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jhearl got a reaction from Canute in Helping hands troubles
This third-hand device - GRS® BenchMate® Double Third-Hand Soldering Station - RioGrande is quite expensive but functions beautifully. You do not need to tighten the joints while using it. It also features a soldering block, which is very useful. For me, it has been worth every penny.
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jhearl got a reaction from mtaylor in Helping hands troubles
This third-hand device - GRS® BenchMate® Double Third-Hand Soldering Station - RioGrande is quite expensive but functions beautifully. You do not need to tighten the joints while using it. It also features a soldering block, which is very useful. For me, it has been worth every penny.
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jhearl got a reaction from VitusBering in Helping hands troubles
This third-hand device - GRS® BenchMate® Double Third-Hand Soldering Station - RioGrande is quite expensive but functions beautifully. You do not need to tighten the joints while using it. It also features a soldering block, which is very useful. For me, it has been worth every penny.
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jhearl got a reaction from robert952 in Helping hands troubles
This third-hand device - GRS® BenchMate® Double Third-Hand Soldering Station - RioGrande is quite expensive but functions beautifully. You do not need to tighten the joints while using it. It also features a soldering block, which is very useful. For me, it has been worth every penny.
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jhearl got a reaction from mtaylor in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
To the best of my knowledge, that's one end of the main sheet. It runs up to the double block on the boom.
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jhearl got a reaction from thibaultron in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
To the best of my knowledge, that's one end of the main sheet. It runs up to the double block on the boom.
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jhearl got a reaction from thibaultron in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
Actually, it was a simple as that. Below are two pics from real skipjacks showing the block and the ring around the traveler. The first is the E.C. Collier at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and the second is the Joy Parks at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum.
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jhearl got a reaction from glennb17 in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
Actually, it was a simple as that. Below are two pics from real skipjacks showing the block and the ring around the traveler. The first is the E.C. Collier at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and the second is the Joy Parks at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum.
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jhearl got a reaction from mtaylor in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
Actually, it was a simple as that. Below are two pics from real skipjacks showing the block and the ring around the traveler. The first is the E.C. Collier at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and the second is the Joy Parks at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum.
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jhearl got a reaction from allanyed in Mainsheet blocks and rigging for 1930s Chesapeake Bay skipjack
Actually, it was a simple as that. Below are two pics from real skipjacks showing the block and the ring around the traveler. The first is the E.C. Collier at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and the second is the Joy Parks at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum.
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jhearl got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Beginner looking to start building, In the USA
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jhearl got a reaction from mtaylor in Beginner looking to start building, In the USA
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jhearl got a reaction from hollowneck in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from robert952 in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from Canute in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from BenD in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from justsayrow in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from mtaylor in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from Mark P in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from bruce d in Shipping Costs
Earlier this week, I sent some small pieces of wood to a friend in another state. (Nothing commercial about it - just a friend-to-friend thing.) They wouldn't fit in a regular envelope, so I put them in a padded CD mailer. That's about 6" square. The wood was very light and the whole package probably weighed only a couple of ounces. Took it to the post office and the clerk asked if it needed to get there in a hurry. I told him no - it could ship the cheapest way. The price? $10.30!! We were both floored but he swore that was the right price. As I stood there, I looked at the display of "If it fits, it ships" envelopes, I saw there was one considerably larger than my CD mailer and it was $8.95, which was the cheapest mailer they have. I asked if I could just put my envelope right into one of those mailers and he said, "Sure." So for $1.35 less, the package was sent priority mail to arrive in 2 days, had a tracking number, and $50 insurance. Crazy.
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jhearl got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in BENJAMIN W LATHAM by GaryKap - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1:48
I may be wrong, but I suspect that once you cut away the outboard tabs, you'll be able to pry the longitudinal stringer out of those slots without a lot of difficulty. The planking material is only 1/32" thick, so it will be pretty flexible. The ribs will add some stiffness too, but not so much that it's like you're trying to bend a thick piece of hard wood. Just for grins, temporarily clamp a stringer to the keel, seated in the slots, and see if it isn't pretty easy to move outward. It only has to go 1/16".
Also, be aware that the instructions call for putting the ribs entirely over top of the keel piece. In other words, each rib goes from the slot on one side to the slot on the other in one continuous piece. Which means the top of the keel needs to be flush with the top of the formers. (It's really the bottom of each, but from the way they're oriented in the photos, I'm thinking of those surfaces as the "top.") Also, I suspect you'll want to fair the formers before you add the ribs just as you would the hull of the ship itself. I haven't seen the plans myself, but perhaps there's a false keel/stem added after the boat is planked?
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John
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