Deadeyei nstallation

[Charlie pal]

Hello all, hope all are well.

    On my last two builds I struggled a bit when installing deadeyes

Is there a preferred method to install them? I have seen wooden deadeye adjusters advertised. Has anyone tried them?

....Thanks...Charlie

[Gregory]

The tried and true method is to have some kind of spacer while you set the shrouds..

 

Here is a good example:

 

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[mtaylor]

Numerous ways to skin that cat, Charlie.  Try using the search function (upper right side) and "deadeye" or "deadeyes" as the keywod.  After the first search use the "advanced" features and set the search to this sub-forum.   You'll come across methods from jigs similar to what Gregory posted to simple methods using a paper clip.

[Keithbrad80]

Dead eyes seem to be one of those things where every person will have a different technique as to how to get them together. Depending on the scale I have seen shroud jigs that allow you to tie the shrouds right into the deadeye leaving them all level. I recommend looking up deadeye in the search bar of MSW, there are also several YouTube videos out there you could watch. It might be beneficial to practice a bunch before doing it for real on your model. Good luck! 
 

Bradley