Ulises Victoria Posted January 9, 2014 #1 Posted January 9, 2014 Are you tired of retensioning those clove hitches in the middle of your shrouds? Or coming next morning to see the last knot you tied is now loose, and since you trimmed it off, you can't do it again? Well... do yourself a favor and go to your neighborhood music store. Yes music!. Get yourself a cake of Rosin. The stuff violinists use to rub their bows with. Are you getting it? That stuff makes the bow "grab" the string and therefore, produce sound. That effect works on your rope the same way, and makes your knots unslippable. (sp?) Guaranteed! Just rub a piece of your thread or rope on it 2 or 3 times and voilá. If there is choices of hardness, go for the softer one. If you can get the stuff that is actually made from the tree sap, you will have the bonus of the smell! Hope this helps. mtaylor, flying_dutchman2, bhermann and 5 others 8 There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time!
Craigie65 Posted January 9, 2014 #2 Posted January 9, 2014 Excellent tip do you have any online sources? Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models
Craigie65 Posted January 9, 2014 #3 Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Plenty of choice on eBay and not too expensive either And Amazon but will need to be ordered with something else to get above £10 Edited January 9, 2014 by Craigie65 Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models
Ulises Victoria Posted January 9, 2014 Author #4 Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Amazon is always my first choice for online purchases. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_5?url=search-alias%3Dmi&field-keywords=rosin&sprefix=rosin%2Caps%2C256 Edited January 9, 2014 by Ulises Victoria KevinR 1 There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time!
Craigie65 Posted January 9, 2014 #5 Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks Ulises Cheers Craig Current Build HMS Indefatigable Erycina - Vanguard Models Finished: HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft, HMS Pegasus - Victory models, Nisha - Vanguard Models
allanyed Posted January 10, 2014 #7 Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks for the idea. Is there any potential negative long term effect from a chemical incompatibility with the rosin and various rigging line materials such as cottton, linen, &tc? Thanks Allan PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU
jud Posted January 10, 2014 #8 Posted January 10, 2014 Would expect rosin to make every partial of dust into a cling-on. jud
Ulises Victoria Posted January 10, 2014 Author #9 Posted January 10, 2014 Would expect rosin to make every partial of dust into a cling-on. jud Thanks for your observation... Dust will always be a problem in a non covered model... rosin or no rosin. If your model is covered I see no problem. There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time!
Ulises Victoria Posted January 10, 2014 Author #10 Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks for the idea. Is there any potential negative long term effect from a chemical incompatibility with the rosin and various rigging line materials such as cottton, linen, &tc? Thanks Allan Sorry. That I wouldn't know. There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time!
Brian56 Posted January 11, 2014 #11 Posted January 11, 2014 Beeswax should do the same job, smells nicer than rosin as well.
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