Rick310 Posted January 24 #601 Posted January 24 George, Thanks for the info. I looked up K and S metals and they don’t offer thin copper sheet either. I did find some thin copper sheet on Amazon .3 mm which is about.01 inches(I think, I hope ?). I ordered some , it’s supposed to be pure copper which I find easier to use than brass so we’ll see! Thanks again for getting back to me, I’ve been rereading your blog as I very slowly progress with the masts and yards. You did a truly amazing job on your Fish! Rick Quote
Jared Posted September 22 #602 Posted September 22 On 5/30/2023 at 1:16 AM, gak1965 said: Good evening to all. Memorial Day is a holiday that has many meanings to different people, so I will just say that I hope that all that mark the day found their observance satisfactory. I've been busy on the foremast, which now has all five yards (course, top, topgallant, royal, and sky mounted. All of the halyards are mounted, and the live ends secured. The course lifts are fully in place, as are the iron sheets for the top and topgallants. I mounted five trucks on each set of fore shrouds to act as fairleads so that I can start the clews and sheets that are higher up the mast. The top clews and sheets and topgallant clews and sheets are fully installed, the royal sheets are mounted and threaded through the trucks, and the skysail clews and sheets have yet to be installed. Still progress is being made. Here are some photos: One little oopsie that I discovered was that after installing the topgallant yard, I had failed to drill the sheaves for the sheets. When I went to drill one side, I put enough pressure that it ruined one of the lifts, which required replacement. When I went to do the other side, I was determined not to do so much damage, so I set up the following jig using a bit of dowel, held in place with Tamiya tape. It kept the yard from moving so much and I was able to drill the hole without additional damage. Eagle eyed individuals may also spot a point where I repaired a chain that broke under stress (I basically made another link with very fine wire). I figure that the latter is probably something that happened on the real ship, so, it's a feature, not a bug. As always, thanks for looking in and for the likes! Regards, George K. As I work through the rigging on my FF I have really come to appreciate your build log and the great skill of your work George. Quote
gak1965 Posted September 23 Author #603 Posted September 23 3 hours ago, Jared said: As I work through the rigging on my FF I have really come to appreciate your build log and the great skill of your work George Glad to be of service. Your Fish is really coming along great! Regards, George Quote Current Builds: Bluejacket USS Kearsarge, RRS Discovery 1:72 scratch Completed Builds: Model Shipways 1:96 Flying Fish | Model Shipways 1:64 US Brig Niagara | Model Shipways 1:64 Pride of Baltimore II (modified) | Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Heller 1:150 Passat | Revell 1:96 USS Constitution
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