La Palme by Tobias - 1:36 - POF

[Tobias]

I wish you all a nice evening.  In post #24 I already explained how I proceed with the installation of the square bolts, well I thought I would show you a few pictures of the process.  
1. Measure and mark the hole pattern from both sides.

 

2. Drill holes

3. Insert bolts with small pliers and a hammer.  

4. File off the bolt with the needle file.  

5. Sand with 240 grit sandpaper.  

6. Buffing with steel wool.  

And here three frames in comparison.  

So now I'll get back to work, there's still a lot to do.

[allanyed]

I was about to hit the like button, but had to make a comment.  Your having started scratch building only two months ago and your success so far has been fantastic and your build log is a pleasure to follow!

 

Allan

[Tobias]

Hi Allen thank you very much appreciated.

[Tobias]

Hello everyone, Day 4-9:

18 frames are done.  

In the last few days I've only made a frame every now and then in the evening.  The weather is just too nice to work in the workshop.  Be patient and thank you for stopping by and your likes and comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tobias]

Small update, it's halftime.  So far I've installed 1,868 bolts, now I need a change.  Preparations for the small dinghy.
 

 

 

 

 

[Tobias]

Just a small update.  Start with the small dinghy
 

 

 

 

[Tobias]

Hello everyone, I'm back with some news.  
As I said, I needed a little break from the endless nailing.  However, I was not idle and continued to build the little house (tree house) of the grandchildren and we went on a few trips.  

 

Now back to the shipyard: The first plan is 90% complete.  

The wrong keel (please correct me if that's the wrong term) was on yesterday's agenda, it's split in two and staggered.  Conclusion I have to redo why, I didn't check the copies I made against the plan like I usually do.  I.e. it is about 3% too big, does not help.  

Today I dedicated myself to the mast bearings and the bow clamps.  

Another 7 frames are marked and ready for drilling.

 

Thank you for looking.

[French Mr Bean]

It's going to be a great model, keep it up!  😉

[No Idea]

That really is lovely work - I agree this is going to be a great model 👍

[mtaylor]

Beautiful work and yes, check, re-check, and then check things again is basically a rule to follow.  Just don't do all the checks in one day.  Spread out them out so you don't fall into complacency. 

[Tobias]

Thank you all for your comments and likes.

Another small step, nothing special.

 

 

The first feeble attempts at carving.

[Tobias]

Hello friends thanks for all comments and likes much appreciated.
All frames are ready.  

Now all I have to do is black out all the bolts and then they can be set up clean, but it takes a good shipyard to do that.  I decided to redo the build plate.  There were several reasons why I had to do this.  

 

1. My first construction was made out of old panels, which isn't too bad on the whole.  But it arched very slightly.  The top plate was new (multiplex beech) so very stable and it will be recycled.  

 

2. Only 6 threaded rods M6 a bit too small for my taste.  

3. Most importantly, the center line from bow to stern from the bottom plate to the top plate was offset and so I had a 3mm warp.  

So now to the new shipyard: Substructure is a 15mm multiplex board 1250x850 mm with aluminum C-slot profiles.  

The whole thing was placed on an aluminum profile frame that has 20x20 mm and 8 M8 bolts. 
 

I wanted to share some more information with you.  

With the last bolt I installed a total of 16m of square wire in 52 frames, which is about 30cm per frame per side of a frame between 34 and 48 bolts, I installed a total of 3878 bolts.

 Have a good time.

[Hubac's Historian]

Spectacularly clean work!

[Tobias]

Good evening everyone, the first frames are glued to the keel with filler pieces and the keys.  It was a queasy feeling doing this.

 

 

[ChrisLBren]

Looking good Tobias !  After building frames/bolting them and keel parts for so many months on one of these builds - finally gluing the frames is commitment (and scary...)  

[Tobias]

I wish everyone a nice good evening. Slowly but surely I am approaching the stern.

 

 

[albert]

Hi Tobias great beautiful work.

[the learner]

Great start, love the small boat build method can't wait to see its progress.

 

PS love the work shop!! Sweet

Edited October 9, 2022 by the learner

[Tobias]

Hello and a nice evening together. Another 17 frames have found their place. Now I have 6 to the rear and 9 to the front.

 

 

 

 

[ChrisLBren]

Nice work Tobias !!!!

[Tobias]

Hello everyone and a good evening to you all.

 

All the keys and fillers are in place. In the next few days I will try again on the bug, that would be the 3rd attempt, let's see if it works this time.
 

 

[ChrisLBren]

Wow very very nice Tobias !!!!

[Tobias]

First of all I would like to thank you for your comments and likes. On Sunday evening I couldn't quite finish the fuselage because a situation arose that I didn't have in the test run, everything fitted perfectly.        

 

I had to let everything sink in and looked for a solution today. What went wrong, from frame 47 onwards a mistake crept in that I hadn't noticed, the right angle was no longer right and at frames 51-52 it was too late. I had to edit the last two keys.

 

It is not optimal but I had no other choice and I am not very happy with this solution. Well, what can I say.

 

[Seventynet]

Looking really good Tobias!

[tlevine]

You will be the only one who notices!  Looks great.

[Tobias]

Hi all, not much news from La Palme, scratch, scratch............ scratch. I'm getting closer to finishing the inside of the hull. I made some sanding blocks at the beginning and worked with them, but in my eyes this is not purposeful. It's best to work with the drawing plates - the result is great and, above all, precise.
 

 

 

[Tobias]

Good day gentlemen, it took some time and several attempts to make the bug. Yes, you could say it almost drove me to despair, but giving up is not my thing. It wasn't so much the understanding of how to make it that didn't stop me, but the putting together of the individual parts. I also started with the interior planking.

 

 

 

1st, I made a small 1mm x 1mm strip to attach to the keelson, then I attached the first row of planks, which I tapered with a plane.

 

2nd, the two rows of planks that are milled to fit between the frames.

 

3rd, further planks which are also tapered. Greetings from Tobias.

 

Greetings from Tobias

Edited November 12, 2022 by Tobias

[French Mr Bean]

A nice pile of wood! Work will be more interesting now! 😉

[Tobias]

4 minutes ago, French Mr Bean said:

A nice pile of wood! Work will be more interesting now! 😉

Thanks, I agree with you Mr. Bean, what are your preparations for Naiad?
 

[French Mr Bean]

Allway in translation...😡  Begin in Décember.