Hit the craft store and picked up some Elmers. They didn't have the Best Test brand. We'll see if I can handle the smell
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Thanks Olivier/Paul.
!Thanks Olivier/Paul.
Bomb Ketch Salamandre 1:48
Catastrophic failure in the mobile shipyard. Bearings in the 40-year-old Preac table saw finally gave out!
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This dependable tool produced lots of sawdust making timbers, carlings, frames, deck and hull planks, etc.
I've got a Proxxon in the Amazon Cart and a call into Byrnes to see if they are selling their table saw. If I don't hear from Byrnes on Monday, I'll push the Amazon button and live with the Proxxon.
Workers did manage to complete 7 frames for the Salamandre:
Without the saw, workers are lofting frames to paper and staging them in plastic bags.
Shipyard Superintendent had his fill of New Orleans Jazz and moved the shipyard to the Tensaw River (30 miles North of Mobile, Alabama).
Tons of Bass Boats with 130-200HP Outboards running up and down the river but no wooden sailing ships!
We did visit the Louisiana Maritime Museum in Mandeville on the North Shore of Lake Ponchatrain. Some interesting exhibits, including a full-scale Confederate Submarine "Pioneer":
Madisonville also hosts a wooden boat festival each year, with some incredible boats on display. See link below for some amazing photos of the event:
Wooden Boat Festival photos
!!!!This dependable tool produced lots of sawdust making timbers, carlings, frames, deck and hull planks, etc.
I've got a Proxxon in the Amazon Cart and a call into Byrnes to see if they are selling their table saw. If I don't hear from Byrnes on Monday, I'll push the Amazon button and live with the Proxxon.
Workers did manage to complete 7 frames for the Salamandre:
Without the saw, workers are lofting frames to paper and staging them in plastic bags.
Shipyard Superintendent had his fill of New Orleans Jazz and moved the shipyard to the Tensaw River (30 miles North of Mobile, Alabama).
Tons of Bass Boats with 130-200HP Outboards running up and down the river but no wooden sailing ships!
We did visit the Louisiana Maritime Museum in Mandeville on the North Shore of Lake Ponchatrain. Some interesting exhibits, including a full-scale Confederate Submarine "Pioneer":
Madisonville also hosts a wooden boat festival each year, with some incredible boats on display. See link below for some amazing photos of the event:
Wooden Boat Festival photos
Sorry for the passing of your Preac saw. Are you able to replace the bearings or is this a good excuse for upgrading? Fingers crossed for the Brynes!
Grainger may well have bearings that would work. Worth checking out. I see no harm in buying a new saw to lift your spirits while getting the old saw back in working order.
Hold out for the Byrnes. That's my final answer.
Olivier/Namabiru,
I've asked a bearing supplier for a quote on replacement bearings (Grainger did not have them). My guess is they are not cheap. Unfortunately, after further disassembly, I found the failed bearing had gouged the shaft beyond repair...see photo below. I will keep my eye out for a Preac for sale and use parts if one comes up cheap.
I'm hoping Donna from Byrnes contacts me. I e-mailed and left a voicemail.
Fingers crossed they are selling the saw again!!!
Hey !
Getting here a little late, but following now.
Getting here a little late, but following now.
Jeff,Hey !
Getting here a little late, but following now.
Great to have you aboard the mobile shipyard. Any advice and mentorship you can offer, as I slowly progress on this build is always appreciated!
Brad
I found out about your build from the club newsletter.
I moved out of CO back in August of 2023. Great bunch at that club !
I figured I should jump on in.
Oh, for the paper templates, I used a light spray of 3M 77 (don't know if it's still available, but I'm sure they have a substitute available at Home Depot or Lowes). If you use a very light coat, you can just peel off the template and if you have to, you can sand it.
I moved out of CO back in August of 2023. Great bunch at that club !
I figured I should jump on in.
Oh, for the paper templates, I used a light spray of 3M 77 (don't know if it's still available, but I'm sure they have a substitute available at Home Depot or Lowes). If you use a very light coat, you can just peel off the template and if you have to, you can sand it.
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Check for the 3M adhesives at art stores or the art section of Hobby Lobby.
Shipyard continues to roll and the red wagon is keeping up well!
From New Orleans to my birth-county (Chattahoochee, Georga). Three nights on the muddy river! The last Confederate fort (West Point, GA) fell to Union troops here, at the end of the Civil War. (photo 1).
Then family in Greer South Carolina for a week. The next generation of toddlers welcomed us, and we loved it.
Last 4 nights were spent hiking, biking and lofting frames from paper to wood, on Falls Lake, North Carolina, near Wake Forest!
13 pieces/bag, for 28 frames. (photo 2).
Next, the exacting task of glueing each frame up, over copies off the framing plan, 7-16 complete! (photo 3).
Departing tomorrow for Dam neck, Virginia to trade stories (and drinks!!) with USNA classmates and NSW teammates.
From New Orleans to my birth-county (Chattahoochee, Georga). Three nights on the muddy river! The last Confederate fort (West Point, GA) fell to Union troops here, at the end of the Civil War. (photo 1).
Then family in Greer South Carolina for a week. The next generation of toddlers welcomed us, and we loved it.
Last 4 nights were spent hiking, biking and lofting frames from paper to wood, on Falls Lake, North Carolina, near Wake Forest!
13 pieces/bag, for 28 frames. (photo 2).
Next, the exacting task of glueing each frame up, over copies off the framing plan, 7-16 complete! (photo 3).
Departing tomorrow for Dam neck, Virginia to trade stories (and drinks!!) with USNA classmates and NSW teammates.
Do you add any weights to the frames while the glue cures so they do not move/lift? I do this for the initial gluing and again when the chocks are glued in place if the frames are chocked. Same idea if I go with double frames in place of single chocked frames.
Allan
Allan
Hi Brad. I am a little bit late but hopefully there is some place for another chair? I have no preference to sit next to anyone. They are all decent people as far as I know.
Regards, Peter
Welcome Peter!Hi Brad. I am a little bit late but hopefully there is some place for another chair? I have no preference to sit next to anyone. They are all decent people as far as I know.
Regards, Peter
Sorry, my build is just boring wood, unlike your masterpiece but I will try and make it worthwhile.
Plenty of seats...recommend one in the shade as it is HOT & HUMID here in Norfolk, Virgina, unlike your wonderful weather!!!
Alan,
Absolutely. Each time I glue a small section to a frame, I use dense metal weights similar to the ones in your photo.
Once a frame is complete, I place a square of melamine board (photo), with weights on it, overnight.
Is the glue still not set at this point? Your idea of a board sounds really good and got me to thinking. Better than using the scrap spacer pieces like in my photo, which is to keep the weights from tipping, a clear board like plexiglass across the assembled frame could work. It is clear and if anything moves in the process, it can be seen and fixed before the glue dries.
Allan
Clear would be nice, to see if anything shifted!
So far, the glue has been set up enough, so the pieces do not shift when I place the wood...fingers crossed.
So far, the glue has been set up enough, so the pieces do not shift when I place the wood...fingers crossed.