

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