HMS ALERT 1777 cutter POF by shota70 [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Maarten]

Second tip is not to mill all the planks in advance.
This as you need to shape the planks to fit them properly.




The measurements you take by measuring the length of the covered frame surface dividend by the numbers of planks you use. These sizes I write on the plank at the respective location of the frame.

After shaping the planks you can mill them along a guidence pin so you can mill curved planks.

 

[shota70]

Second tip is not to mill all the planks in advance.
This as you need to shape the planks to fit them properly.
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The measurements you take by measuring the length of the covered frame surface dividend by the numbers of planks you use. These sizes I write on the plank at the respective location of the frame.

After shaping the planks you can mill them along a guidence pin so you can mill curved planks.
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my dear friend
thank you very much for your guidance and assistance, This gave a definitive answer to my doubts about how well I understood the comments and advice from the other good friends.

 

[barba]

I just wanted to enjoy your work from the sidelines, but I still have to say something.

What you are doing is so good that the rest of us should take notebooks and write.

Shota, I take my hat off to Your to patience and perseverance, as Maarten says is the only right way, but also very difficult, superb work!!

Good luck further...

 

[shota70]

I just wanted to enjoy your work from the sidelines, but I still have to say something.

What you are doing is so good that the rest of us should take notebooks and write.

Shota, I take my hat off to Your to patience and perseverance, as Maarten says is the only right way, but also very difficult, superb work!!

Good luck further...

Thank you so much for all the words of support and compliments, you have left me speechless.
I will keep the degree of modesty and say that I still have a lot to learn and what to improve especially when I see and learn from the best here.
thanks buddy

 

[shota70]

Hello Dear Friends
There is no significant progress to update on, even though I work many hours on the model.
In the last two days I have been making the wooden boards for the planking.
I have about 12 rows left and for each row I make about 3 panels, so do the math.
Each board needs to be sawn, sanded to the exact thickness and then the stepped channel in the edge of the board must be milled.
This time I also make the panels in the steering and stern area, which at the end expand by a millimeter to two, as our friend Maarten also did in order to maintain the correct lines.

By the way, I tried to make a jig that would help with milling, a wooden board with 5 screws under which the board was supposed to move for milling, but since the wood is unstable, the milling uniformity is damaged. I will think about something more stable and sophisticated in the coming days.

Since I don't have a tidy office like some of you, I took a place in the laundry room and opened a mini office over the weekend, one and a half meters wide and one and a half meters wide.

I have learned in life that in order to succeed it is less important how many means you have, but what you do with what you have, and how determined and persistent you are.
I wish you all a pleasant and productive weekend

 

[Heinrich]

My dear friend, you are a great example to us all. I applaud your approach and the way you think about modeling. I think your planking looks beautiful and enhances your model brilliantly. Keep up the good work and carry on doing exactly what you are doing now.

 

[RDN1954]

Hello Dear Friends
There is no significant progress to update on, even though I work many hours on the model.
In the last two days I have been making the wooden boards for the planking.
I have about 12 rows left and for each row I make about 3 panels, so do the math.
Each board needs to be sawn, sanded to the exact thickness and then the stepped channel in the edge of the board must be milled.
This time I also make the panels in the steering and stern area, which at the end expand by a millimeter to two, as our friend Maarten also did in order to maintain the correct lines.
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By the way, I tried to make a jig that would help with milling, a wooden board with 5 screws under which the board was supposed to move for milling, but since the wood is unstable, the milling uniformity is damaged. I will think about something more stable and sophisticated in the coming days.
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Since I don't have a tidy office like some of you, I took a place in the laundry room and opened a mini office over the weekend, one and a half meters wide and one and a half meters wide.
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I have learned in life that in order to succeed it is less important how many means you have, but what you do with what you have, and how determined and persistent you are.
I wish you all a pleasant and productive weekend

And, maybe even more important, the ability to learn from one’s mistakes.

