oldpaperone Posted January 19, 2014 #1 Posted January 19, 2014 One power tool and one power tool only - choose wisely. Chris ______________________ .' __ `. | .'__`. = = = = |_.-----._ | `.__.' = = = = | | | \ _______________ |`. | | | | ````````````,) | `. |_| |_/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~' | `-;___ | `-----' | /\``---..._____.' | | \ | | ) | | / | | / | `( | `. | ) `----------' Quote Current Project USF Confederacy
NMBROOK Posted January 19, 2014 #2 Posted January 19, 2014 Hi Chris,for me it would have to be the Dremel or equivalent,mines on it's last legs,so bought a proxxon to give that a go. Kind Regards Nigel moflea 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline
samueljr Posted January 19, 2014 #3 Posted January 19, 2014 dremel Quote ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNDER DEVELOPMENT
mij Posted January 19, 2014 #4 Posted January 19, 2014 All my builds are from scratch, a bandsaw is a must. mij Quote xebec 1:60 scale, scratch build
dgbot Posted January 19, 2014 #5 Posted January 19, 2014 A good rotary tool. Dremel or Foredom. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/
Modeler12 Posted January 20, 2014 #6 Posted January 20, 2014 My wife again. flying_dutchman2, riverboat and moflea 3 Quote Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . .
jud Posted January 20, 2014 #7 Posted January 20, 2014 A good combination lathe, mill and drill press. With that and some tooling I could make anything I needed from standard stock or to mill castings made from aluminum that I had poured into a sand mold. jud Quote
oldpaperone Posted January 20, 2014 Author #8 Posted January 20, 2014 So far we have 3 "dremel" type rotary, 1 saw - bandsaw, 1 drill press/lathe/mill and 1 wife (assuming she does all the cutting and milling for you); Quote Current Project USF Confederacy
moflea Posted January 20, 2014 #9 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Although Modeler12 has the right answer, I will put my 2 cents on my no name rotary tool. Invaluable. Edited January 20, 2014 by moflea Quote Alex. Current build: Constructo's Union, 1:100 Brigantine
JesseLee Posted January 20, 2014 #10 Posted January 20, 2014 rotary Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle
Dan Vadas Posted January 20, 2014 #11 Posted January 20, 2014 I'm guessing none of the above members are either Kit Builders or don't own a Byrnes Table Saw - that would be my pick. I use mine a lot more than I do my Mill. 9 times out of 10 I can get by with a Pinvise instead of my Dremel (unless I'm drilling a couple of thousand Treenails in one go . Danny BANYAN 1 Quote Cheers, Danny ________________________________________________________________________________ Current Build : Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues Build Logs : Norfolk Sloop HMS Vulture - (TFFM) HMS Vulture Cross-section 18 foot Cutter Concord Stagecoach 18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE CARD Model Build Logs : Mosel Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen) WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski) Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV) Stug 40 (Halinski) Yamaha MT-01 Yamaha YA-1 HMS Hood (Halinski) Bismarck (GPM) IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski) HMVS Cerberus Mi24D Hind (Halinski) Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (Modelik) Tanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik) Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik) Peterbuilt Semi Trailer Fender Guitar Restorations for Others : King of the Mississippi HMS Victory Gallery : Norfolk Sloop, HMAT Supply, HMS Bounty, HMS Victory, Charles W. Morgan, 18' Cutter for HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture Cross-section, 18th Century Longboat in a Bottle Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi
AntonyUK Posted January 20, 2014 #12 Posted January 20, 2014 Hi. It would be my Byrnes Table Saw followed by a bandsaw. Never got into using my Dremel ): I use a lot of hand tools. Regards Antony. Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section
Keith_W Posted January 20, 2014 #13 Posted January 20, 2014 I'm a kit builder - so i'll nominate "Dremel". I am intrigued by the Byrnes table saw, but I can't think of an application for it as a kit builder. Probably more my ignorance and lack of knowledge than anything else. I could definitely be persuaded to buy one if I knew what it can do for me Anyone? Quote Regards, Keith 2007 (completed): HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina 2013 (completed): Viking Ship Drakkar - Amati 2014 (completed): HMS Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Current: HMS Royal William - Euromodel
Bugra Posted January 20, 2014 #14 Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Since not using any electric powered tools, I always prefer my file set Ups, or my fret saw ? Mmh, my files again! Edited January 20, 2014 by Bugra Quote There is nothing that a little sanding can't solve.. Bugra. Current Builds : H.M.S. Triton Cross Section by Bugra - 1/48 Turkish Traditional Ship - Surmene Takasi by Bugra - 1:35
garyshipwright Posted January 20, 2014 #15 Posted January 20, 2014 I'm a kit builder - so i'll nominate "Dremel". I am intrigued by the Byrnes table saw, but I can't think of an application for it as a kit builder. Probably more my ignorance and lack of knowledge than anything else. I could definitely be persuaded to buy one if I knew what it can do for me Anyone? It could turn you in to a scratch builder. Well another one you could go out in your back yard, make that your neighbor's back yard cut down their pear tree or apple tree and make some fine planking out of it using the Byrnes table saw, of course you would also need a band saw or a larger table saw, but see you can buy a few new toy's. Or just get some wood from the lumber yard and cut it down. All kinds of good reason to buy a Byrnes saw. Gary mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Montague/Alfred class by Gary B 74 gun ship built in 1779
