Ahoy mates
Has anyone got /used this?
Any good before I shell out please
Andy
Has anyone got /used this?
Any good before I shell out please
Andy
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This is no good. Do not buy it. Buy yourself a rope serving machine as Domanoff's one. Buy with the motor.
Thanks mate
Just ordered one
Never mind. You did right choice. I own one for many years and am very please with it. I also own their rope making machine. The vertical one. Do all my roping job with these two machines.
Rope making machine. VR. Vertical type. | ShipWorkshop.com
Simplest, fastest, easiest, compact, no skills needed, instant results. It is a small but powerful tool for making professional ropes for your model. (Check this video on YouTube for how it works. Turn on subtitles.) The VR Rope making machine, ropewalk, is intended for making professional ropes...
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Ordered one of them aswellNever mind. You did right choice. I own one for many years and am very please with it. I also own their rope making machine. The vertical one. Do all my roping job with these two machines.
Rope making machine. VR. Vertical type. | ShipWorkshop.com
Simplest, fastest, easiest, compact, no skills needed, instant results. It is a small but powerful tool for making professional ropes for your model. (Check this video on YouTube for how it works. Turn on subtitles.) The VR Rope making machine, ropewalk, is intended for making professional ropes...
I know this is asking a lot, but the next time you make rope could you PLEASE take a little video. If I am stuck having to rig a model I wind up buying rope and there are very limited choices in size and color. For my current project it may be time to take the plunge and make some rope. In addition to the quality of the rope I am most interested in the ease of use rather than the price (please don't tell my admiral I said that
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It's probably too late and an American supplier might lead to big shipping costs, but here's an excellent serving machine as well and good value for the money.
syrenshipmodelcompany.com
It's made of cherry of good thickness. It doesn't have a motor like I beleive the Domonov one does, but that's helpful if you want to get the wraps right. It works well enough that even I can get some decently served line and blocks. His commerce side of the website seems to be down now, but it's worth keeping an eye on.
Syren Servo-Matic ship model rope serving machine
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It's made of cherry of good thickness. It doesn't have a motor like I beleive the Domonov one does, but that's helpful if you want to get the wraps right. It works well enough that even I can get some decently served line and blocks. His commerce side of the website seems to be down now, but it's worth keeping an eye on.
Build your own, it's simple enough.
I tried one - couldn't getit to work- it just twisted the threads into knots.
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The only parts that you can’t make yourself are the gears although 3-D printers can make these too. A whole bag full of plastic gears are inexpensive from on-line vendors. Alligator clips, also inexpensive can hold the line being served. I personally find that the gadget works better if the serving thread is held and tensioned by hand. Motorized? No thanks.
Roger
Roger
Hi Andy.
I looked at this and thought it looked crappy. I did find the files in the attached zip files below though. I went to my local library with them and had them printed, bought some bearings, and brass tube constructed this. A project in itself. I did add a 3rd idler gear so the rotation was in the same direction as the hand crank. Obviously if you only go with a gear and pinion (2 gears) the rotation is opposite to what your hand is doing, so for the extra few quid go with 3 gear train. I’m guessing all up it was probably double the price of what the ply version would cost but at least mine looks the part. I believe it could be easily adapted to be motorised, but I’m not doing industrial work.
Cheers
Rick
I made mine manual, but suffering carpal tunnel, I found it tedious, so I motorised it with a speed controller, but the serving thread is hand held. I can easily disconnect the motor if required, for small jobs.
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Rick,
I'm digressing from your beautiful serving machine, but I also like your use of the peel-n-stick type hooks for tool organization on your back wall.
Cheers
Relic
Alan, There are many you tube videos of different rope walk machines, even making them from lego pieces. There are also several excellent threads on SOS.I know this is asking a lot, but the next time you make rope could you PLEASE take a little video. If I am stuck having to rig a model I wind up buying rope and there are very limited choices in size and color. For my current project it may be time to take the plunge and make some rope. In addition to the quality of the rope I am most interested in the ease of use rather than the price (please don't tell my admiral I said that
Making your own Ropes
Making My Own Rope – Time to Take Control of Rigging Over the course of my wooden ship builds – both completed and currently underway – one thing has consistently let the kits down for me: the supplied rigging rope. Like many of you, I’ve tried to make do with what comes in the box… but...
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Steef66 makes rope walks that he sells for 165 euros that have gotten good reviews. My admiral would have me keelhauled if I bought a new gadget, but I have looked at these with envious eyes.
Rope walk new
Hi everybody. Many know I worked on a rope walk for a long time. See here my topic about making rope. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/make-your-rope-on-a-rope-walk.9094/ I'm so far to present you a machine that I make and sell. I already helped a lot of people into making ropes and I...
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Rob
Thanks Relic... As my dear old mummy used to say " There's a place for everything.... and... everthing has its place". Bless Her
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Same! It's still fixed above the door gathering dust. I could have bought a load of premium timber off Vahur instead. It's a learning curve I couldn't be bothered with, so I bought Syren rope.