dewalt57 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share #151 Posted May 13, 2014 This is how I set up the carriage jig to cut the axiltree slots in the carriage side parts. Done using the manual controlled HF Mini-mill. The clamps hold scrap red oak so I don't have "tear outs" in my good parts as the 1/4" cutting bit chews thru the wood to make the slot.... And YES!!..... thats a home made 24VDC motor drive unit with speed & direction control on the left side of the X axis on the HF Mini-mill! Home made engage/dis-engage shifter lever on the front side, power control box mounted over head on top of Z axis. With that I can power the X-axis left or right from 0 to 20 IPM and NOT have to do any hand cranking of the X-axis!!! Really sweet setup when you need to get raw stock down to size and not wear out your arm cranking the table back and forth... LOL AL Aussie048, mtaylor, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted May 13, 2014 Share #152 Posted May 13, 2014 nice workroom, lots of gear ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted May 13, 2014 Share #153 Posted May 13, 2014 Beautiful setup. Love the power feed on top of the Z axes. Does save the arm. Keep the pictures coming. And Thank you for sharing. Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share #154 Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks guys!! Just wish the "mill room" as I call it.... was bigger...... LOL That HF Mini-Mill has been a real little work horse in there over the years, along with the HF Mini-Lathe, been able to pull off some really neat projects with em but had to push em to the limit and then a tad more to get there due to their small working limits!! AL H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 13, 2014 Share #155 Posted May 13, 2014 Lots of nice stuff in those pics. Like the setup for the "X" axis, nice. Big vise small mill, but. Enjoy Later Tim Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share #156 Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks Tim!...... Yes, small mill for sure, vice is only a 4", biggest that will work on a HF Mini-Mill. The X-axis has about a 10" working area, The Y-axis has just a tad less then 4", the Z-axis is not much better and the bigger the chuck the less head space you have..... I use short (screw machine ) drill bits when I can. AL H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 13, 2014 Share #157 Posted May 13, 2014 And I have a Sherline mill. So I really understand. Also have a Sherline lathe. Some of the tool holders etc that I've had to make to do and hold things. Enjoy the build. Later Tim WackoWolf 1 Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share #158 Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks Tim! This 1:18 scale sure eats up the wood, had to go out in the yard and cut some more wood for the ship!! LOL AL Just some yard work cutting down some dying trees, keeping me busy when not working on my ship. H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 15, 2014 Share #159 Posted May 15, 2014 I've made ship modeling wood that way before. Later Tim Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share #160 Posted May 20, 2014 Got the last of the 4 carriage frames slotted for the axiltrees, now to get em stained. AL mij, 42rocker, WackoWolf and 1 other 4 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted May 20, 2014 Share #161 Posted May 20, 2014 Lovely, plus I wish my yard was as big as that. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziled68 Posted May 20, 2014 Share #162 Posted May 20, 2014 Al, Outstanding Sir. Simply amazing. My carriages didn't come out as well due to the fact that its a much smaller scale than yours, hence having to paint them red to cover up some of the flaws. Hopefully one day I may have the opportunity to work on a CNC that will give me half the results as yours did. Fair winds to you and yours Buddy. 42rocker 1 Raymond Current Build: USF Essex Completed Builds: 1745 Mediator Sloop 1:147 scale New Bedford Whaleboat H.M.S. Triton cross-section Vietnamese_Junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 20, 2014 Share #163 Posted May 20, 2014 UA AL Looking Good -- Good Buddy. Later Tim -- who also used to live in UA Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share #164 Posted May 20, 2014 Yes Matrim.... its like having your own Sherwood Forest with all the wood ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers, snakes, etc....that go with it... LOL I really hate bugs and snakes!!! And did I mention lots of Poison Oak all over the place! AL H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 20, 2014 Share #165 Posted May 20, 2014 Alabama has more different types of poisonous snakes than any other state. That's if I remember right. Still I'll always remember it as a nice state to live in. Enjoy your cnc time. I've been working on the big mill lately. Metal projects not