clloyd Posted January 20, 2014 #16 Posted January 20, 2014 Absolutely my Byrnes table saw. It's the one power tool that I can't replicate what it does with hand tools. Rotary tool would be second. Colin WackoWolf 1 Quote -- Current Builds: HMS Pandora 1/64 Scratch Jeannie Johnston; 18thC Longboat with my son Previous Builds: HMB Bounty - Caldercraft Running Round my head: HMS Speedy (1782) - vaguely thinking POF "If at first you don't succeed, try it your wifes' way"
captainbob Posted January 20, 2014 #17 Posted January 20, 2014 My band saw. I can cut straight on my band saw but I can’t cut curves on the table saw. Bob WackoWolf 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray
reklein Posted January 20, 2014 #18 Posted January 20, 2014 I think my scroll saw. I got an old Delta and its really handy,even for kit building as one can replicate broken parts and saw planking correctly. Bill WackoWolf 1 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren
trippwj Posted January 20, 2014 #19 Posted January 20, 2014 My computer... WackoWolf, Bill Hime, Dan Vadas and 6 others 9 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Modeler12 Posted January 21, 2014 #20 Posted January 21, 2014 My computer... Good, but my wife is better. Actually I really like my drill press. I can drill, sand contours, sand planks to width and thickness, and even use it as 'plank saw'. I can also mount my old Dremmel like tool to the quill. That allows me to drill large and tiny holes with all the other operations. My wife does not like my drill press, because I spend too much time with it. trippwj and tkay11 2 Quote Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . .
mtaylor Posted January 21, 2014 #21 Posted January 21, 2014 Only one power tool????? hahahahahahahahahah. Not gonna' happen here. But if I had to choose... scroll saw. No...wait... table saw. No.. hold on... Dremel. Scratch that... mill. How about one that does everything? Like mini-version of a ShopSmith? That would work. Bill Hime 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
oldpaperone Posted January 21, 2014 Author #22 Posted January 21, 2014 So can anyone build a mini version of this (THE power tool if you can have only one): avsjerome2003, Bugra, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current Project USF Confederacy
S.Coleman Posted January 21, 2014 #24 Posted January 21, 2014 Obviously my rotary tool takes the cake. Can't say I ever really need any other power tools being a kit builder. Quote Regards, Scott Current build: 1:75 Friesland, Mamoli Completed builds: 1:64 Rattlesnake, Mamoli - 1:64 HMS Bounty, Mamoli - 1:54 Adventure, Amati - 1:80 King of the Mississippi, AL 1:64 Blue Shadow, Mamoli - 1:64 Leida Dutch pleasure boat, Corel - 1:60 HMS President Mantra, Sergal Awaiting construction: 1:89 Hermione La Fayette AL - 1:48 Perserverance, Modelers shipyard
Q A's Revenge Posted January 21, 2014 #25 Posted January 21, 2014 Probably one of these. http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-heavy-duty-flexible-drive-unit With the right attachments it could be used for lots of stuff. I should buy one really! trippwj 1 Quote
Yambo Posted January 21, 2014 #26 Posted January 21, 2014 I don't know what to choose but I know I haven't got one. Bugra and tkay11 2 Quote If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
Q A's Revenge Posted January 21, 2014 #27 Posted January 21, 2014 So can anyone build a mini version of this (THE power tool if you can have only one):Not as versatile but convertible from Lathe/mill/drill and very, very much smaller... http://www.toolstop.co.uk/draper-22816-micro-100-kit-150w-240v-micro-metal-lathe-with-mill-and-drill-kits-p46100 http://www.toolstop.co.uk/draper-22816-micro-100-kit-150w-240v-micro-metal-lathe-with-mill-and-drill-kits-p46100 Bugra and tkay11 2 Quote
pompey2 Posted January 21, 2014 #28 Posted January 21, 2014 Dremel, pretty easy choice Unless you allow hobby lamp, without that the rest would be immaterial Nick Quote Current build USF Confederacy Previous log - HMS Victory
Bugra Posted January 21, 2014 #29 Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Not as versatile but convertible from Lathe/mill/drill and very, very much smaller... http://www.toolstop.co.uk/draper-22816-micro-100-kit-150w-240v-micro-metal-lathe-with-mill-and-drill-kits-p46100 http://www.toolstop.co.uk/draper-22816-micro-100-kit-150w-240v-micro-metal-lathe-with-mill-and-drill-kits-p46100 This one is really nice! I might think of it. It seems very useful.. And the price is very nice.. Edited January 21, 2014 by Bugra Quote There is nothing that a little sanding can't solve.. Bugra. Current Builds : H.M.S. Triton Cross Section by Bugra - 1/48 Turkish Traditional Ship - Surmene Takasi by Bugra - 1:35
Modeler12 Posted January 21, 2014 #30 Posted January 21, 2014 Although large, the Shopsmith can still be a very handy tool. I have had mine for more than forty years and have adapted it to many situations. I have made my USS Constitution masts on it and made a crude table saw with a four inch blade. It has done pretty well for me. The one thing I don't like about it is the constant changing of set-ups. Hence, I also have separate other tools. Quote Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . .
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