rafterrat_2005 Posted April 14, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 14, 2014 Running thread in the dead eyes and blocks are some what fairly easy but what is the easiest way to thread tiny dead eyes and blocks? It's like the thread is larger the drilled holes even using tweezers and a magnified glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted April 14, 2014 Share #2 Posted April 14, 2014 you might try thr fly fishing shops for small thread or fine fishing line. Make sure its flexible enough to lay in the deadeyes correctly though. BILL Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted April 14, 2014 Share #3 Posted April 14, 2014 Get a needle threader from a sewing (notions) shop. http://www.amazon.com/Prym-Dritz-249-Needle-Threaders/dp/B001HZSK5Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1397489594&sr=8-7&keywords=needle+threader Maury Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted April 14, 2014 Share #4 Posted April 14, 2014 The deadeyes in the picture below are 2mm and 3 mm. So it can be done. I used sewing thread after having taken a #80 drill bit to clean out the hole. I use beeswax on the end of the thread to stiffen it up and a magnivisor to see what I'm doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted April 14, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 14, 2014 Dip the end of the thread in some cyano glue then cut the thread at an angle. Acts like a needle,will pull through easily. Dave garym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted April 15, 2014 Share #6 Posted April 15, 2014 Cant beat SG on the end of the thread so easy, but use the very thin viscosity grade Quote Norman Current build Trumpeter Arizona 1:200 with White Ensign PE and a Nautilus Wooden Deck. Built Caldercraft Convulsion, HM Brig Badger and HMS Snake. Awaiting - Zvelda HMS Dreadnought planning to get the Pontos Deck and PE Upgrades, Panart 1:23 Gun deck model and couple of the cannon kits Manatu - French siege mortar, and American coastal cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted April 21, 2014 Share #7 Posted April 21, 2014 Simplest jig ever – take piece of telecom cable and remove thin wires from inside it is great for pass thread trough block or deadeye. Space jig for lanyard Tadeusz My models: From kits Vasa, HMS Victory, Le Solei Royale, Friesland From scratch HMS Warrior 1860, Esplanade, Grosse Yacht Norman’s ship, HMS Speedy, La Royale Peter von Danzig Polacca XVII cent. Current project: SS Savannah 1818 jbford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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