Don Quixote Posted February 13, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 13, 2014 I recently bought model expo's fair-a-frame and regret the waste of money. It's unstable, week, and the parts that's supposed to do the actual work of squaring bulkheads can't be clamped in place, nor does it have the weight or anything to push against the bulkheads. It moves, wobbles from side to side and simply does not stay in place, thus cannot hold anything square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted February 13, 2014 Share #2 Posted February 13, 2014 Before buying anything like that look in the tool database and there is a post about tools that are not worth the money it takes to make them. Another way is to ask here before buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stockholm tar Posted February 13, 2014 Share #3 Posted February 13, 2014 I get the impression that anything called 'fair' a something, 'loom' a something, or whatever else a something, is a complete waste of money and doesn't do the job. I don't think there are any real short cuts to rigging, or any other task in model making – there is only the correct way, very often how it was done on the actual ship. It might take longer, but it's worth getting it right. Bob Cleek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 13, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 13, 2014 Every year at our clubs we would have a round table on tools that are not needed or are a waste of money. The fair a frame is always the first item listed. David B WackoWolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Quixote Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted February 13, 2014 Ya know, I KNEW I saw a tool forum, and it was pretty easy to find, but when I looked for it again, I couldn’t find it. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 14, 2014 Share #6 Posted February 14, 2014 Brian, Have a look here: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-materials-and-tools.php WackoWolf and ulrich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulrich Posted February 14, 2014 Share #7 Posted February 14, 2014 Some years ago, I bought this "thing" from ME. Looked at it, tinkered with it and promptly threw it into the trash can. Ulrich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Quixote Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted February 14, 2014 trying to figure out a way to make it work. Mount it to the workbench, but I need some decent weights to push against the... Whatever the **** you call the piece that's supposed to slide against the bulkheads. The base is perfectly square, so in theory it could work. My daddy never raised any quitters. Damn it. I'm also thinking on rails that can be mounted about 2/3 from the stem of the ship onto the base that I can adjust the length of, to push against the whatever the *** you call the part that's supposed to push against the bulkhead to keep them square. Whataya call that thing? I call it the square®. Or in this case, the squareless. If it works, I'll keep y'all up to date. If you don't hear anything assume I'm, I'm I'm a failure... CaptainSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMK Modeler Posted February 29, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks for the "heads-up." I was all set to buy it; glad I checked it out. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLea Posted February 29, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 29, 2020 Have a look at Retired Guy's approach the to Fair a Frame at the begining of his Bluenose log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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