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  Registered Member #4106 Joined: Mon Jan 21 2013, 04:29amPosts: 27 | Oh I could hear calling me all night. Good thing I'm off to work now! | ||
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| teleman |
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  Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1258 | A very nice start on your cross section Rusty,,,,,,good going man! | ||
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| Rusty |
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| Registered Member #4106 Joined: Mon Jan 21 2013, 04:29amPosts: 27 | Ok I have been doing a little "set up" as I jokingly called it. So while looking over the plans, deciding on some woods to use and looking through what I have squirreled away I did a little cutting. Here is some maple I had and I cut up into the correct sizes for the mortar pit deck clamp lower and upper strakes and the upper deck clamp upper and lower strakes.  So while I had everything out I figured what the heck why not see what the keel pieces would look like. I mean I would have to get it all out again if I waited. So here is some swiss pear cut to the proper thickness all "set up" for when I'm ready to start actually doing some work on the cross section.  | ||
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| Rusty |
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| Registered Member #4106 Joined: Mon Jan 21 2013, 04:29amPosts: 27 | Hi All, I’ve continued on with the now infamous “Set Up” work. Here I’ve constructed the jig to hold the keel and frames in the correct position. The bottom board is some ¾” ash that I had left over and the top piece is ½’ beech plywood that is eight ply and very solid. I glued the plans to the plywood and then cut it out using the scroll saw. After it was done I placed it evenly on top of the bottom piece, clamped it and drilled 6 holes for the bolts. This way I was pretty sure the top and bottom would stay square to each other. Once the bolts were installed it was a simple matter of adjusting the nuts until the correct height was archived. The last picture has the Triton Cross Section placed inside for another size reference. As I complete more “Set Up” work I’ll let you know.        | ||
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| teleman |
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| Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1258 | Oh Boy, that is one extremely larger cross section at 1/24........... | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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 Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Rusty, Nice job on the jig. The cross section does make a large model. Mike | ||
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| Rusty |
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| Registered Member #4106 Joined: Mon Jan 21 2013, 04:29amPosts: 27 | Yeah she's big. I went as far as redoing the plans at 1:48 but I kept getting drawn back to the 1:24. The size really intrigued me. Mike, was there any special thing you did to ensure the keel was placed in the proper location in relation to the top jig on the building board? | ||
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| Winston |
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winston  Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2305 | With a little research I think at the 1:24 scale there's also a lot of room for adding more details which you would not normally find on a set of plans. They would certainly enhance the WOW factor even more. | ||
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| Tim C |
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 Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1117 | WOW factor BIG time. That's one of the reasons why I redid the HMS Triton plans into 1:24 from 1:48. Looking forwards to receiving my plans. Later 42rocker | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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| Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Rusty, I did not have any problems with the keel alignment with the top jig on the building board. If you are concerned about it you could add a couple of wood strips alongside the keel to hold it in place. Mike | ||
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