Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)

[druxey]

Line on my home-made ropewalk is less than 5' 0" long - more than enough length for 1:48 scale rigging.

[sheepsail]

Still pretty new to model ship stuff.   Probably be a while before I am ready for any rope.  I have quite a bit of thread left over from sewing projects, including some vintage silk stuff which has no tensile strength left.   does remain useful for embroidery.

 

A few months ago when this subject arose I spent a morning or a better part of a day looking at rope walks.   What lead me to move forward on making model ships is access to a laser engraver. 

 

I for one would love a nice set of easy to cut templates for a laser cut rope walk.   Could probably come up with something based on all the stuff I found online.  Which do include home made designs.

 

Having the tool is not the same as knowing how to use the tool.

 

-julie

 

[Loracs]

"I might possibly release my plans and files for my ropewalk and we could have a group build.  You could make it without a laser cutter.   I could work up a material list and the sources to buy the stuff needed.  Would you guys be interested in that?"

 

I would definitively enjoy that. I already have your ropewalk and enjoy making ropes - in moderation and as needed. I could use a second one (I hate changing the configuration between 3- 4- strands), I was even planning on getting a second one when shortage happen. I can't see doing a build without it. 

 

The first time I made ropes I was a beginner (still a beginner but with a couple builds under my belt - and enough ambition to get me in trouble), and I can attest that your ropewalk and tutorials were great to get me started.  Without YOU, I don't think I would have ever started making my own - and liking it.... so, thumb up for the above. I think that, at heart, you are a mentor and teacher... and enjoying it.

Edited Thursday at 12:51 AM by Loracs

[Saburo]

I am interested, count me in.

     

         Bill

[Tossedman]

3 hours ago, Saburo said:

I am interested, count me in.

     

         Bill

As am I.

 

Todd

[MikeR]

I would like to try an make rope.  I'm in

MikeR

[Chuck]

Ok let me get this other group going for the capstan first and once I get caught up and running smooth with store again.  
 

Chuck

[Chuck]

As it seems many of you noticed, I opened the store yesterday around 3pm.   Its all going quick...at this pace in another day or two it will be all gone again.

 

I am very thankful as always.   But I wont shut the store down again.  Whenever I get around to restocking the items I will get around to it.   Its just too much....so it will get done eventually.  Sorry in advance for the wait times.   Its gonna be a slog.

 

Chuck

[palmerit]

Yeah, I could imagine that closing when stock runs out could lead to some hoarding behavior. I've been trying to order just what I need for the models I'm working on, and if now it might be 6-8 weeks before my order gets to me, that is something I can certainly be fine with. 

 

I'd love to try to make my own rope. And when I retire in a few years I may have more time to do that for myself. While the other Byrnes products seem to be coming back, I have not heard the same about their rope walk. I looked at the motorized one from the guy in Poland, but it is pretty pricey and overkill for the little I would do. Fingers crossed yours will be coming back in some form.

[Chuck]

6 minutes ago, palmerit said:

I looked at the motorized one from the guy in Poland, but it is pretty pricey and overkill for the little I would do. Fingers crossed yours will be coming back in some form.

You could easily use the Model Shipways ropewalk.  Its flimsy and pricey for what you get but at $50 it will do the trick for just your own model.   My more robust version of a ropewalk will hopefully be back soon and it is also easy to make your own.

 

I used the MS ropewalk for years before I went into the rope making business.   

 

Chuck

[druxey]

And I still use my old electric drill powered Meccano ropewalk!

[Chuck]

9 minutes ago, druxey said:

And I still use my old electric drill powered Meccano ropewalk!

Oh my!!!   That was sure some kind of machine, LOL.   The plans are still out there if you can get parts.  Google it!!!

[Jack12477]

7 minutes ago, Chuck said:

Oh my!!!   That was sure some kind of machine, LOL.   The plans are still out there if you can get parts.  Google it!!!

I just did! Man it looks like it was built from one of those old A C Gilbert Erector Sets I had as a kid 😳 

[druxey]

Don't knock it. It still works fine after all these years!

[Jack12477]

17 minutes ago, druxey said:

Don't knock it. It still works fine after all these years!

Didn’t intend to knock it, @druxey, just surprised to see it was built from an Erector set. BTW I still have my ferris wheel erector set.