HMS Thorn by Kevin Kenny - 1:48 scale - Swan-class - David Antscherl practium

[Kevin Kenny]

pump tubes and intake chamber completed.

 

[Kevin Kenny]

Moved the Proxxon xy vice to the work bench. Its much more stable now.

[Kevin Kenny]

Upper deck planking proceeding nicely.

[Kevin Kenny]

Any advice for shaping these upper deck planks???? Particually at the bow and stern where the .plank is curved on the inside.

[druxey]

It goes together by trial and error fitting. If you have some re-stickeable 3M Magic tape you can lay a piece down in the gap and trace the shape you need. Peel off the tape and stick it on your planking stock. Cut the plank a hair oversize and sanding stick it down until it just slips into place. Labor intensive? Yes! But, with care, the result is well worth the trouble.

[Kevin Kenny]

Thats what i have been doing. Got the port side done but was wondering if there was a better way to do this. Its a real pain in the butt.  Ill tackle the starboard side tomorrow.. Once i get  the first layer in the curves can be replaced with straight lines which will be mush easier to fit.

[Kevin Kenny]

I was able to work out the curve by putting a french ruler on the previous plank and then transfer this to the new one.

[No Idea]

Hi Kevin - I photocopy the plans and then carefully cut out each piece with some very sharp scissors and glue them to the wood.  It saves an awful lot of drawing.

[Kevin Kenny]

First set done.

[Kevin Kenny]

Made a very small angle gauge to measure the angle on each plank. I had made one along  time ago but i guess it was so small it disappeared. The screw came from a broken pair of glasses. 

[Kevin Kenny]

 

[Kevin Kenny]

I have developed a new long reach clamp. It is evolving. I added a 2mm allen key bolt at the bottom which made a big difference.

[Kevin Kenny]

[Kevin Kenny]

I was still getting slipping issues so had to modify the tips by removing the screws and adding sand paper. That solved the problem. Then made up some extenders that lay flat on the deck and allow further reach. Now its doing what i hoped it would do. 

[dvm27]

Innovative tool Kevin! For planking I would use tapered offcuts as wedges slipped between the ledge of the margin plank and the deck plank being glued. You can generate a surprising amount of pressure  with tapered wedges. It's also efficient as you can just narrow them for the next run of planking.

[dragonflyxlii]

Boy I wish I had thought of this!  I have been making clamps and jigs for decks and planks for several years, but I like your idea better than any of my own. I don't normally post, but there is always a first time. Thanks for letting me enjoy watching your efforts!

Regards, Dave

 

[stuglo]

Great idea and I will make some. Sorry to seem stupid, but why do we need the deck planks tightly against each other. I usually leave a tiny gap to "emphasise " my non-existent caulking!!  

[Kevin Kenny]

To simulate corking you can use black paper stuck  between the two planks or in my case i use a soft pencil to colour the joint which makes it look like scale corking. 

[Kevin Kenny]

I went to look at some old tools and came away with a lovely selection of Sphinx drills, centering tools, reamers etcc. 

[Kevin Kenny]

Back at work. 

[Kevin Kenny]

[TomShipModel]

You've got the deck planks fitted very well.  She is coming along beautifully.

 

Tom

[Kevin Kenny]

Apple has put out a new modeling table saw.

 

kidding. I have long wanted to upgrade the Preac to roll on its own and to keep all its accessories. I gutted my old Apple pro computer and mounted it on the top. Now looking for another one for the Proxxon chop saw.

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[AON]

a ready made rolling table!

waste not, want not.

[TBlack]

Kevin,

A nice white floor, making it easy to find dropped parts! And shouldn't you be wearing shoes in the shop?

Tom

[Kevin Kenny]

Apple is really helpful with their new Proxxon chop saw 

[druxey]

It gives new meaning to the phrase 'ApplePlay'!

[Kevin Kenny]

One more set of deck planks to go

[stuglo]

On 11/6/2021 at 5:47 PM, No Idea said:

Hi Kevin - I photocopy the plans and then carefully cut out each piece with some very sharp scissors and glue them to the wood.  It saves an awful lot of drawing.

Agree- if it works. If not, leave margin around and by trial and error, snip off to fit. Paper is quicker and cheaper if you have a plan to work to; if not, card. ( those given with the local pizzas are perfect.)

[niwotwill]

Just started following your build but still need to go to the beginning and really study your posts. A comment on paper patterns which I also use for cutting is try using the glue sticks that are used for school work, photo albums, etc. It holds very tightly to the wood when cut and washes off with water leaving no residue. 

Amazing work i'm looking forward to reading your log from the start.

 

Regards

Will