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Title: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: macz_chung on July 05, 2018, 04:19:03 am

Hi everyone,


Nice to meet to you all. I'm going to build a tug from model slipway which is AL KHUBAR. I would like to ask how to cut the freeing port accurate ?
What does the tools as i need ? :-)




Thanks
Chung

Title: Re: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: John W E on July 05, 2018, 08:04:49 am

Hi this may help you out  :-))


http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,28028.msg279853.html#msg279853


john

Title: Re: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: macz_chung on July 05, 2018, 09:38:53 am

Hi John,

Thanks your reply. That's great idea for mark the line on bulwarks. The next step should be drill the small hole and use flat file knife to make it smooth ?

Title: Re: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: tigertiger on July 05, 2018, 09:53:12 am

I did something similar for scuppers, which are smaller. Basically cut the hole too small, and then used a piece of sandpaper glued to a flat stick for the edges, and a round file for corners. Just slowly edging out from the hole. Finally a quick clean with very fine sandpaper. NB I don't use the red oxide colored stuff, it stains.

Title: Re: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: macz_chung on July 05, 2018, 10:26:29 am

Hi tiger,

You provide a great method to me for my project.

Thanks
chung

Title: Re: How to cut freeing Port smoothing
Post by: tigertiger on July 05, 2018, 10:39:46 am

I have also folded small pieces of sandpaper over a cocktail stick/bamboo toothpick for fine corners.