when a video is just minutes old and has thousands of views,.. nice to imagine how so many people did just drop whatever they did in that moment and watch you guys build the boat.
I loved Joe's machining segment. You can tell by the way the swarf is coming off that the tools are really sharp with the correct angles. You just need to fit him with a clip mic so we can catch all of his pearls of wisdom!
Thumbs up to Joe on the Delrin machining. I machine a ton of plastic for my business and it's a tricky thing to do. Managing the heat and getting the swarf out of the cut. Get that bound up in there and it'll rip the stock right out of the chuck. I've never done any holes that deep though.
Your project enjoys abundant blessings from the experienced help given by seasoned trades-folk. It is a happy thing for retired trades-folk to be invited into the process of crafting Arabella into being. And it is a boon to witness the unfolding of this your Acorn to Arabella adventure. Many thanks.
A couple of pro tech tips for riveting: 3-5 mm. When sinking heads into the plank, 3-5 m is enough. the rivet always sinks into the plank, and if the sink hole is too deep, there isn't enough plank left to create a sturdy hold. and to the other end of the rivet, 3-5 mm is enough to create stable mushroom.
Boatbuilding aside for a minute, I hope everyone appreciates how much time and effort has to go into planning and blocking the videography and then editing it into something that we understand. There are portions of each video that if paused, would make a remarkable still photo and that is very difficult to do. I recommend this series to youngsters who are serious about learning how really great video is created. Thanks to the entire crew!
A number of comments have been about what a great job Alix did on the "knot" segment... which I agree with totally...Stephen and Alex both are outstanding at explaining/ teaching the current task at hand... along with there patience... I can only hope that in between sailing around the world, they both work with, and teach our children.... there both crazy gifted that way!!!
It's amazing to think about how many parts go into Arabella and each one has to me made. Most have no idea how many have to be made or how long it takes. When will it be done and ready to sail. Duh, when all the things are made and assembled and finished. Anyone offering a time to be finished has no idea if all that has to be done, or how long it takes. Simply, it will be done when it's finished. Then we can go sailing. Nice work folks, love and enjoy your life's work.
Bearings or guides on the boring bar are a “standard” technique for long reach boring. With delrin it’s necessary because it will just move away from the cutter leaving an undersized raged hole. It requires sharpe properly relieved cutters to hold dimensions while cutting delrin
I’ve been checking in on your progress for about a year I think. I’m a Merchant Marine Engineer. I find this channel fascinating. Watching you learn about how things got done when wood vessels were common is wonderful. Keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching.
Great video! So much happening. Joe is an amazing machinist - I love watching him work. You are so fortunate to have such talent as him and the many others that have helped you out with Arabella. Thanks!
The weekend starts with Arabella cause the vids arrive just before 1600 local time. Pop a beer , feet up and nose close to the screen. Cheers guys! Love your channel.
When I changed my old engine for a new Yanmar I used a flexible coupling between the g/box and the shaft,which made aligning the engine much easier ,also helps with any movement in the hull.Great videos keep going!Neal
I’ve been watching your videos for about 1.5 years and the improvements to the quality of your videos truly show. It looks like you put millions of dollars into making it, great work!
If you are concerned about the plugs swelling and splitting the planks, make sure you orient the plug grain in the correct direction "with the grain" of the plank so you don't inadvertently cause yourself a bunch of splits. Otherwise the plug will swell and add a splitting stress that you probably don't want.
That was the first thing that came to my mind as I watched the segment. What is the grain orientation to the plank. Bunging a screw is cross grain but a plank hole, as you stated, should be with the grain.
Would you like to split the small end of the wedge, with a saw kerf then use a thin wedge to widen the small end after it is in. Would this lock the plug, or make it over expand?
Watching Joe work with passion and patience with the lathe machine, reminds me of the fact that people are the base for the greatness of this country. Great job guys.
Somehow Stu managed to visit three of my favorite channels during his U.S. visit. He must have the same video tastes as me. He obviously planned his trip well.
I am looking your work for a longer time, since i found you on YT, from germany. And regret, also apologize my bad english. It is so exciting to see your hart work on that project, whenever you use realy good modern tools, I ask me how do our ancesters build such wonderfull seeworthy ships. And your work is a documentary, is an honor for them, they do it with simpelst tools for really good results, that´s usable for 100 years and more. Thank you, for a view in the past, may be, I think a better time than that wastcentury. Would like to be in a position to visit you, help you for your great and worthy work, to learn and be with wonderfull humans. Wish you ever a good hand water under your keel kind regards and highly respect your gerhard
on your rivet gun - put the regulator on the other end of the hose and put a swivel tail on the rivet gun. The gun will create a lot of vibration which will play havoc with the connection to the gun and to the regulator itself. Also, the lighter you make the gun the more likely your arm won't feel like it's falling off because any weight is bad weight at about the 100th rivet. Keep up the good work!
