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Slobodan

Wed Mar 17 2021, 10:50am

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A few more details added-windlass stopper, catheads, shackles for falconet gun posts, working on the beak supports etc....

Lester Palifka

Mon Mar 22 2021, 10:02am

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i am starting a 1/48 Bounty from Harold Hahn's plan set. i have 33 of 43 frames done the keel is assembled. i'll get the frame jig done next. hull will be built upside down. would like to talk with you about building the bounty. my email is lesterpalifka©gmail.com contact me. your doing a great job. i volunteer at the Mystic Seaport Museum also belong to their modeling group. i work in the ship yard. i worked on the Morgan for 5 years and also Mayflower for two

Lester Palifka

Tue Apr 06 2021, 09:21am

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Good morning. i am doing the winch for bounty i was wondering how you did the hex. i also redrew the frame jig and had i laser cut for accuracy picture attached. jig came out spot on. my email is: lesterpalifka©gmail.com

Thank you and i look forward to hearing from you.... Lester

Slobodan

Tue Apr 06 2021, 10:06am

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Lester Palifka wrote ...

Good morning. i am doing the winch for bounty i was wondering how you did the hex. i also redrew the frame jig and had i laser cut for accuracy picture attached. jig came out spot on. my email is: lesterpalifka©gmail.com

Thank you and i look forward to hearing from you.... Lester

Hi Lester.
I cut out first square piece of wood, with the desired side length. Than using disk sander and a simple jig to hold the piece at 45deg, angle I sanded corners to the marked lines getting actually not hex but octagonal shape.

After getting octagonal rod, again I made pencil marks on the piece and using again my Parkside disk sander, I made slight slopes on each side and each of 8 sides of the rod. getting the proper octagonal conical shape.
After that I cut the piece in two halves, , drilled appropriate holes in both cuts, inserting the gear gear section with the wooden shaft fitting exactly the drilled holes, and gluing it back in the single piece. Than I cut both ends so the central part had the exact width between the holding blocks, and put cut off pieces in a mini wooden lathe making the cylindrical ends with the with according to the holding side blocks. Again I drilled in all parts center hole, put round rods to keep it centered and glued it back within the side holding blocks.

I drilled along the winch 1.5mm holes than using a tool which I made for this purpose I punched slightly each round hole with the tools making the square shape of it.

Sounds complicated yet achieved satisfying results...

Lester Palifka

Tue May 18 2021, 10:07am

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thank you for how you made it. i made the mistake of turning the taper before doing the hex. ill have to deal with that. you model is really nice i like it. I am using your model as a reference for mine.