HMS Jalouse - Caldercraft by Ted

The eyebolts look good. Are the holes the right size for your eyebolts? They appear to be larger than necessary for a tight fit.
Allan
 
Ted Robinson said:
I'm looking at a Dremel 220-01 rotary tool drill press

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Does anyone have experience with this tool?
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It's a great tool; I use mine all the time. In this picture I am amusing it like a vertical drum sander. I have bolted mine to a sacrificed cutting board for better stability and you can store frequently used bits in the top holder.

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Thanks again @Daniel20.
Got the Dremel drill press and assembled.
The output shaft on the Harbor freight rotary tool is a little wobbly. I inserted a smaller bit that results in the correct size hole. Looks like I have to invest in a Dremel. Rotary tool.
 
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Yea the holder is designed to hold a Dremel rotary tool. The box the drill press came in should give you all the model numbers it will accommodate. Here in Houston my local Home Depot carries the whole line of Dremel products.
 
Daniel20 said:
Yea the holder is designed to hold a Dremel rotary tool. The box the drill press came in should give you all the model numbers it will accommodate. Here in Houston my local Home Depot carries the whole line of Dremel products.
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I got the top of the line (4300-5) at Amazon for;$85.. overnight delivery should be here before 8am
I used to love Home Depot but now everything is locked up making it hard to shop.

Dremel Rotary Tool Kit
https://a.co/d/hS4Gjs5
 
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Received and setup the new Dremel tool.
It's making precise drilling possible that I wasn't able to achieve before.
I happy with this purchase. Makes me wonder why I've been so cheap and haven't bought one before.IMG20250124091954.jpgIMG20250124091959.jpg
 
I sent the attached photo to @Jimsky in a private message where we were discussing brass blackening.
He pointed out that the eyebolts were out of scale. I replied that I made them using the nifty tool from Beàdsmith and that I agreed they looked out of scale but that was my best shot at making them.
Once again, Ships of Scale has performed on me of its most valuable functions.
The members don't criticize or cudgel your work; they politely point out and error and nudge you to correct it.
I stand nudged and today I am starting my attempt at making sub millimeter eyebolts.
I don't know if I can pull it off with my cataracts and shaky hands but I'm going to try. I'm not going to remove the outsized eyebolts until I successfully make the replacements.
Best regards
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Daniel20 said:
This is about as small as I can get with bead smith round end pliers and 0.40mm wire. the loop OD is 2mm and ID is 1mm.


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Here's my first attempt by wrapping around a .78mm drill bit. I think it works to scale. It took me almost two minutes to make. Ill get out my jewelry pliers and see what size I can make. They should be faster. The kit calls for 400 eyebolts of which two each are for each cannon. Following @Jimsky cannon tutorial I will need about 252 for the cannons. That's more than 650 eyebolts. It's quite a daunting task but I have trouble taking a shortcut when I know I can do better. At the price of time and effort.
See first eyebolt at the front the pictures carriage.
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Further comments on making eyebolts.
My two jewelers pliers measure 1.5 and 1.58mm. I'm back to the drill bit. I'll crank out as many as I can in an hour and reevaluate.
Any feed on the suitability/size of the .78mm eyebolts would be appreciated before I get in too deep.
Should they be a little larger?
Happy modeling
 
Ted Robinson said:
Further comments on making eyebolts.
My two jewelers pliers measure 1.5 and 1.58mm. I'm back to the drill bit. I'll crank out as many as I can in an hour and reevaluate.
Any feed on the suitability/size of the .78mm eyebolts would be appreciated before I get in too deep.
Should they be a little larger?
Happy modeling
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Hi, Ted.

Below is the link where I made a tutorial for making eyebolts and ringbolts. It may give you an idea.

Making the Ringbolts - an introduction to metalsmith works

A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc. - called Ringbolt Greetings folks. This type of ship element freely available thru many different model builder suppliers, and included with every kit. For the most part, they are OK to use 'as is', but... some...
shipsofscale.com

Also, I have a series of photos of the process of making the eyebolts/ringbolts by my friend Sergey, he is also a member of our forum @bibigon

Make a jig first. The pin is the broken drillbit or hard wire, The diameter of the drillbit\wire is your ID (inner diameter). The pin should be inserted tight (it shouldn't move). I suggest drilling a slightly smaller hole and pushing the pin with a hammer. Next, drill the hole exactly the diameter of your wire.

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Next... Insert the wire and twist around the pin.

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Holding the ring with flat pliers twist the ring so it is tight to the pin.

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Next, remove the formed eyering.

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Next, cut the excess wire as close as you can to the beginning of the ring as shown below.

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You should have similar to the image below

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Now you have to close the ring with the flat pliers.

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The last step is optional. If you want, you can solder the gap with soft or hard solder.

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It is not difficult and not time-consuming. But...you can make the eyerings of any size. Hope you and other's like it!
 
Jimsky said:
Hi, Ted.

Below is the link where I made a tutorial for making eyebolts and ringbolts. It may give you an idea.

Making the Ringbolts - an introduction to metalsmith works

A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc. - called Ringbolt Greetings folks. This type of ship element freely available thru many different model builder suppliers, and included with every kit. For the most part, they are OK to use 'as is', but... some...
shipsofscale.com

Also, I have a series of photos of the process of making the eyebolts/ringbolts by my friend Sergey, he is also a member of our forum @bibigon

Make a jig first. The pin is the broken drillbit or hard wire, The diameter of the drillbit\wire is your ID (inner diameter). The pin should be inserted tight (it shouldn't move). I suggest drilling a slightly smaller hole and pushing the pin with a hammer. Next, drill the hole exactly the diameter of your wire.

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Next... Insert the wire and twist around the pin.

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Holding the ring with flat pliers twist the ring so it is tight to the pin.

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Next, remove the formed eyering.

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Next, cut the excess wire as close as you can to the beginning of the ring as shown below.

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You should have similar to the image below

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Now you have to close the ring with the flat pliers.

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The last step is optional. If you want, you can solder the gap with soft or hard solder.

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It is not difficult and not time-consuming. But...you can make the eyerings of any size. Hope you and other's like it!
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That's a much better method. I'll adopt it immediately with kind regards.
 
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