Very well you are doing an excellent job since now. My name is Giuseppe and I'm writing from Italy; I started short time ago with ship modeling and now I'm building the Endeavour scale 1:60. I have a question about the blocks, like you now they can be single, double or tripple holed and in different sizes. Now the matter is that I have a table chart where I can find the dimension of the rope I have to use going through the pulleys, but to determine the size of the rope that I have to use for stropping them (the rope that's wrapped arround the block and usually have a hook attached on an eye), how should I do? It's a week now that I try to get an answer to this question:-)) Sorry for my poor english Ciao Giuseppe
Kevin I'm working on a scratch built Carl Moran tug " grating over engine room" where do I buy a cutting blades ?? Our local hobby shop closed and moved. Thanks for the video & information
Sorry Robert i just saw this. Somehow it did not turn up in my mail. I purchased my blades from Preac directly but i know they purchased from a supplier. Ill see if i can find the supplier. I assume you have a Preac saw as different saws have different requirements.
You will find an excellent video th-cam.com/video/jJRgUPSMpCc/w-d-xo.html which should explain how the real blocks were made. The rope used here is between 1-1 1/2 " thick that goes around the block. How this works out will depend on the scale of the model you are building. The thickness of the whipping line is not that important. I use the finest thread i can buy to do this. Most models give you a number of different size lines in the kit. An excellent forum to help you with this and the many other questions you are going to have is to join the Nautical Research Guild which will have answers to all your questions and which has an active membership that are always willing to help. Best regards. Kevin Trinidad
Very interesting matter and explained in good way thanks
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Great video, thanks for sharing!
Always a pleasure watching a master at work.
hello super master
Excellent video thanks Kevin
Very well you are doing an excellent job since now.
My name is Giuseppe and I'm writing from Italy; I started short time ago with ship modeling and now I'm building the Endeavour scale 1:60.
I have a question about the blocks, like you now they can be single, double or tripple holed and in different sizes. Now the matter is that I have a table chart where I can find the dimension of the rope I have to use going through the pulleys, but to determine the size of the rope that I have to use for stropping them (the rope that's wrapped arround the block and usually have a hook attached on an eye), how should I do?
It's a week now that I try to get an answer to this question:-))
Sorry for my poor english
Ciao
Giuseppe
David you are correct, and yes it was raining
Thanks !
Hi Robert. What table saw do,you have?
Best regards
Kevin
Kevin I'm working on a scratch built Carl Moran tug " grating over engine room" where do I buy a cutting blades ??
Our local hobby shop closed and moved. Thanks for the video & information
They are engineering slitting saw blades -- come in a wide range of diameters ,thickness & number of teeth.
Sorry Robert i just saw this. Somehow it did not turn up in my mail. I purchased my blades from Preac directly but i know they purchased from a supplier. Ill see if i can find the supplier. I assume you have a Preac saw as different saws have different requirements.
Sir -- what is the accent -- sounds like Trinidad & was it raining when you made the video :-)
It is
You will find an excellent video th-cam.com/video/jJRgUPSMpCc/w-d-xo.html which should explain how the real blocks were made. The rope used here is between 1-1 1/2 " thick that goes around the block. How this works out will depend on the scale of the model you are building. The thickness of the whipping line is not that important. I use the finest thread i can buy to do this. Most models give you a number of different size lines in the kit. An excellent forum to help you with this and the many other questions you are going to have is to join the Nautical Research Guild which will have answers to all your questions and which has an active membership that are always willing to help. Best regards. Kevin Trinidad