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Mike

I understand and agree completely.

I have two logs here of cherry wood that I have been eyeballing and keeping out of the fire heap for 2 years.

If you can do it so can I!

thanks.

Alan

video 2?

where would I find that?

We all see "the light" after the fact. (pun intended)

Possible marrying slots may have reduced the weight by eliminating the blocks.

Thinner would definitely lightened it.

Is it too late to regroup?  I can see you have got some expense invested in it already.

30 November 2018... and counting.

The summer sun might be more of a distraction but there will definitely be periods where I cannot venture into the bowels of my dwelling to spend time in the play room as I will need to avoid dusty environments.

Getting old is a bummer.

Some bad news yesterday at my eye checkup.

Apparently my eye problem is "re-occurring"... yes it is back.

I will possibly need regular injects forever.  On average the time frame is 5 years.  Some "seal up" permanently quicker than average.

Only time will tell.

Next injection is on the 20th of this month.

I will try cutting the next one off the model.

The transfer device was purchased in 2011 from Elite Tools (about $20).  It is a flat lying trammel set that attaches to any rule or square.

My drawing is on the wall so I tacked an old wooden yard stick at zero elevation and set it on that.

I installed all the chocks, checked my gunport height markings and then cut the gunports out as one side was exposed and I could get a saw blade in there.

I did make a wooden gunport opening template that the outline was traced from.

I will have to rethink the way this is done as the assembly is not the strong and wobbles as the saw teeth grab in.

I can see some advantages to building upside down  with the head of the timbers glued to the building board.

I buggered my next frame that would be installed and will have to remake it to move forward.

Lift tables are fantastic for modeling.

Lee Valley Tools has just offered a kit.

I had built my own having solicited ideas on this forum I opted for wheels to make it mobile so I could walk around it and a section of the top that the model is being built on tilting up to 60° forward and backwards so I could more easily access the underbelly of the frames and the inside.

Links below in my signature line to my table and my very early stage build.  If you go to the near the end of my posts in each you will see the end result as built and being used.

good morning Don

that is a mere 20°

it will go to 60°

I've been away for a few months busy with work around the house, spring yard work, dethatching the lawn (what a delightful time that was).

My needles are done and my eyesight seems normal, no need for a magnifying glass to read print anymore.

I had been down to the playroom during my absence from the forum but that was for unrelated items except for my reclaiming the rolling base of a broken office chair to make a mobile side table for modelling that you'll see in a photo below.

I am back to fitting chocks between frames and those located on the underbelly are easier inserted from above and inside.  To do this comfortably I lowered my modelling lift table and tilted the table top.  This work wonderfully.  I am so delighted I built my modelling table with these options.

I have two frames on the go in assembly and they both get thicker in their sided dimension at the gunport.  I've decided to build these as normal and add the thickness to the area needed after... but before glued to the deadwood.  Hope to post this in the next week or two.

I subscribed to Woodsmith Tips and got a link to this and many other useful tips

http://www.woodsmithtips.com/2017/05/04/?autostart=true&utm_source=WoodsmithTips&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12478

I was taught 3rd angle projection, views unfold like the sides of a box.

When I get views made opposite to what my brain thinks makes sense it takes a moment to recognizre it and then a bit longer to plug into thinking backwards... like driving on the wrong side of the road even though the steering wheel is right there in front of me as a constant reminder. 

ahhh

first versus third angle projection

occassionally these stump me also

it is obvious I am going to need more elastic bands!!!

welcome to the group!

Thank you Kevin.

Some very useful tips in every one one of your videos.

Yikes.

I had that happen to me and the timing was disastereous.

Hope your timing does not fair badly.

It will hopefully be a permanent correction but one never knows for certain.

Thank you Druxey and Albert for the kind words and everyone else for following along.

Funnily enough as I approach retirement I find I reminise the simpler times when I started my career at a drafting table and tee square with my pencils, sanding pad, eraser, compass, triangular scales and french curves.  It was a less stressful time and took real talent to create the perfect engineering drawing.

With CAD anyone can draw a straight line.  It annoys me to no end that they insist on making them 20 short straight lines instead of one single long continuous line.

Kids these days....

get started???

what are you waiting for?  

Saturday 28 JAN 2017

It has been I while since I posted any progress... it goes rather slowly.

I've been putting more hours into a paper for work than into my model... plus I am getting injections in my left eye to correct a condition with my vision.  It has affected modelling and  my day job.  I spend hours reading engineering drawings and documents.

I have branch retinal vein occlussion caused by macular edema.

I have a fluid build up (bump) at the back of my eye very near the focal point that causes lines and print to pull together.

I occasionally still see a fine black dot due to my last (first) injection.  Two more to go and hopefully the fluid pocket is gone and things reshape back to near normal or better yet.. normal.

Modelling isn't a race but it does keep calling me downstairs.

Looking quite majestic.    

elegant, clean and delivers (works as expected)

very nice addition to your working/living space