Moab Posted December 25, 2019 #1 Posted December 25, 2019 Has anyone used this tool and if so is it worth buying?...Moab KeithAug and thibaultron 2 Quote Completed Builds: Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways Ranger...Corel Louise Steam Launch...Constructo Hansa Kogge...Dusek Yankee Hero...BlueJacket Spray...BlueJacket 26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways Under Construction: Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways
Sgt Mike Posted December 25, 2019 #2 Posted December 25, 2019 I have never seen this before but it looks interesting. Where did you find it or the plans? thibaultron, mtaylor, KeithAug and 1 other 4 Quote Michael C. Warnick, USAF SMSGT (Ret) Current Build: MS Fair American Prior Builds: AL Swift, AL San Francisco II, AL Mississippi In the hanger: MS Benjamin W. Latham
KeithAug Posted December 25, 2019 #3 Posted December 25, 2019 I found it here - ebay UK thibaultron, Moab and Canute 3 Quote Keith Current Build:- Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24 Previous Builds:- Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/ Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702 J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029 Other Topics Nautical Adventures http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846
KeithAug Posted December 25, 2019 #4 Posted December 25, 2019 also here Amazon - dollar price seems excessive Moab, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote Keith Current Build:- Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24 Previous Builds:- Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/ Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702 J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029 Other Topics Nautical Adventures http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846
druxey Posted December 25, 2019 #5 Posted December 25, 2019 Intereresting, but the concept is flawed. The degree of bevel will change along a strake of planking. It is not constant! Bob Cleek, Moab, thibaultron and 4 others 7 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
druxey Posted December 26, 2019 #6 Posted December 26, 2019 Which is what I was trying to say less bluntly! Bob Cleek, allanyed, kurtvd19 and 4 others 7 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Worldway Posted December 26, 2019 #7 Posted December 26, 2019 I purchased something similar and it was garbage. I would have to say that if they are re-purposing a part (exacto,or similar blade) then it's not that good. By the looks of it, you could make your own quite easily. mtaylor, Moab, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Derek If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea Antoine de Saint Exupery Current Builds Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build On Deck Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale Finished Builds Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale Member of the Nautical Research Guild
Chuck Seiler Posted December 26, 2019 #8 Posted December 26, 2019 Use your exacto knife or equivilent to do the same. Canute, Moab, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
JohnLea Posted December 26, 2019 #9 Posted December 26, 2019 Would it be useful to make molded edges? I agree that it would not be hard to make. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote The closer you get to Canada, the more things will eat your horses. ~ T. King
Bob Blarney Posted December 27, 2019 #10 Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) A consistent method would be to make a 'micro' jointer with a block plane and an adjustable fence. For those who do not sharpen their own blades, a razor-blade plane might be an option. https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/search?query=miniature+planes https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-tools/planes/block/56750-razor-blade-block-plane Here's a review of different razor planes. https://jeffpeachey.com/2011/08/17/razor-blade-planes-an-overview/ Edited December 27, 2019 by Bob Blarney Moab, thibaultron, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
michael101 Posted December 31, 2019 #11 Posted December 31, 2019 just build it up to pay 26 USD for piece of plywood and few screws... i think its a lot !!!! Michael. mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 3 Quote "smooth seas do not make good sailors..." MY FIRS BUILD : H.M.S BOUNTY (mamoli) SECOND BUILD :The concord stagecoach 1:12 youtube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJzCs9umWPI CURRENTLY BUILD : H.M.S VICTORY (Caldercraft) : http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15501-hms-victory-by-michael101-caldercraft-scale-172/
mtaylor Posted January 1, 2020 #12 Posted January 1, 2020 20 hours ago, michael101 said: just build it up to pay 26 USD for piece of plywood and few screws... i think its a lot !!!! Michael. Looking at the photos, It probably should take very long either. thibaultron and Canute 2 Quote 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)
wefalck Posted January 1, 2020 #13 Posted January 1, 2020 Made something similar up in aluminium a while ago for profiling strips of wood or polystyrene. I designed it so that the material would be pushed through, but turned out that the strips are not stiff enough for this, even with guides. This design is open on one side, so that the strips can be pushed against the scraper and pulled through. This may be a better design in principle. When I saw it for the first time, I had the same thought: why would I pay this amount of money for something that I could knock up for next to nothing with materials that are already knocking about in my workshop. mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 3 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
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