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Posted

That looks fantastic Marsalv !!I assume you are using a hypodermic needle to 'drill' the treenails.Excellent work B) 

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel 

Currently working on Royal Caroline

Posted

Thank you all for nice comments :) .

I used usual hypodermic needle with diameter 0,8 mm (21G). Needle is carefully ground to the tip - see pictures. As wood is used pear, a necessary condition is that the wood fibers would be parallel to the needle. Is it possible to make treenails with diameter 0,45 mm (needle 0,7 mm 22G). You can see the comparison between 0,55 and 0,45 treenails in the last picture.

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Posted

Marsalv I have not seen this done before. I am very impressed with the cleanliness of the treenails and of the resulting holes in the sacrifice block.

given the shape of your cutting edge and that there is no clearance for the cutting waste, I am also surprised that there is no discolouration or burning of the wood.

First question, are you cutting at high low or medium speed?

Second question, do you have to make short cuts and retrieve the drill a few times for each treenail? (raise and lower the cutting edge)

Third question, how do you extract the treenail from the needle? or is it still attached to the sacrifice block?

 

regards Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

Posted

Hi Michael,

I will try to answer your qustions (sorry for my bad english).

Proxxon drilling maschine has 3 spindle speeds and I use the medium speed. Each treenail is made only with one down/up movement of cutting needle. Sequence is following - down with needle, up with needle, movement wit XY table and again. It´s pretty fast. You must only watch, if you can see treenail in the wood block after drilling. If you see no treenail (black hole), needle is propably blocked with wood and you must clean it. It is also the answer to your third question - treenails MUST stay in wood block. After drilling cover the face side with holes with adhesive tape, carefully cut off the opposite side and then push and remove the treenails from the block. It is easy :) .

Posted

Thank you that makes sense.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Hello Marsalv,

 

yust found you Pandora build log and I'm amazed of very fine work! Excellent! Will follow with interest.

 

Alex

Current build: HMS Sphynx, 20 gun ship launched in 1775 at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

 

On the drawing board: HMS Anson, 64 gun third rate ship of the line, launched in 1781 at Plymouth

 

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  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Marsalv,

NMBROOK just referred me to your build to see your treenailing technique. Wow, what an excellent idea! Repeatable and time saving with a perfect treenail, it doesn't get any better than that. You are a true artisan :).

 

I would like to see how you ground the hypodermic needle down, if your so incline :)

 

Sincere Regards,

 

Bill 

Passion is Patience...and I am a carpenter in any scale.

 

 

Current build;  Endurance - 1:70 scale, Occre

 

Current build;    H.M.S. Surprise - 1796, 1:48 A L

                                    

 

 

  • 7 months later...
Posted

Thanks to all :) .

To amateur: I wanted to build a model in scale 1:48. But due to space limitation I chose  a compromise scale 1:52.

 

Now is the time to show the figurehead which made for me Doris (for those who do not know her work http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/854-royal-caroline-by-doris-card-1749-140/?hl=doris).I appreciate very much this assistance because my attempt would probably ended very pathetic.

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Posted

Neat planking! Really good work. And great figurehead too.

 

Alex

Current build: HMS Sphynx, 20 gun ship launched in 1775 at Portsmouth, Hampshire.

 

On the drawing board: HMS Anson, 64 gun third rate ship of the line, launched in 1781 at Plymouth

 

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Posted

Nicely done,.........one to follow for sure!!

 

JP

Built & De-Commissioned: HMS Endeavour (Corel), HMS Unicorn (Corel),

Abandoned: HMS Bounty (AL)

Completed : Wappen Von Hamburg (Corel), Le Renommee (Euromodel)... on hold

Current WIP: Berlin by Corel

On Shelf:  HMS Bounty (Billings),

 

 

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