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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Port side ready, channel's tackles "hanging" in place. Finally making my own loops was much easier than I expected.... -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Today's progress: all the channels permanently glued in place. Starboard chain links and custom made long chain (closed) loops hanging from the relative channel. Next steps: primer application, painting and final pinning on the hull. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
I was trying to close the chain loops using solder iron, just for practise this afternoon. Those flux knots were in every case highly unwanted -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
In the other hand I have to assemble five more channels... I could try to assemble and solder the deadeyes and all the channel's "accesories" in advance and finally place and fix them on the channels and the hull respectively, like Jim suggests. That's all for today, I'm leaving the shipyard after the permanent gluing of all the channels on the hull. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Thank you Jason for the feedback! The problem was the stropped deadeyes of the main channel (starboard) which I had glued permanently, so trying to assemble the custom made loops on it was a very painfull story especially for the occasion of soldering and closing the loops. From a "biomechanical" point of view I was told that only minor pulling forces could be applicable on the loops. I believe that this is not a serious problem even for the next, rigging period.... That's way i tend to not close the loop-rings just to gain a more cosmetic result. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Started to shape my own chain loops. Temporary placement of the chains... The measurement, assembly and above all closure (by soldering or gluing) of the loops on the model (as the deadeys of the right main channels are permanently glued with cyano) are pretty challenging. My basic concern is the visual appearance of the solder/flux knot that bridges the edges of the loop... Thinking of leave the edges of tha e loops touching each other without any bonding. -
Thanks so much again Jason. So If I have understood well, only parts No 107 were custom made, is this correct? Did you use common/regular wire (like 0,8mm thickness wire) for those loops? Cheers Stergios
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Hi again Jason. As I'm looking these pics with your custom made chain links I wonder, how have you attached so flush with the hull the brackets and especially their upper part with the thick wire of the chain link underneath?
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Yep, I believe that additional rosin flux could help better.... -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Well I've found the solution.... A little bit of filling was needeed to emerge the undercover copper-material of the strops. The rest of soldering works pretty well now. Thanks Vasilios !! -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
... "PE part" ?? -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Dry fitting of the deadeys of the right main channel... Next step is to secure the soldering adding a micro drop of cyano glue, black paint touch up and glue/stabilize the deadeyes to the channlel's slots with cyano. Final step is to fix and glue the pinned channel on the hull. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Strops soldering is quite difficult. Their material is 'nt copper, so bonding the edges with solder is a real headache for me.... -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hi Jason How didi you close the loops of your own (custom made) wire chains? Using epoxy or cyano glue? Thank you again. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hi Norman, is it important the level of power (ie 10W), in this case ? Thank you. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Yes Jason, I used a simple, pen-style soldering iron. -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Following your advice, started to solder the strops... Bonding the edges of the strops is'nt so easy, propably my technique is not the appropriate one, as is the first time I'm trying to do this, but step by step it's getting better. Hope that solder bonding to withstand the tension of the shrouds/chainlinks.... -
No detailed instructions for that, Jim. Finally I made my own fenders like the others. Thanks anyway.
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
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Well, I just have realized that I don't have to create my own wire-strops for the dead eyes.! These are already included in the standard kit... -
Hi Jim what have you done with those fenders? Have you used the parts provided by the kit? Thanks
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Another today's question: have you stropped the deadeyes using the standard kit wire? Thanks -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hi Jason, and thanks for typing so much helping info.... Yes, I saw your previous post but I thought the chain length discrepancy as a theoritical complication which I should be solving away...but given that the chains are all of the same size, yes this might be a cause of concern.... I'll start to place the deadeys first and I'll see... Thanks again. Stergios PS: Why to use some epoxy and not some cyanoacrylate ? -
HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
drtrap replied to drtrap's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Basically, now I'm thinking to attach the wire-stropped deadeyes and chain assemblies to the channels and afterwards glue the channels on the hull....
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