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alde

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  1. Welcome aboard and enjoy your first build. I hope you start a build log for us to follow.
  2. Thanks again Kurt. I'll play with it tomorrow if I can and let you know how it goes. I'm looking forward to getting some good use out of the saw.
  3. Thank you Kurt. I am using a fine tooth blade. I will change blades and switch the fence to the other side and give it a try. I really like the fixture in the second picture. I should be able to make something like that. I really appreciate you sharing your experience. Should I just throw away the burned blade?
  4. I have had my Byrnes table saw for quite a while but have used it very little since I got it for various reasons. I want to get serious with using it now but I think I'm doing something wrong. My work is binding and stalling the saw ripping some 1/4" boxwood. I am using it with the fence to the left of the blade but I see everyone using the fence to the right of the blade. Is that my problem? I am right handed and have never used a table saw before.
  5. A good scroll saw is a great tool when you are cutting out frames and such. With enough power and the right blade you can do some really fine work. You can cut curves on the band saw as well but for me I have more control with the scroll saw. If you use pre-milled lumber then the scroll saw for sure.
  6. Nice to see some progress Mick. I'm really enjoying your build and will refer to it often when I start mine. I love the tools you made as well. Very nice work.
  7. I can't wait until I can get my hands on one. It will be great having a few build logs to help some of us that are not highly skilled to come up with a nice finished model.
  8. Another vote for a planking video. The results are amazing and you make it look fairly easy.
  9. This is going to be fun to watch progress. My Cheerful kit and all its subkits still live in the original shipping package waiting for the skill to improve. This one will probably do the same for a couple of years until I'm ready for it. Of course the barge will have to fit in somewhere.
  10. Thanks for the kind words. I should get the deck finished up in a couple of days then I'll start on the deck houses.
  11. Absolutely incredible work Albert. She's a work of shipbuilders art.
  12. Great work Elijah. She looks great so far. I look forward to watching your progress right to the end.
  13. She looks great Bruce. I'm reading the book Valliant Ambition by Nathaniel Philbrook right now and it talks about the gunboats on Lake Champlain and Lake George and goes into pretty good detail. Reading the book had me thinking about building the Philadelphia and now that I am watching your build come together I plan to order the kit.
  14. Welcome aboard Eric. This is a great place to make friends and learn from people who are willing to go out of their way to help. By the way, I'm just up I-5 in Bremerton.
  15. Thanks Elijah. Yes it's laser cut. It's a really nice kit and goes together well so far.
  16. Thanks Mike, it feels really good to be back at it. I didn't realize how much I missed it. It's also great to be spending more time here with my friends.
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