beefy66 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Yes it has been a while but worth the wait cracking job 👍 Beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 9:01 PM, dnl42 said: Excellent woodworking! On 2/9/2020 at 9:41 PM, longshanks said: Good to see you back Richard. A creation of great beauty by an artist Kev On 2/9/2020 at 10:04 PM, beefy66 said: Yes it has been a while but worth the wait cracking job 👍 Beefy Been awhile but good to be back thanks very much for all your nice comments Having the hatch slide back and forth I thought why not make the doors work so made some small hinges Then made the doors out of Boxwood and machined the grove with a .030 ball cutter Still have to make the pins for now just stuck some .010" rod to hold Then made the compass housing out of box wood cover I made by cutting small strips of wood to go around shape Glued the bottom of compass housing to cabin so when I make the compass I can add, compass top fits nice and snug Did notice I had the Catheads sticking up to high so now made them closer to rail as per drawing Until next time Regards Richard 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 It is pretty stunning, isn't it!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I hope you'll be adding a working 3 pin lock to the door 😉 Kev 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Those hinges, W...O...W. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Well time for another update, carrying on with the cabin I was looking at the drawing to see what smoke stack to use and I noticed it said the bent pipe may have been used when Bluenose was racing, so I look at another book I have bought which is for the Bluenose 11 by LB Jenson (great book) and in it there is a page for the original Bluenose which shows it with a Liverpool Head. I scale the drawing approx and here is my take on a Liverpool Head, started with smoke pipe and made connection plate to top of cabin Then took a piece of tube three sizes bigger and machined four slots in the 0, 90, 180 and 270 deg then cut two small piece to fit inside the part I machined then two more to fit inside the small pieces to get the size all these parts were soldered together. Got the gap I was looking for from the slot to the inside pipe Then machined the head and cut two more thin pieces of tube to go on the outside of smoke stack and soldered all parts together Will paint it sliver Wheel house was next, followed the drawings provided also found a picture on the web and in a book I bought showing the same as the drawing provided, date of pictures where of the Bluenose when she was sold in 1946, again made all parts from Boxwood, pictures are to help with my build if not allowed please remove thanks.. Cut the four sides but before putting together machined a .030" ball for the groove should have done two small grooves but did not have a .10" mill, then I made the lid , it is made so that it would fit without gluing Made the coaming for the bottom and as the picture rounded the edge on the top, also put the chamfer on the front edges Cut the slot for the wheel shaft and beveled the edges front and back to the lid, got to make those small hold clips the groove is a little to close the the coaming but I will leave it as is. Here is a picture of the steering wheel which came with the kit, it didn't look the greatest so looking at the drawing supplied I decided to machine my own, drawing scale was 3/8" = 1'-0" and it gave a nice drawing of the shaft and linkage I thought why not have a go making all parts. found another picture on the web (of Bluenose 11) which gave me another view on how it went together. Started by machining the rim (which in the real world was cast) in the lathe and machine the first face leaving some material so that once I parted off I could turn it around and machine the other side, then it was in the mill so that I could drill the holes for the spokes, drilled the holes bigger than the spoke so I could add tubing two times the size of the spoke, then parted it of in the mill with the table/chuck laying down The largest tubes I soldered to the rim Machined the hub and drilled 8 holes, cut some small tube which will go on the hub, then made a jig so that I could solder all parts together without it moving, picture does not show the small tube by hub Did make the shaft using small bolts and tube Here it is after soldering needs to be cleaned up Next up was to make the handles out of boxwood, I took a 1/4" tool steel and ground the shape Now it is cleaned up and also made the unidentified round object, made that out of apple, made the lid to go on top Until next time Regards Richard 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Very nice machining, Richard. Beautiful results. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Outstanding metalwork and woodwork! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Good to see you back at the bench Richard, brightened my morning Beautiful work as always Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Craftsmanship at its best. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Absolutely incredible work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 As a natural born Bluenoser, that is an impressive build you've got there. