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Nice Steve, I have a scroll saw but haven't used it much, Dermal kit is fantastic... expensive but well worth the money.

Andy

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Hi Andy looked at scroll saws before but like i said it would be a problem of storage and usage as i would have to set it up in the kitchen and dont think her indoors would look too kindly on that idea and then lug it back out to our small shed which is already packed, where as when i saw this only weighs 1.1kg is kept in a box and i can use it in the garden because i have had a couple of friends ask me if i could build them a fishing boat the same as the one i built on here rather than buy the kit again i did save the plans and make copies of the frames so i can construct others from scratch. Many years ago i used to use a coping saw but always found it abit of a problem in those days and was forever breaking blades lol, the other bit of kit i would like is a lathe but their lays the same problems

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Cool. I may need your assistance soon as I'm not an expert on scratch building boats and the two life boats I have for the IMARA are vacuum formed and I would like to make them from scratch with planking like Richard did with his Ben Ain. I would not have a clue on how what they call 'lofting' is done and would struggle drawing out the formers.

Cheers

Andy

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Well Andy im no expert either but i have had an idea that maybe of help,for my Victory model i have to build a few launches and i know at the scale they would be too big but if i was to draw the formers then scan them you could download the pic and then resize it to what you need (if that would be of any help) at least you would have an idea of how you need to go with them if these are the style you're looking for

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Just the thing Steve and that sounds a great idea. I know Richard is ace as this but its been weeks sine I PM'd him. I guess his is on long term at sea. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Andy

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Hi Andy i will see what i can do im due back at sea at the weekend so will try and sort something out for you if i get the time cos i wont be due back home till around the end of june

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Ok, much appreciated Steve. Thank you very much.

Cheers

Andy

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NP Andy iv'e sent you a PM with a link to get the stuff hope it helps

cheers steve

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I will check it out Steve. Thanks in anticipation.

Andy

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redone it for you andy,got my sailing orders for monday so busy couple of days ahead with another funeral tomorrow (these are getting too common,comes with age i suppose lol) then the dr wants some blood off me and off on the bevey with friends on saturday so sore head due sunday lol

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Thanks Steve, sounds like you a quite a full life to lead lol, slow down old boy.

Cheers

Andy

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Hi Andy glad i could be of help caught me just in time, i have to go to sea for a rest lol

cheers steve

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Home again and should be able to carry on with this next week

cheers steve

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Well been very quiet for me on the model front but have finally got all my jobs done and can now get back to some more important stuff like carrying on with my build as of today, just started getting everything ready and while i have been absent these past few weeks my little brain has been working overtime on a couple of things the first being how to best start tapering my masts and spars.My first idea was to just buy a small lathe and then thought about useing a drill and sanding it down that way as doing it by hand is a slow process and quite messy with the dust getting everywhere and so i bit the bullet and have purchased a lathe that i can use in the garden and easy to manage as i dont have any kind of workshop and this is due in the next hour or so.

The other thing i have been contemplating with is making a ropewalk for myself and what i have come up with is easy and very cheap and works fine for what i want, have gone to the shop i bought a pack of picture hooks/wall hangers and some different threads and screwed 3 of the hooks into the back garden gate and placed another in my multi tool and then cut up some thread and began to make a small lenght of miniture rope and with in a couple of seconds i had it but the only problem i had was when i released the tension it unravelled, but at least i knew it worked so for my next attempt was to dip what was going to be the middle strand in a 50/50 mix of pva and water then had another go and it worked perfect just leaving the multi tool hanging until the solution had gone off and so far have made 2 ropes one of which is a black and white one that i shall be useing for puddening the eye in the end of the anchors when the time comes.

cheers steve

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Well been busy with my new lathe and been turning down my masts works great and a will be a big time saver when i get used to it as never used one before so plenty of practice required and did intend putting up some pics of what i have been doing but cant find it so they will have to wait for now,and my little rope making experiment has enabled me to make ropes upto about 5mtrs in length knowing this will now help me in my next/future projects the only thing i need to understand now is working out different scales

cheers steve