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[Mark T]

Nice job Kevin its looking very good indeed     The limber passages are all about drainage and there is usually a limber passage underneath the frames too.  It's a small passage that is cut into the frames that allows any water to pass between the bottom of the frames and the planking.  Keep the updates coming 

[frogman3]

HI very nice work there an will this be a sailing model or a static ?
chris

[kevin547n]

HI very nice work there an will this be a sailing model or a static ?
chris

will be a static in the Admiralty style one side, fully exposed the other with detailing inside, and fully masted, and i have given myself 4 years to do it in lol

[frogman3]

will be a static in the Admiralty style one side, fully exposed the other with detailing inside, and fully masted, and i have given myself 4 years to do it in lol

WELL this will be a crackin model when done in 4yr time you say well its the same build time for my HMS TIGER build so snap on that as i love a long build time
all best
chris

[kevin547n]

Good evening everyone


Day 43 internal planking port side only up to lower deck support


got rid of loads od crappy wood doing this, very splintery, still to be filled treenailed and sanded, then i can work out how much planking needs to go on the other side and start working out where the mast steps and half decks are going to go

[kevin547n]

day 44 completed internal planking port side


good morning everyone


port side internal planking done, not sure how much will be placed on stbd, but enough work to do with simulating treenailing, and sanding

[kevin547n]

good morning everyone


im full lo ideas, normally most, are out of my skill sets, or a lot of work required for which  there will be little or of no use


treenailing the lower deck was one of those, so i stopped the idea of 100's of cocktail sticks and just simulated the effect with drilled holes and wood paste

[dougal99]

Brilliant lateral thinking. Really looks the part. 

[kevin547n]

good evening everyone


over the last couple of days i have been getting used to the two Proxxon tools, gaining some experience, the miller is new, the table saw is new but never been used in anger


as im scratch building the middles and lower decks these will get used more and more


it has taken 3 or 4 attempts to get the lower 1/2 deck platforms right, they are the correct sixe but the exposed wood is over scale, but will do for now

[davejo90]

good evening everyone

 the table saw is new but never been used in anger

Hi Kevin


I have a few Proxxon machines so have quite a bit of experience with them. The thing to watch with the Table FET Saw, which is the same model I have, is that you must push thicker timber through slowly or the blade gets over heated, expands and starts to wobble making the saw cut wider and then your cut is smaller and will not have a straight edge.


If I'm teaching you how to sucks eggs please feel free to let me know 

[kevin547n]

Hi Kevin


I have a few Proxxon machines so have quite a bit of experience with them. The thing to watch with the Table FET Saw, which is the same model I have, is that you must push thicker timber through slowly or the blade gets over heated, expands and starts to wobble making the saw cut wider and then your cut is smaller and will not have a straight edge.


If I'm teaching you how to sucks eggs please feel free to let me know 

thank you, certainly explains some of my errors

[Mark T]

Hey Kevin how are you getting on with your build?  Hope its going well?

[derekwarner]

Hi Kevin......I am interested in the MF70 Proxxon machine.............would you please confirm your thoughts & experiences [good or bad or indifferent]


Derek

[kevin547n]

deleted by me, will repost

[kevin547n]

Good evening everyone


well i brought the Enterprise back to the table after a years break, amongst other projects i managed to get a lot done the the 1/84 Amerigo Vespucci


i will post a few photos to show my progress and will do regular updates if anyone is interested
transom timbers are in but very fragile

[kevin547n]

a few photos to catch up


more internal planking done

[kevin547n]

sorry my post dont seam to be working recently, something with one of my settings must have changed
anyway the forward lower deck was put in after ensuring the mast stop was in the correct position



both decks are being made up as i go along, but only the lower one will be fixed for now



a lot of adjusting is required as the kit was not deigned to take the lower deck beams