At the moment I don’t think Dave has enough information to develop a wood package
Le Rochefort build log by OlivierF
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Hi Bill, I don’t believe Dave has enough information yet to create a wood package. We’ll see…
Hi,Dave does not have the mnograph ,somebody needs to tell him all the info
TO ALL THE GROUP BUILDERS WISH THIS CAME OUT 4 YEARS AGO. MY WORST BUILDS FOR MANY REASONS ALL MY FAULT. TWO THINGS THAT ARE ESENTIAL IS A GOOD MILL WITH GOOD Z AXIS THAT IS ABSOLUTLY ESSENTIAL AND A JIG CAN NOT DO IT WITHOUT A JIG JUST FROM ME. GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ALL DON
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Hi Oliver I made it 28cm x 65cm
Well, I don't have a mill. I think I will get along fine. I'll just have to use a little more creativity and take a little more time. Somewhere down the road I do plan to get a mill. 
Bill
Bill
A mill is certainly not necessary as proven by many ship modelers of old. I’ve been read Harold Underhill’s book (Plank-On-Frame Models) where he built 1/96 scale model of the brigantine Leon on a card table with a fret saw a couple of chisels and “a full range of wading files.” as I have to keep telling myself, building these models is a process not an event. Take the time and enjoy the process.Well, I don't have a mill. I think I will get along fine. I'll just have to use a little more creativity and take a little more time. Somewhere down the road I do plan to get a mill.
Bill
Pardon my ignorance but what are "wading files?"A mill is certainly not necessary as proven by many ship modelers of old. I’ve been read Harold Underhill’s book (Plank-On-Frame Models) where he built 1/96 scale model of the brigantine Leon on a card table with a fret saw a couple of chisels and “a full range of wading files.” as I have to keep telling myself, building these models is a process not an event. Take the time and enjoy the process.
Sorry, fat fingers… warding files.
I’ve untied from the dock and am floating in the harbor. Still dog paddling but the build has begun!
One step at a time !I’ve untied from the dock and am floating in the harbor. Still dog paddling but the build has begun!
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I like these building yards with the channels too. I’d think it just needs to be bigger than the biggest ship you’ll build. I would like to know though if you’re limited to how small a ship will work if the hull is too far away from the channels ?
Oliver that's right this board is for my La Palme and later projects. Here I have the size 125cm x 70 cm
I haven’t received my wood yet but it’s on its way (Thanks Dave - The Lumberyard) but I had a piece of scrap cherry that I re-sawed and planed down to 6.95mm. I laid out the axial components and then cut them out on the scroll saw. Even with a slow feed rate they came out pretty rough. This is only a learning trial so we’ll see. Once All the pieces were cut out I’ve started sanding the straight and outer curves on the disc sander. I still need to cobble together a stationary spindle sander for the inside curves. I’ll send pictures with what I come up with unless someone has already done something so I don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
I did learn something while sanding… it’s imperative to keep the pieces at 90° to the sanding disc! Another learning curve for me. I think I’ll try double stick tape to a known flat and square piece of wood and see if that helps. I was able to rescue the pieces using a small low angle plane that I have. Not great but it works. Again I may have to try the double stick tape or make a shooting board. So many new tricks to learn.
to be continued…
I did learn something while sanding… it’s imperative to keep the pieces at 90° to the sanding disc! Another learning curve for me. I think I’ll try double stick tape to a known flat and square piece of wood and see if that helps. I was able to rescue the pieces using a small low angle plane that I have. Not great but it works. Again I may have to try the double stick tape or make a shooting board. So many new tricks to learn.
to be continued…
I saw this on YouTube and am curious if anybody has anymore information about the thickness sander on the drill press. The video is by “J Brent” and the thickness sander info starts at 3:26. J Brent YouTube video
Good morning Oliver the principle with the drill is quite good and it is a solution.
However, there are three small disadvantages:
- The bearings of the drill are not designed to withstand lateral pressure for a long time.
- You have no up and down movement, so you only have a certain area on the sandpaper that wears out quickly. And you get grooves in the wood.
- The speed is missing
However, if nothing else is available, the drill will do it too.
However, there are three small disadvantages:
- The bearings of the drill are not designed to withstand lateral pressure for a long time.
- You have no up and down movement, so you only have a certain area on the sandpaper that wears out quickly. And you get grooves in the wood.
- The speed is missing
However, if nothing else is available, the drill will do it too.
Thanks Tobias. You make good points. I was looking for model size options to full size tools. I do have a Rigid spindle sander with a 1/2” drum. I’ll try that but it seems like overkill. Kind of like “cutting butter with a butcher knife”.