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Whottt they said cos I cant think of another thing to say but brilliant micro engineering on that wheel beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thanks very much everyone for you kind comments and likes do appreciate them, I very much enjoying working on this great Schooner. After the wheel was completed (except for painting) I starting making the steering linkage system, I pinned and glued a piece of rod to the rudder then drilled a hole through the deck, then cut it down to size as per drawing provided. Made a jig so that I could build the linkage off the model, made the same size rod and glued it to the same angle Started with the bracket which went on the rudder shaft, machined the collar then machined two half circles 180 deg apart so that I could solder two small tubes for the connection arms Did not use the first shaft I made because the nuts were to big so threaded some brass with a 1/16"-60 Whit die (got these from my Dad a long time ago), threaded both parts but I know one needed to be a left hand thread and I didn't have one. Then made the top shaft connection bracket, started with a 1" long piece of round brass, then taking another piece of the same size brass machined one of the side connection with the step, filed so that it would fit the round brass, for the other side I drilled a hole and inserted a piece of brass rod then soldered both parts, put it in the lathe and drilled and then taped with the same size 1/16"-60 Whit after that I saw cut to the size as per drawing. Arms for the lower part were up next used .010" brass sheared to size, drill holes then made a spacer and soldered together then carefully bent them to shape, made the bottom shaft connection same as top except there are two step side pieces and also I did not tap. Last thing was to make the top link arm using .010" brass, shear to size, drill and filing to shape and the back bracket So now to put all pieces together on the jig As you know I like to see how parts work and then build them in miniature, it was a lot of fun to make will be painting all parts before I install onto the rudder shaft. Regards Richard 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Sublime work Richard Your attention to detail is second to none Stay safe Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Bloomin' 'eck, some engineering skill that. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Any chance you're getting back to the real world i.e. modelling We're all missing our fix over here Richard Kev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hi Kev its been awhile again and yes should get back to updating my blog, man can't believe its been close to two years in retirement and also 5 1/2 months of Covid hope you all staying safe. Have done quite a bit to the Bluenose so will start with the small grate which goes by the steering wheel made from boxwood 1/32" x 1/32" Then made the stern Skylight all from Boxwood Next was to build the forward companionway made it so that I could have the top slide same as the main cabin companionway also made it so that the doors lift out. Did notice that I made the coaming the wrong size so remove re-cut hole and made new one out of boxwood, made the sides from strips of boxwood and glued together then sanded to shape making sure planks were 90 deg to stanchions. Milled slots in front for slide out doors and machined for the siding canopy. Made the slide part a little different and found it way better Once I looked at them both on the model I thought I should remove the other coaming on the skylight and make out of boxwood,so they matched better, so removed and remade coaming but also remade the skylight this time using same size planks as the companionway and set them to sit 90 deg to stanchions same as companionway then machined the two port holes, I think these now look good. Then looked at the center Boom Buffer and was not happy with the kit supplied part made one the same but then I looked at the drawing and thought Well had to make it eh used some ebony for the rubber parts The Galley stack came whitemetal too so remade it out of brass Until next time stay safe and wash your hands Regards Richard 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Nice to see this one progressing no surprise it’s taking this long all the small details that buffer looks an amazing bit of micro engineering Stay Safe beefy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve5 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 you have some sublime skills richard , I tip's me lid to ya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Thank you Richard, I've had my morning fix. i.e. 10mins with my mouth hanging open. Beautiful work, you've not lost your touch Stay safe Kev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Beautiful work, Richard. Looking forward to your next up date. 10 hours ago, Ripaman said: ... man can't believe its been close to two years in retirement ... Time does go by fast when you're having fun. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 As others have said, some beautiful engineering here. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 10:39 PM, beefy66 said: Nice to see this one progressing no surprise it’s taking this long all the small details that buffer looks an amazing bit of micro engineering Stay Safe beefy Thanks for the comment Beefy the buffer came out as I had planed, have been working on her the last 4 months but have not been updating progress but rectifying that now here is a picture of the main buffer so you will see it. On 9/14/2020 at 10:41 PM, steve5 said: you have some sublime skills richard , I tip's me lid to ya Thanks very much Steve On 9/14/2020 at 11:40 PM, longshanks said: Thank you Richard, I've had my morning fix. i.e. 10mins with my mouth hanging open. Beautiful work, you've not lost your touch Stay safe Kev Thanks to you as well Kev. On 9/15/2020 at 6:02 AM, JohnWS said: Beautiful work, Richard. Looking forward to your next up date. Time does go by fast when you're having fun. John You are right about time and yes having a lot of fun building this great schooner, thanks very much. 22 hours ago, Courageous said: As others have said, some beautiful engineering here. Stuart Thanks for looking in Stuart Regards Richard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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