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das boot

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Plastic Motorflote?
« on: April 01, 2009, 07:08:15 pm »
Do you fellas reckon a Motorflote could be constructed out of 80thou styrene sheet over a frame of plastic rod? In other words, just subsistute plastic sheet for balsa/ply sheet and subsistute plastic rod for balsa?

What do you reckon? I hate working with wood, I can't even draw a straight line on the stuff, let alone cut one...


Rich
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ian kennedy

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2009, 10:30:56 pm »
Hi Rich,

Yes you can build her that way, many years ago Dave Metcalfe made a pusher tug called Egrete this way, a free plan feature in model boats  and i know a few people who built her with no problems.

Just use plenty of chopped up styrene reinforced liquid cement for the joints and be patient for a strong bond to happen, this is the model version of a welded plate steel hull !!

And before you ask i am getting A ROUND to it !! Just finished the new workshop .......at last

Kind regards

Ian
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steamboatmodel

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2009, 12:31:12 am »
Quote from: ian kennedy on April 01, 2009, 10:30:56 pm
Hi Rich,

Yes you can build her that way, many years ago Dave Metcalfe made a pusher tug called Egrete this way, a free plan feature in model boats  and i know a few people who built her with no problems.

Just use plenty of chopped up styrene reinforced liquid cement for the joints and be patient for a strong bond to happen, this is the model version of a welded plate steel hull !!

And before you ask i am getting A ROUND to it !! Just finished the new workshop .......at last

Kind regards

Ian
Ian,
Here is an extra one.
Regards,
Gerald
PS I started one out of Alumumin sheet and bar one time.
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das boot

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2009, 04:24:20 am »
Quote from: ian kennedy on April 01, 2009, 10:30:56 pm
Hi Rich,

Yes you can build her that way, many years ago Dave Metcalfe made a pusher tug called Egrete this way, a free plan feature in model boats  and i know a few people who built her with no problems.

Just use plenty of chopped up styrene reinforced liquid cement for the joints and be patient for a strong bond to happen, this is the model version of a welded plate steel hull !!

And before you ask i am getting A ROUND to it !! Just finished the new workshop .......at last

Kind regards

Ian


That'll do for me...thanks Ian. I remember Egrete, a nice looking model.

And did I mention things circular? Me? Would I Ian...I'm just going ROUND and ROUND in circles here....and you know where that leads to... O0

Thanks Ian,

Rich
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barryfoote

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2009, 08:42:29 am »
 :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-))
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andyn

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2009, 04:50:19 pm »
When are you going to make this b**** round thing? These jokes are driving me insane...

Andy 8)
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das boot

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2009, 05:40:43 pm »
Keep calm Andy, everything is under control...but, just for your benefit:

GUYS....NO MORE  ROUND THING COMMENTS PLEASE!!!!!


Ta


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andyn

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2009, 06:07:01 pm »
 {-)
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barryfoote

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2009, 06:23:32 pm »
Okay Rich, well from now on instaed of going aROUND the houses, we will stop beating aROUND the bush and get straight (opposite of round) to the point. Happy Andy?? :-))
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das boot

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2009, 07:08:22 pm »
Barry....err, you seem to have missed the point. I meant...oh, never mind, we'll only end up going r...no, I'm not going to say it. No...no..must resist.... :((



Rich
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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2009, 07:40:14 pm »
This looks like a CIRCULAR argument to me
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andyn

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2009, 07:45:39 pm »
If I ever become a mod I'm going to start off by sticking a ban on every word relating to *not straight*
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das boot

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Re: Plastic Motorflote?
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2009, 07:47:22 pm »
Quote from: andyn on April 02, 2009, 07:45:39 pm
If I ever become a mod I'm going to start off by sticking a ban on every word relating to *not straight*

Ah...you mean a circular shape Andy?


Rich
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