Greek Bireme by bensid54 - FINISHED - RADIO

[bensid54]

The African Sepili hardwood I cut on my converted tile saw. The saw was a lot cheaper than a small or hobby size table saw all I had to do was a bit of blade modification.

[bensid54]

The motors, ESC and battery finally showed up yesterday after being in transit for two months. The motors are 75 to1 reduction which should make the speed of the oars just right.

Edited August 29, 2014 by bensid54

[Bedford]

She is looking great already, love this one.

[bensid54]

Thanks Bedford! Two pictures to give you an idea of the size of the motors, ESC and battery when compared to the boat. The top motor speed is a little over one second per revolution. The ESC are reversible which opens up more control options along with more natural fluid motion of the guys at the oars, once the hull is planked I will start of building the propulsion system.

[Bedford]

She dwarfs the motors, It sounds like you should have very nice speed control on the oars, I'm looking forward to action videos

[bensid54]

They do look small don't they. The torque those motors will put out could easily break the parts they are moving if something jams so it's going to take some dry runs before I put it in water. Videos are going to come when I start with the moving parts now that I have a plan in mind that should work well.

[captainbob]

She's much larger than I thought.  What is the over all length?

 

Bob

[bensid54]

It's 42 inches long from bow to stern Bob.

[captainbob]

I used to sail 1 meters.  At 42 inches it will look great out on the water.

 

Bob

[bensid54]

Can you download video from You Tube? I will wait for an answer and if it is not possible I can direct you to the video on you tube.

[bensid54]

Thanks Capt. Bob I will do the best I can.

[bensid54]

I'll see if this works posting from You Tube. Nope can't do it nor can I download video from my computer looks like I can only do still photos that's too bad because videos are always more informative.

Edited August 31, 2014 by bensid54

[mtaylor]

Ben,

Goto the youtube video and get the link.  Then you can paste it into your post.  Also, have a look here:  http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4513-how-to-upload-short-movies/

 

Also here:  http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1822-youtube/   

[bensid54]

Tried that I'll try again.

[bensid54]

Screw it.

[bensid54]

If you want to see the video it's on You Tube under Big Bireme. I would post it here but it is no easy feat.

[Omega1234]

If you want to see the video it's on You Tube under Big Bireme. I would post it here but it is no easy feat.

 

 

 

 

Hi Bensid54.  That's a very informative video (

).

 

Thanks for posting and it'd be great to see more vids as you move on.

 

All the best!

 

Patrick

Edited September 1, 2014 by Omega1234

[bensid54]

Thanks Omega. How did you do that? I can't seem to post videos here, I tried to put the link in then soon as I did the screen went pale and it appeared nothing was happening so I closed the window. I tried to copy and paste on the post but when I try the paste option doesn't come on the menu.

[Omega1234]

Hi Bensid54  To be honest, I didn't even realise that I did it either, until I previewed the post later on.  My original intention was to copy only the link so that it was clear that I had viewed your actual video on YouTube and not one of the other trireme-type videos that came up. Unbeknownst to me, however, the system actually embedded the whole video instead of just the link.

 

I tried to edit it a couple of times to make the link appear and not the video, but I gave up!  I think, in the end, it was certainly helpful that I couldn't change it.  I hope you didn't mind, though.

 

All the best!

[bensid54]

Please keep it up I don't mind at all then at least the video does get posted. Thanks for the help! Aren't computers wonderful things they just confuse the hell out of me then all it takes is one right move and I say to myself now how did I do that.

[bensid54]

Plank bending time! First I start with a boiling pot of water then I feed the planks into the water bit by bit until I have the desired bend. I hold them in position until cool now all that's left is wait for them to dry before I epoxy them in place.

[bensid54]

tried to post the video, no luck.

[Omega1234]

I have to agree with your comment about the wonders of computers.  Maybe one of the Moderators may be able to help?  

[bensid54]

 Thanks for the suggestion I just may have to go that route.

[mtaylor]

Ben,

It's possible you need the "embed code" on the video...  (iframe width="640" height="390" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/65rGf5-IUpU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)   Note on the code.... use < instead of ( and > instead of )  I suspect you can get that from the video on Youtube but darned if I can find the "embed" button some of them have. 

 

Otherwise, copy the code above (in red)  and make the () to <> changes and change the 65rGg5-IUpU to the number in the Youtube URL.  

 

Disclaimer:  I haven't done vids so this is a shot in the dark.

[bensid54]

I've tried that mtaylor and I've tried to paste other things on the posts but if I copy from anywhere outside of this website and try to paste the file or dialogue I can't do it, the paste option isn't high lighted when I right click. 

[mtaylor]

I've tried that mtaylor and I've tried to paste other things on the posts but if I copy from anywhere outside of this website and try to paste the file or dialogue I can't do it, the paste option isn't high lighted when I right click. 

 

By per chance are you using IE 11?   That seems to be a pretty typical problem with that browser.  If so, you might try rolling back to IE 10 or using Firefox or Chrome.

[bensid54]

I think I am, I've used Firefox before and it has it's own list of problems so I would rather not go back to it. Guess I'll just have to let people on this website know where to find the video. Thanks for the info mtaylor.

[bensid54]

The planking begins.

[Omega1234]

Hi Ben. Your ship is definitely taking shape now! It's wonderful to look at her framework because it emphasises just how complex these machines must've been. I'm really looking following your build as it continues.

 

Well done!

Edited September 9, 2014 by Omega1234