L'Invention 1799 by Greg Davis - Scale 1:48

[Greg Davis]

I know it has been quite a while - much longer than expected! The 'quick diversion' of building the Santos-Dumont 14bis turned into researching and building a model of the Santos-Dumont No 18 Hydroplane. But that is done and today I got out the Swiss Pear and started to mill enough wood to finish the remaining frames.

Looking forward to making frames and then a keel structure to place them on!

[Greg Davis]

First batch of Type C frame pieces are ready to go to the scroll saw.

These pieces will make up frames 2 to 8; the remaining C frames are 43 - 57. Once done, I believe that will be all of the full frames - 56 in total.

[Greg Davis]

Good deal of time at the scroll saw, followed by trimming ends on the Byrnes table saw, and milling of the slots for attaching to keel. So now I have a 'kit' for frames 2 - 8 to assemble!

I think 3 or 4 frames fit between my glass sheets for drying, so 2 - 3 days of work with these. Simultaneously, I can start building a kit for Type C frames 43 - 57. After that, it looks like I better get at the keel structure and make a building board / cradle for L' Invention. I am really looking forward to seeing the frames standing up in order giving a first impression of the hull shape!

[Greg Davis]

Frames 2 - 8 assembled. So frames 2 - 42 have been put together. I've made (a lot of) photocopies and am preently cutting out the patterns for the remaining full frame.

[druxey]

Looking very promising, Greg.

[Greg Davis]

Most of the parts for frames 43- 50 are ready to cut out. Blanks for the two part floors are between glass plates drying flat. Photocopied patterns for all the parts for frames 51 - 57 are in the plastic tray ready to be rubber cemented to wood. I feel I'm getting rather proficient with the frame assembly line!

Looks like I also need to prepare a bit more 4mm thick material for the last 7 full frames - not going to make it with what I've already milled.

[druxey]

Just truckin' along there. Quite the assembly line.