Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG

[Padeen]

 Aïe! Reminded me of my taking out the bark of a branch with a cutter and suddenly seeing the blade in the middle of my thumb and blood dropping... just when I was thinking "don't do that! this blade towards your hand is not a good idea"... 'seems always obvious afterwards, doesn't it?    Well, I'm glad your injury wasn't more serious, Mark.

[newbuilder101]

Sorry about your 'incident' and glad it wasn't too serious. I think we can all learn a lesson here.

[DSiemens]

What a scary deal Mark.  I hope your feeling better soon.  

[mtaylor]

Thanks everyone.

 

No permenant damage should result other than some messed up fingerprints. 

 

A hand plane has to be ordered as I suspected.  Called several tool houses and the LHS.  No handplanes of any size.     So, I'll toss an order to Lee Valley after some research.  Meantime, I'm reworking my jig to use clamps and holddowns to keep my tender bits away from that spinning cutter.

 

The experiment and learning experience continues.....

Edited May 16, 2013 by mtaylor
Typos due to bandages

[mtaylor]

Here's the right and SAFE way to do it.   And I'm wondering if this bad and then the correct way should be posted in the tools section as a reminder...???

 

The jig and workpiece are properly secured to the mill table using clamps.

 

 

The cutting bit is run down to correct depth and bingo.... no movement, a perfect cut at the perfect width.

 

 

 

Sidestory.. I'm debriding the wounds earlier and applying fresh bandages and my Admiral saw the mess and winced.  A bit later she sees me working at this and says: "Nothing slows you down, does it?".  My response was the usual "It's just a flesh wound".   She looks at me and said: "No more Monty Python movies for you".   This from the lady who after surgery is back lap swimming....  

[Paul Salomone]

Your wood work is so clean and neat - just how do you manage to produce such clean sections and bits? what type of wood do you use?

[Michiel]

You're lucky. Last time I drove a chisel in my finger tip I got a building prohibition from the admiral until it was closed again....

[Mcdood]

Sorry to read about your unfortunate incident Mark, I put these occasions down as salutary lessons to be learnt from. But the positive thing to come out of this is, others may learn from your incident. Although I am sure that was not the first thing on your mind.

I hope you heal soon.

Regards

Martin. 

[rdsaplala]

Ouch Mark, I could almost feel your pain!  Still, you could consider yourself lucky that no bone was involved.

Just a thought: would it be possible to add extra lengths of wood on each side of the jig, as added support, then feed the timber as one long piece and just cut it into final lengths after milling? Just my two cents.

 

You made the right choice on the gun deck my friend, it looks great

 

 

EDIT: Oooops, I must have somehow missed your last post with the clamps, Mark, excellent fix Sir, the clamps worked like a charm

Edited May 16, 2013 by rdsaplala

[popeye the sailor]

with the job I do.......cuts and knucklebusting is common.......I do try to be safe.   the admiral and I have been together long enough,  that when I don't get back to it,  right after a zinger.......she knows it's bad.   I thank my lucky stars,  that hasn't happened yet

 

 

one time I drilled a hole in the meaty part of the palm of my hand.........she was right there when I pulled it out.   sometimes,  we can be right,  for all the dumb reasons.    no typo........I've just gained a new level of common sense.

 

glad your mending well

Edited May 16, 2013 by popeye the sailor

[riverboat]

Hi Mark.... was just ck'n in on your progress and find you've had a mishap.... happy to hear you're OK...

sometimes power tools have their own minds as how they want to do things, so please be careful ... your build is coming along nicely....

Frank

[Jim Lad]

Glad to see the wood secured by a clamp this time, Mark, and not by a bloody finger!

 

John

[Boccherini]

Mark,

could you please give me the shank dimension for the end mill you are using, and where it may be obtained.

 

Thanks,

Grant.

[Shazmira]

Mark, I feel your pain. Hope all heals well and quickly!

[mtaylor]

Thanks for well wishes and comments but it really is only a flesh wound.  Could have been more serious, but I got lucky this time.  Hopefully there won't be a "next" time.

 

Paul,

This particular part is pear.  Not swiss pear, but just plain pear.

 

Paul and Grant,

The bit is a Dremel router bit with a 1/8" shank. My mill spins it at about 12,000 rpm. 

