gerritv
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Able Seaman · 48 pts
St. Catharines, Canada
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Restoring a 1:72 HMCS Athabaskan (G07)
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dutch sailing bargeHi Ted Near top of your page on this site you will see Messages, just click there. Should say something such as 1/4 Gerrit♥ 2 likes902 viewsdutch sailing bargeTed, check your PM's, you have a message. Gerrit♥ 2 likes907 viewsdutch sailing bargeI will find the scans of photos taken while my dad was building this one. Should have an album in the next week. Gerrit♥ 2 likes925 viewsdutch sailing bargeThe good news is that you can still sail on them, once tourism opens up again. There is a very active group keeping these ships afloat. The last model my dad was building is a botter. Built out of teak. Mostly…
♥ 2 likes587 viewsdutch sailing bargeThe site is part of the Dutch Model Builders Association (https://modelbouwers.nl/). Members get 25% off on drawings. My dad as a member used to get the magazines, for several decades (Sadly I no longer have t…♥ 2 likes580 viewsAre these any goodOne thing to perhaps change is to run the small drills slower. I know the usual wisdom says to run at high RPM but without a high feed in rate to with it, the drills will just rub and heat up. Slower RPM allow…562 viewsAre these any goodYou are getting HSS drill bits (the ones from Microscrews are HSS) or you are going to try drilling HSS? HSS is generally rock hard and them tempered. I will verify that the drills I bought from Microscrews wo…556 viewsAre these any goodPerhaps it is what you are trying to drill and thus using the wrong drill technology? if I can drill silver steel/drill rod and stainless all day long with them then it is not the drills. (My main hobby is mac…556 viewsAre these any goodAre the drills not sharp? Drilling oversized/undersized? I love mine, in steel (esp drill rod/silver steel), al and brass (although most drills unmodified are a bit grabby in brass).556 viewsAre these any goodMaybe but someone else had 8 years after her along with the union to get to today's place. Esp. in recent years the union demand history reminds me of Billy Connolly's Demands Keep Changing skit. To the origin…556 views
♥ 2 likes587 viewsdutch sailing bargeThe site is part of the Dutch Model Builders Association (https://modelbouwers.nl/). Members get 25% off on drawings. My dad as a member used to get the magazines, for several decades (Sadly I no longer have t…♥ 2 likes580 viewsAre these any goodOne thing to perhaps change is to run the small drills slower. I know the usual wisdom says to run at high RPM but without a high feed in rate to with it, the drills will just rub and heat up. Slower RPM allow…562 viewsAre these any goodYou are getting HSS drill bits (the ones from Microscrews are HSS) or you are going to try drilling HSS? HSS is generally rock hard and them tempered. I will verify that the drills I bought from Microscrews wo…556 viewsAre these any goodPerhaps it is what you are trying to drill and thus using the wrong drill technology? if I can drill silver steel/drill rod and stainless all day long with them then it is not the drills. (My main hobby is mac…556 viewsAre these any goodAre the drills not sharp? Drilling oversized/undersized? I love mine, in steel (esp drill rod/silver steel), al and brass (although most drills unmodified are a bit grabby in brass).556 viewsAre these any goodMaybe but someone else had 8 years after her along with the union to get to today's place. Esp. in recent years the union demand history reminds me of Billy Connolly's Demands Keep Changing skit. To the origin…556 views