Any problems with the boxes supporting the guns falling off?
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had two fall off inside.... major surgery.
Ugh! How does one make sure they don't fall off inside?
Can you show the image how they are supposed to attacheded?
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Hopefully, you glued them well as you were putting things together. I knocked mine off during second planking....(still working on 2nd planking, almost done) I was using push pins to hold the strips in place and as I was pushing on the pins i hit the boxes and knocked them loose. Actually, i didn't know i even did it until later. Fortunately, I cut out the approimate size of the box, retrieved and put back together. How far along are you? In reference to seating the guns,,, take a dremel with a burr and ream it out a little.
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They are attached from the inside. Glue being the only retention.
Sorry to highjack your thread, Gilbert.
Hello Vic
There are several comments I can make regarding those boxes.
- First thing is to glue them well (using a strong wood glue) so that they stick hard. I had one fall off out of about 50+, and this was quite a pain to find a replacement solution (see comment from Inge). I recommend that you double check each of them once glued on the upper and lower cannon rows.
- Second is to try to glue all of them on the same axe (horizontally). Because of some bulkheads, I had to glue some boxes vertically. Now I realize when putting the cannons that they are not perfectly aligned with the others and I have to make some adjustments here.
Feel free to get back to me if you have any additional questions
Good luck
no worries Vic
Gilbert, did you test fit the bowsprit. It seems the front piece that holds the cannons sits too high. I dry fitted my bowsprit at that height and the angle of the bowsprit seems off about 30 degrees or so.
HI Vic
See the reply I just made a few minutes ago on your log
I saw that. I think I’ll have to see if I can take care of it before I reach your stage. I have it curved some, but that doesn’t fix it.
Hey, Vic, You may use rivets (after you glue), I suggest using based glue. It holds reasonably strong
What is based glue?
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Hi,
Not sure if you mentioned or not, but what blue did you use for the ship?
Not sure if you mentioned or not, but what blue did you use for the ship?
LOL...Not sure what happened, but it was supposed to be PVA-based glue. For all the structural\framing work I use Elmer's Max, highly recommend it! The glue bonds are stronger than wood.
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Excellent work Gilbert. Hopefully I will be able to start back by the end of the year.
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I am taking care of my wife and it’s a full time job. Hopefully by the end of the year she will be better.