 

Aldo,

Glad you saw the clamps.. I wouldn't want you to think you'd need to be coming the States to stitch me up.

 

I'm pressing on, a bit slower right now but still pressing on.

[Sven]

Hi mark. Just looked in and read about your incident! glad to hear all is healing well

 

Best wishes

[NAZGÛL]

Started too read through your log and came to the accident... Ouch! Hope the fingers got better! Model building has its dangers. 

 

The ship is looking very nice!

 

 

/Matti

[Modeler12]

Mark you are so right about 'it was a dumb thing to do'. I have had my share while wood working for several years.

Hope you are getting along with a few scars.

 

 

[jaerschen]

I'm glad your'e ok Mark.

It's good that you're showing the right way to secure the wood. That's helpfully for everyone.

[Salty Sea Dog]

Hi Mark!

 

What brand of brown-bottled liquid anesthetic do you recommend for shop injuries?  I should get some just for medicinal purposes!

 

I have some miniature planes but, my go-to plane for something like beveling corners is an adjustable mouth low angle block plane. The adjustable mouth really helps make clean precise cuts, and the extra heft glides through small pieces like butter. A v-grooved bench hook to hold the small piece would be handy.

[WackoWolf]

Modeler12,

 

   I did that on the same hand but the first finger, got in a fight and the saw won, smack down the middle. Guess it could have been worst, wasn't paying attention to what I was doing, and also not using a stick. Like I have said before I got lucky, now I know better. Now if I could just get lucky and hit the lottery LOL.

Edited May 19, 2013 by WackoWolf

[mtaylor]

Thanks for looking in everyone.   We all make mistakes.  The problem is, we (and I mean me) don't always learn from them.

 

Jay,

I'm currently enamored of Killian's Irish Red...

 

As for small, planes.. I guess it's going to be an order to Lee Valley.  Now to check the spendable cash situation and decide...

 

Here's just a short update:  I only need 4 pumps, but milled 6 just in case.  I love the repeatability of the mill. I doubt if I could 2 looking exactly alike, much less 6, doing them by hand. The one to the extreme left, that red spot.. yep.. it's my contribution to the ship.  I'm setting up the lathe now to drill the hole in the end nearest the camera and also to turn down the grooves for the iron straps and also the lower end that needs to fit through the round holes in the main mast partner.

 

[Jim Lad]

Nice looking blanks, Mark.  I hope you're going to use the one that you've marked - sort of a blood sacrifice for the model!

 

John

[BANYAN]

Mark, your 'selfless contribution' to the ship modelling cause is much appreciated - now back to a little more of that 'Irish Red' but only after you do your work  

 

The blanks have come up very nicely; I agree with the repeatability achievable with a mill - without one, there is no way I could do it without many errors (and much more wasteage)

 

cheers

 

Pat

[Modeler12]

Modeler12,

 

   I did that on the same hand but the first finger, got in a fight and the saw won, smack down the middle. Guess it could have been worst, wasn't paying attention to what I was doing, and also not using a stick. Like I have said before I got lucky, now I know better. Now if I could just get lucky and hit the lottery LOL.

That's exactly how it happened with me and it is the first finger, the one that  is now more pointy. Tried to grab a small piece of wood while it kicked back and again the saw won the battle. It cut a nice kerf down the middle and now I have eleven finger nails.

[mtaylor]

I got the first one done.. actually I got two done, but the second went flying off into the ether.  Must be a space warp or time gate in my workshop.... 

 

First pic shows an overall side view.

 

 

The next one is through a gunport to show it in position.

 

 

I'm hating the macro.. shows every nick and bit of dirt....  I still need to make the pump rod.

And a confession.. that's not metal.  The straps are paper and the pipe is some insulation stripped from a wire.
 

[augie]

Good looking pump, Mark.

[Jim Lad]

Ain't what it's made of, Mark, it's what it looks like!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

looking good Mark........resorcefulness is the mother of invention 

[gjdale]

I'm currently enamored of Killian's Irish Red...]

 

Then there's "Taylor's Irish Red", illustrated in a later photo of pump blanks!

 

Nice work on the pumps Mark. Gotta love the mill for repeatability.