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Preparing 2mm (0,08inch) blocks


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Dear forum members,

after a tendinitis and countless outbursts I have now finished preparing the 2mm blocks 😅Allan, now I know what you meant with „bar shrouds“ 😉To save other newbies from the same experience, I‘d like to give a step by step manual of how I finally managed to do it.

First I re-drilled the holes with a hand drill and left the block on the drill. After cutting a short piece (7 cm / 3 inch) from the enclosed table twine I knotted a reef knot around a steel pin held by a clothes peg and fixed it with glue.

After that I prepared a half reef knot and placed the block on the hand drill exactly above the glued knot and pulled it tight.

The most difficult step was to complete the other half reef knot. I picked up the right end with my left hand and took it to the left side. With fine tweezers I picked up the left end from behind and pushed it through the loop from the front. After pulling tight I also fixed the knot with glue  and cut off the rest with fine scissors.

(Also a good training for my English skills, I hope I explained it in a reasonably good way)

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 Previous build: Amati Rainbow J-Class 1/80 by Markus16

 Current build: J Class Endeavour by Markus16 - Amati 1/80

 

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