Having watched and re-watched most of your excellent videos, I have felt encouraged to re-read "Sailing alone around the World"; having also done most of my sailing since my last reading. I can only imagine that you may have found his account inspiring. I laughed at his mention of "newfangled notions of navigation"; i.e. a clock.
Mounting a drill right into the boring bar holder is the ticket for these deeper holes in easy material. Can really get into and out of the hole without having to man handle the tail stock.
As a retired Navy airframe mechanic. I suggest taking the regulator off the rivet gun. Next you need about a height of twice the diameter extending past the washer and buck it down to one and one half the diameter of the rivet. One final note you should use the rivet gun on the head end and the bucking bar on the other end. This is just a suggestion also but annealing the rivets before use will also make it easier to work them.
As a currently practicing aircraft mechanic, the rivet can be driven from either end. The technique they are using is referred to as "back riveting" and is often used when you want to minimize damage to the surrounding material. On an aircraft it is common to back rivet rivet flush head rivets in thin skins in order to keep from distorting the skins, and it's equally appropriate here for riveting easily split wood planks.
I love watching the vids, and I love making furniture, but after watching from start to finish, I do know that If i ever decide to stop fishing long enough to make a boat, its going to be out of metal. Keep up the good fight guys, can't wait to see where you go.
I'm sure if you put dowels in with the grain at 90degrees to the boards it will hold better. Green oak furniture joints are normally made like this with no glue needed. Great job as usual guys. Keep up the good work. ⚓
I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you machine a short piece of the Delrin to your lining specs , then soak it in water for about 30 days !! Delrin will absorb water & swell up ! Iv'e seen this happen before , in 1974 the shop I worked in was asked by the customer to make 4 rudder shaft bearings out of Delrin instead of brass , There was NO information from the supplier about tolerances at this time . So we made the bearings slightly looser . The customer installed them . About 30 days later , boat is several miles from dock & then BOTH RUDDERS LOCK UP !!!!!! Now we have to press rudder shafts out and build boring rig to open up the I.D.'s of all 4 bearings !!! GOOD LUCK
I can't help but join either the "Counter bore looks kinda deep in the test" group or maybe the "Wish the rivet head was a little bigger" group. I'm sure you guys have done plenty of fiddling to come up with a process that works perfect, just like in every other step of the construction. Can't wait to see some planks go on and see the shape and size really start to stand out.
You should never pull the trigger on a rivet gun unless you have it pushed against something solid (not your hand) the beehive spring can slip off or break if stressed that way and the rivet die becomes a projectile. This happened at A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) school. Love you channel, watching craftsmen research and figure out how to make things will always be entertaining.
HI guys! , as a guy who worked at a cedar mill , we called "dead knots", "black ring knots" . however your description on how they occur was very accurate. P.s. i have a half unit of clear western red cedar rough saw boards From that job.
Now you guys are getting more done on the boat with the filming and editing being done can you make the episode a bit longer or maybe do a double once a month you must have heaps of footage you edit out that would suit a double feature would give an extra reason to smile at the end of every month for us avid followers 🦘😁🦘
I have seen the klinker rivets being done on the Dreken ship in Norway and they peen the tail of the fastener. I see you trying the same with a rivet gun and bucking bar on the head. I may be all wrong but conventional riveting on aircrat( again i may be wrong) you hit the head of the rivet and buck the tail of the rivet. On the lenght of the tail we use 1 1/2 D of lenght and flatten the rivet to a 1 1/2 times the D of the rivet. Again this may not corolate to wooden construction but just thought I would chime in.
On aircraft you usually use the air hammer on the manufactured head of the rivet, but it can be done the other way too (the technique is referred to as "back riveting").
Watching matching is so satisfying. I think if you have the material, make a couple extra delrin sleeves, for down the road when you pull arabella out of the water you can replace as necessary
Hey guys, yesterday I was driving my work van and I saw a bunch of huge wooden planks, then I saw a big sign That said acorn to arabella! I was like holy shit! and I hit the breaks. My partner was goes “what?!” I watch that TH-cam channel all the time. He was so confused. Lol I didn’t have the slightest idea that you guys were in Massachusetts. It cought me off guard.
Suggestion : Put a hook on the regulator so you can hang it from your belt. Maybe male quick connect on the inlet and female of the outlet (I have had good luck with HF quick connects, but I am only a DIYer). A "whip" from the regulator to the rivet gun. Use a pneumatic swivel to connect the gun to the whip. Keep a couple of spares of everything on hand. You have a lot of rivets to "set" and you don't want to be stopped by a hose/fitting failure. Square peg in round hole = snug fit !
What do you guys think? Delrin pen for the next pen set? BTW, got the wood pen set this week and I have to say they were worth every penny. Can't wait for the next set!
