USS Constitution by Der Alte Rentner - Model Shipways - 1/76

[Der Alte Rentner]

There wasn't enough of the 2 mm square stock supplied by Constructo to be able to complete the remaining two masts. So, this morning I used some of the ample 2x6 mm sapele stock they provided and made my own 2 mm square strips.

 

Also, while my jig did produce a decently chamferred product, I wanted a quicker process to chamfer an entire strip. So, I rigged my belt sander to accomplish the task.  This worked surprisingly well, or so I thought..

 

Readying the bandsaw to cut 2mm strips.

 

Pass 1

 

Pass 2

 

Sander setup

 

Chamferring done in two passes.

 

Two steps forward, one step back? This looked promising, but the second pass yielded inconsistent results, causing me to consider pulling these last two photos. 

 

I couldn't keep enough downward pressure on the sapele to get an even bevel on both sides on the sander. It did a nice job for one side, so I only needed one pass with the hand plane and jig.  I'll take that as a win. After beveling one side on an entire strip, I cut the material to length, clamped it into the jig and chamfered the second side by hand.  This netted very nice fits.

 

The admiralty is calling me back to home base. More next week..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Der Alte Rentner