mobile1 Posted October 25, 2015 #1 Posted October 25, 2015 Can anyone tell me where to buy, on a USA website, a crimping tool for bending wood ship side planks? Thank you for your help.
Tadeusz43 Posted October 25, 2015 #2 Posted October 25, 2015 Hi, Save money. The best jig for plank bending is self made I use similar for this from post #25 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11432-nuestra-senora-de-la-conception-y-de-las-animas-by-nmbrook-172-dusek-ship-kits/page-2 In my is possible bending few planks the same time. After steaming or simple boiling in waterplanks are placed on jig and allowed to dry. Tadeusz My models: From kits Vasa, HMS Victory, Le Solei Royale, Friesland From scratch HMS Warrior 1860, Esplanade, Grosse Yacht Norman’s ship, HMS Speedy, La Royale Peter von Danzig Polacca XVII cent. Current project: SS Savannah 1818
mtaylor Posted October 25, 2015 #3 Posted October 25, 2015 Although it's probably not the best way as it crushes the wood.... here's a link on Google: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=plank+bending+tool+models&tbm=shop The Latina is available at Tower Hobbies. Your best bet, might be to go here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1 There's two pages of topics on bending planks. Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
wthilgen Posted October 25, 2015 #4 Posted October 25, 2015 Should you happen to want a nail in the area that was crimpted it could cause a problem because the crimp is less than normal thickness. I no longer use nails for construction, I use them for esthetics value. Soaking or steaming is the way to make sure a plank doesn't pop out in a future date. Canute and mtaylor 2 Current Build: La Nina, Latina - Wood / 1:65 On The Shelf: San Francisco II, Latina - Wood 1/90, U.S.S. Constitution, Revell - Plastic / 1:96 (Remake), H.M.S. Bounty, Latina - Wood / 1:48, H.M.S. /Mayflower, Latina - Wood / 1:64, La Pinta, Latina, Latina - Wood / 1:65, La Santa Maria, Latina - Wood / 1:65, Completed: San Francisco / Cross Section, Latina - Wood / 1:50, Coastal Submarine, Revell - Plastic / 1:144, Cutty Sark Wall Plaque, Revell - Plastic / 1:50, H.M.S. Victory, Revell - Plastic / 1:146, H.M.S. Bounty, Constructo - Wood / 1:50, Oseberg, Billings Boats - Wood / 1:25, Clipper Ship (Sea Witch), Unknown - Wood / 1:46, U.S.S. Constitution, Revell - Plastic / 1:96, Man Of War, Scientific - Wood / 1:50, Robert E. Lee, Scientific - Wood / 1:45, PT-109, Revell - Plastic / 1:72, U.S.S. Enterprise, Revell - Plastic / 1:720, R.M.S. Titanic, Revell - Plastic / 1:720, Numerous other wooded tall ships and boats from companies named: Ideal, Dumas, Pyro.
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