In my haste to to build the kit I made a mistake and glued the outboard end of the cat heads in place before cutting the slots for the sheaves
So I had to cut them off, then using a .5mm blade I proceeded to cut the slots, I marked where I wanted to start and then I cut a slot in each, then I moved the fence a little and cut some more and I continued till the slots were as wide as I needed, then I finished them with a small file,
I could have used a wider blade but did'nt want them splitting out,
After finishing with the file
With the sheaves temporarily in place.
also due to the size of the sheaves I had to move the hole for the sheave wire to go through, or I would'nt have been able to get the ropes up over the sheaves.
another view
Showing the lions face on the front.
Approx where the cat head will sit. I will blacken the sheaves and varnish the heads before final assembly.
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