wood. Later Tim Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share #166 Posted May 24, 2014 Got the carriages stained and a little bit more done. AL WackoWolf, fatih79, harvey1847 and 4 others 7 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziled68 Posted May 24, 2014 Share #167 Posted May 24, 2014 Good morning Al, WOW !!!! You're carriages have been executed flawlessly. At this scale, you have been able to give them a lot of details and character. I must confess that I can barely wait to see how you go about slapping everything together on your Triton. :im Not Worthy: Raymond Current Build: USF Essex Completed Builds: 1745 Mediator Sloop 1:147 scale New Bedford Whaleboat H.M.S. Triton cross-section Vietnamese_Junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share #168 Posted May 24, 2014 Thanks Ray!!! Still got a few more things to do to the cannons, just finished getting the touch hole plate added and skewers made to hold the cannons while painting them. Getting ready to do some thick primer paint brush work around the touch hole plate and rear of each cannon before I use spray can primer to the whole body. I used 1/8" bamboo skewers glued inside 1/4" poplar dowel so I would have clearance around the cannon's end so the paint doesn't glue the skewer to the barrel. AL fatih79, WackoWolf and mtaylor 3 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 24, 2014 Share #169 Posted May 24, 2014 Enjoy my friend Enjoy It's looking good. Late Tim Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share #170 Posted May 25, 2014 Thanks Tim! Here's the 1st cannon in its primer coat, awaiting its color coat. AL harvey1847, mtaylor, Pete38 and 3 others 6 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share #171 Posted May 25, 2014 The 1st. Cannon with color paint done!! I like it!! A coat of Flat Black, followed by a coat of Clear Satin Poly-U gave me the effect I was after. Now.... to do it 3 more times!! AL Pete38, harvey1847, mtaylor and 5 others 8 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete38 Posted May 26, 2014 Share #172 Posted May 26, 2014 Very Nicely done. They look great Triton Cross Section 1:32 SEE YA LATER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42rocker Posted May 26, 2014 Share #173 Posted May 26, 2014 Looks like a cast iron Cannon to me. Nice going! Later Tim Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share #174 Posted May 26, 2014 Thanks Pete & Tim!! AL H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziled68 Posted May 26, 2014 Share #175 Posted May 26, 2014 Hey Al, I hope you are having a great Memrial Day Weekend Buddy. Is there a word that means more than WOW!!!! to describe how your cannons are looking. I mean they are super looking to the point I want to add powder and a shot just to fire it. Keep up the great work Buddy. Raymond Current Build: USF Essex Completed Builds: 1745 Mediator Sloop 1:147 scale New Bedford Whaleboat H.M.S. Triton cross-section Vietnamese_Junk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share #176 Posted May 26, 2014 LOL!! I can just see powder in a wood cannon going off.... LOL Talk about splinters!!.... LOL Thanks Ray....I was hoping they would come out this good, but only did one this way, just in case it didn't work. I don't mind making one more but not 4 more of em.... LOL I still need to go thru my wire scraps and see if I have any #18 solid copper to make eyelets with, so many details to contend with on these cannons! I'm still debating with myself on how I'm going to make the cannon barrel pivot caps or what ever they are called, maybe alum or copper painted black, still thinking on it. But, Yes.... fun working on them!!! AL 42rocker 1 H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted May 26, 2014 Share #177 Posted May 26, 2014 Nice work Al. Only a few more. Maybe copper painted black, easy to bend if needed to. I am sure whichever you use it will turn out great. Keep the pictures coming, will be waiting to see what you do. Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted May 26, 2014 Share #178 Posted May 26, 2014 Outstanding work so far - congrats ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wassler Posted May 26, 2014 Share #179 Posted May 26, 2014 Very nice. it's good to see that wood can make for some outstandingly good cannons too :-) Wouter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewalt57 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share #180 Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks Wouter!! I wasn't sure it would come out looking so good, I've never done this before and this is mostly experimentation on my part to see what works and what doesn't !! But I guess luck is with me so far. AL H.M.S. Triton, 28 gun frigate (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale build in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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