It's not like I haven't been there...
Cutting out a frame on the SP
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I LOVE grandkid sleepovers!
Cutting out a frame on the SP
:I LOVE grandkid sleepovers!
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I had to catch up ‘some posts’, Brad. It’s hard to see that you found the cracks on you build. Take your time to find your solution and weigh the options.
Regards, Peter
Regards, Peter
Brad, if it were me I would break out the iso alcohol and carefully take it apart the assembly and re do it. Have courage, it will look even better than before.
By trying to compensate for errors made now could compound and bite you even bigger down the line.
By trying to compensate for errors made now could compound and bite you even bigger down the line.
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Obstacle course worked well...asleep before their lulliby tape was over!We had a great-grandson sleepover Friday. Love it, but boy, are we getting old. Great idea on the obstacle course - get 'em tired quickly.
Also wondering if you are quietly calling for help as some of your flags are upside down?
What an eye for detail! 3 flags that could be hung upside down and I got them all wrong! This will be corrected ASAP! In spite of this, Navy did win in a very exciting game.
Four hours: the stern transoms and skewed stern frame are GONE!
I'm feeling better!!!
I cut through the transom pieces and brushed each joint with water, until I felt them loosen. Then a few seconds with the heat gun and they slipped apart. See photos below:
Here are the shots I was trying to get when I discovered the frame I somehow skewed.
Now she sits in a new building jig, with the offending frame dry-fit.
Time to relax and watch Sunday Football games.
Reconstruction starts tomorrow.
Thanks everyone for encouraging me to tear apart the stern and "Get it Right"!! Not as hard as I anticipated.
I'm feeling better!!!
I cut through the transom pieces and brushed each joint with water, until I felt them loosen. Then a few seconds with the heat gun and they slipped apart. See photos below:
Here are the shots I was trying to get when I discovered the frame I somehow skewed.
Now she sits in a new building jig, with the offending frame dry-fit.
Time to relax and watch Sunday Football games.
Reconstruction starts tomorrow.
Thanks everyone for encouraging me to tear apart the stern and "Get it Right"!! Not as hard as I anticipated.
Sometimes the hardest thing is doing what you know has to be done (but you just don't want to do it). I've looked at mistakes for days before pulling the trigger on a correction that only takes a relatively short time to complete. Happy for you!
Good morning Brad. Definitely worth the redo. I’m so used to redo’s on my current ship it has become the expected
. Cheers Grant