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Anyone know where I can purchase some 1" - 1 3/4" very small diameter wood screws? I need some to mount a ship model hull to a base.
 
Since you live in the USA, Ace Hardware stores usually have a wide selection of fasteners, sold by the piece. While I find their being “helpful people” business approach overbearing rather than helpful, if you can get past this and look through the many little drawers you might find something.

Coarse threaded machine screws can also be an option. If your keel is a hard wood like maple, it can actually be tapped. Another option would be to drill a hole in the keel equal to the clearance diameter of the screw. Wax the screw, coat it with epoxy, and insert it in the hole to cure. Remove the screw when cured. You now have a tapped hole for your machine screw.

Possibly too late to help but display options need to be part of the planning process before starting your model. Heavy handed construction like drilling holes in the keel are best done before fragile detail is added.

Roger
 
uncchains said:
Anyone know where I can purchase some 1" - 1 3/4" very small diameter wood screws? I need some to mount a ship model hull to a base.
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If it's any help, I purchased the pedestals on which my boat sits through Model Expo and the screws were included.
 
Roger Pellett said:
Since you live in the USA, Ace Hardware stores usually have a wide selection of fasteners, sold by the piece. While I find their being “helpful people” business approach overbearing rather than helpful, if you can get past this and look through the many little drawers you might find something.

Coarse threaded machine screws can also be an option. If your keel is a hard wood like maple, it can actually be tapped. Another option would be to drill a hole in the keel equal to the clearance diameter of the screw. Wax the screw, coat it with epoxy, and insert it in the hole to cure. Remove the screw when cured. You now have a tapped hole for your machine screw.

Possibly too late to help but display options need to be part of the planning process before starting your model. Heavy handed construction like drilling holes in the keel are best done before fragile detail is added.

Roger
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They were part of the plan but I have had a very difficult time finding the type of fasteners I need.
 
Roger Pellett said:
Why not try an approach that avoids screwing a fastener into the keel of your finished model. Keel blocks and shores?
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Thanks but the base is round, 3/4" thick. The hull of the model is approx. 4 1/2" - 5" long. Keel blocks and shores will be overwhelming and just would not look at all good. I hope a trip to Ace Hardware will be productive.
 
uncchains said:
Thanks but the base is round, 3/4" thick. The hull of the model is approx. 4 1/2" - 5" long. Keel blocks and shores will be overwhelming and just would not look at all good. I hope a trip to Ace Hardware will be productive.
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ah i see now its a very small boat. glue in thin dowels n epoxy it to the mounts. the dowels can even be brads or wire nails cut to length.
 
Rob444 said:
16th century long boat.
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HI Rob,
Can you tell us where the drawings for your boat can be found? I have never been able to find contemporary information on ships' boats prior to 1600.
Thank you very much
Allan
 
Hi Allan,
I believe that the boat in question is the Model Shipways 1:48 scale Eighteenth Century Longboat. Not Sixteenth Century!

The only example of a Sixteenth Century Longboat that I know of is Vasa’s. Drawings do exist for this.

Roger
 
Allan, I hesitated to post because I figured that you of all people already knew this. For those that don’t know, Allan is one of the real experts on Eighteenth Century Royal Navy warships.

Roger
 
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