 

[shota70]

My dear friend, you are a great example to us all. I applaud your approach and the way you think about modeling. I think your planking looks beautiful and enhances your model brilliantly. Keep up the good work and carry on doing exactly what you are doing now.

thank you very much my dear friend for kind words and words of encouragement

 

[shota70]

And, maybe even more important, the ability to learn from one’s mistakes.

you are absolutely right
I try to instill in myself and my children in all walks of life that a mistake can be turned into a positive thing if we learn to correct them

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

This looks much much better than before.

 

[shota70]

good evening dear friends
Today it became clear to me that I made a mistake in the production of the panels that intended to installation in the rear to the stern. The cutting angle of the board at the back was in the opposite direction, my memory failed me.
This mistake also led to another mistake in the position of the step milling.
If that's not enough, then my attempt to use the cnc machine to mill the step in three replacement panels that I made this evening also failed. I used the manual remote connected directly to the machine board and it did a lower quality job than the mf 70. So I threw away the broken boards that were made with great effort.

Don't worry, it didn't break my creative spirit and determination, it just taught me a small lesson: to perform a systematic check and not rely on memory.
I found a small consolation in correcting the slope of the boards at the edges which were glued in the form of steps into a smooth and uniform slope.
Good night dear friends wherever you are on our beautiful planet

 

[RDN1954]

Very nice recovery, Shota, well done!

 

[Tobias]

It's always nice to visit your blog and see all your successes but also the one or other failure. You never give up, get advice and make it a lot better. I'm always inspired and it's nice to see your progress. Great work my friend

 

[pianoforte]

You are doing well and it is always a great pleasure to watch your work.

 

[GrantTyler]

good evening dear friends
Today it became clear to me that I made a mistake in the production of the panels that intended to installation in the rear to the stern. The cutting angle of the board at the back was in the opposite direction, my memory failed me.
This mistake also led to another mistake in the position of the step milling.
If that's not enough, then my attempt to use the cnc machine to mill the step in three replacement panels that I made this evening also failed. I used the manual remote connected directly to the machine board and it did a lower quality job than the mf 70. So I threw away the broken boards that were made with great effort.
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Don't worry, it didn't break my creative spirit and determination, it just taught me a small lesson: to perform a systematic check and not rely on memory.
I found a small consolation in correcting the slope of the boards at the edges which were glued in the form of steps into a smooth and uniform slope.
Good night dear friends wherever you are on our beautiful planet
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Good morning Shota. I have been away for a while and I come back to this wonderful log. Your approach to building this Alert is a wonderful example to us all. Onto planking and you are owning this. Cheers Grant

 

[shota70]

Very nice recovery, Shota, well done!

It's always nice to visit your blog and see all your successes but also the one or other failure. You never give up, get advice and make it a lot better. I'm always inspired and it's nice to see your progress. Great work my friend

You are doing well and it is always a great pleasure to watch your work.

Good morning Shota. I have been away for a while and I come back to this wonderful log. Your approach to building this Alert is a wonderful example to us all. Onto planking and you are owning this. Cheers Grant

my dear friends
The words of encouragement and compliments you give me and my work, recharges me with energy to continue this creative journey. And for all of these, accept my thanks to you and the other friends who attach a like or a smiley

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, your log is a great tutorial. Innovation, perseverance, determination and superb results, all displayed to encourage a novice like me to continue with this great hobby. SALUTE!

 

[Donnie]

Dear Shota,
My office is quiet this morning and I have time this morning to view different Build Logs. I have reviewed your work on this log and I am speechless. Your work is truly amazing and I can not compare. You offer so many tips and workmanship for me to follow and learn !!

 

[shota70]

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Dear Shota,
My office is quiet this morning and I have time this morning to view different Build Logs. I have reviewed your work on this log and I am speechless. Your work is truly amazing and I can not compare. You offer so many tips and workmanship for me to follow and learn !!

thank you very much my dear friend for your kind words and compliments

 

[shota70]

Hello dear friends
The repair work is in progress, today I made 7 new boards. Tomorrow I hope to have the strength to mill the step on the top of the board intended for the back of the planking in the stern area.