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    I buy the big 8oz bottles of glue from Bob Smith Industries and keep them in my fridge. I just had to replace them all because I moved, but the previous bottles had lasted for 8 years. I'm very careful dispensing glue from the bottles to my tattooist ink cups, and generally a quick wipe from a finger or a piece of cloth removes any excess.
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    You keep the superglue bottle in your refrigerator. It won't go off in the bottle and stick the cap.
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    Thanks I'll check out Line of Duty!
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    Huge improvement!
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    First, Second your English is just fine Third, looks like you've made a good cautious start!
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    Agree with Keith, very nice little bits creatively made.
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    Sorry to be posting this post facto but I would have suggested G&S watch crystal cement. It's used by watchmakers and jewelers as a clear, non-fogging generalized glue that will glue just about anything together. I've had it in my glue supplies for a long time for applications like yours.
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    As long as the shorter base is reasonably stable, I see no reason to lengthen it. And lengthening it would just draw the eye away from the boat, where you want it. Well wait only thing that I'm questioning about this base is it seems the overhang of the model on the base is longer on the bow than the stern, although that may just be parallax in the photo. If the overhang is not equal, I'd suggest making a base with the overhang symmetrical, as that would be most pleasing to the eye.
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    Keep in mind fish hooks are hardened to RC35 or so and require hardened steel wire cutters. They'll chew up standard wire cutters.
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    Will do Rick and thanks
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    Looks really nice. Now you just need a 1/700 Queen Mary to aim at across the room
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    Thanks Keith
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    Apple TV, Amazon Prime, And Youtube.
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    CA needs to be applied VERY sparingly, there should never be extra glue or squeeze out to get on other surfaces. I put the CA into a very small tattooist's ink cup, and apply it in very small drops using a piece of 32 gauge wire. Remember the old TV advertisement, you can suspend your own weight with one drop of CA- you need to use a lot less than that to hold a chainplate together.
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    Thanks Mark!
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    Thanks Pat
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    Thanks Keith Yeah I just need to be patient, not one of my strong suits. Send anything you got my way, I've watched a few series but I'm sure I'm missing some good ones!
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    FYI the orthopedics people say I managed to fracture the last thoracic vertebrae, which explains the pain. They've put me in a back brace for four weeks, not sure how much I am going to get done as the pain is still pretty bad when I bend over or twist. On the good side, with someone else doing the heavy lifting I have my new lathe repaired and operational so it's ready to go when I am.
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    Really nice work!
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    John is right, Google says it's a mottled surface that works out to a medium light gray. I like Alclad II metal paints, I would probably use the dark aluminum.
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    It was on the order of $550 plus shipping from what I read, so to me still very reasonable for what they offer. But give them a call, it would be nice if we got another new shipped saw to confirm they're really operational again.
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    Not to dissuade you from building your own saw if you would enjoy that, but there is news that Donna Byrnes has found someone to take Jim's place and that they are shipping new saws again. If you want to pursue that, call the number listed on the Byrnes website (407.657.4663) as the purchasing on the site still aren't working.
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    You can get it on Amazon in all the relevant gauges.
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    Yeah, that's what spurred me to scratch build my pumps. I don't know Dan, you did really well scratch building the windlass, and I don't see the pumps as being too much trickier, I would go ahead and give it a spin before you cut yourself short.
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    You should be able to pick up basswood sheets in a decent hobby shop, I assume Reno has at least one.

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