Hey guys, such an awesome project - huge amount of respect for your build, ethics and attitude. There's a lot of rivets in the near future.... instead of manually hammering the "roveset", machine a fitting for the rivet gun, it slides over the riveting tool to draw the collar/rove down in that way (with your dolly on the outside, as you already do). If you want to draw the rove down and rivet immediately, machining a roveset that fits the rivet gun that can be removed to immediately set the rivet will save days. It eliminates manual hammering. So the rivets goes in... the gun is inside, you slide the roveset onto the rivet gun, ram the rove down with roveset, remove the roveset, and set the rivet with the gun. Gosh - can you follow my thoughts? I've some experience in aluminium boat manfacture, we know rivets - I'm a second-gen designer/builder. Oh, and the regulator should be at the other end of the hose. I'd use more weight on the gun, and more power/air than in the vid. Love your work.
That was my first thought: like wasting about 85% of material, need to use lunete on lathe, liquid cooling... so much trouble, why not just buy a tubular piece?!
Straight plug vs tapered plug. I heard your explanation but I didn't hear why tapered is better than straight. I wouldn't think there is any risk in using a straight plug. Unless you didn't think you could drive a straight plug in. Or you felt there was a risk of splitting the board. In that case you could prepare the hole and then drive the plug in after you put the plank in. Or make sure your plug is not overly tight. I would feel certain that some day that boat will be pulled out of the water long enough for it to dry out enough for the tapered plug or plugs to fall out. I am a wood worker but definitely not a wooden boat builder so maybe your research with more experienced builders has discovered the tapered plug to be the best choice for this repair. If so I would love to hear it. Experience is a great teacher and the old timers have knowledge we could never gain on our own. I'm always impressed with how hard you try to make sure it is the best boat possible.
Just a quick safety tip with riveting, be careful with using it while it is not touching the rivet. I have seen more then once where the riveting die has shot out of the spring retainer like a bullet. Keep up the amazing work!
Run an Ingersoll rand air hammer. Walmart for under $30. Use that to install the rivet body and the rove. 5000 strikes a minute. Easy air tool change to the rivet gun when time to dome the rivet head.
When you're plugging knots, do you need to manage the grain direction? Seems like you could minimize splitting forces if you get the plug's grain going the right direction
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Three Cheers for Joe the Machinist!
when a video is just minutes old and has thousands of views,.. nice to imagine how so many people did just drop whatever they did in that moment and watch you guys build the boat.
I loved Joe's machining segment. You can tell by the way the swarf is coming off that the tools are really sharp with the correct angles. You just need to fit him with a clip mic so we can catch all of his pearls of wisdom!
The guide collar on the boring bar, brilliant.
Yes that guide collar was a good idea, but would have been better if the guide was a ball race.
Thumbs up to Joe on the Delrin machining. I machine a ton of plastic for my business and it's a tricky thing to do. Managing the heat and getting the swarf out of the cut. Get that bound up in there and it'll rip the stock right out of the chuck. I've never done any holes that deep though.
Impossible to put a price on Joe's skill set. Great to have someone like him on board. This project is amazing!!
The knot sequence was very informative!
Sometimes I really wish you would hurry up and get it done. But then I think who else would I be happy to wake up and watch Friday morning
Knot fixing 101 was a great lesson. Golden!
🙌🏆
Your project enjoys abundant blessings from the experienced help given by seasoned trades-folk. It is a happy thing for retired trades-folk to be invited into the process of crafting Arabella into being. And it is a boon to witness the unfolding of this your Acorn to Arabella adventure. Many thanks.
The whole world is impressed . This has been an incredibly rare and unique chronicle .
Thanks for taking the time to explain things clearly, Alix. It's really appreciated!
Another good installment. Can’t wait for the next one. Good things come to those that wait.
Hey Alix, I just wanted to say that was an outstanding explanation and demonstration on how to deal with the knots in the wood. Well done!
The design of the boring bar is brilliant that was so fascinating. Thank you for sharing, this is an amazing adventure.
I watch you guys because of Dangar Stu! I received my white oak pen yesterday and it looks awesome.
always enjoy new episodes of your boat build. Never tried to build a boat but it looks like fun.
My Dad was a master machinist. Joe brings back memories of watching him work.
That roller setup is BEAUTIFUL! You guys always impress.
A couple of pro tech tips for riveting: 3-5 mm. When sinking heads into the plank, 3-5 m is enough. the rivet always sinks into the plank, and if the sink hole is too deep, there isn't enough plank left to create a sturdy hold. and to the other end of the rivet, 3-5 mm is enough to create stable mushroom.
Boatbuilding aside for a minute, I hope everyone appreciates how much time and effort has to go into planning and blocking the videography and then editing it into something that we understand. There are portions of each video that if paused, would make a remarkable still photo and that is very difficult to do. I recommend this series to youngsters who are serious about learning how really great video is created. Thanks to the entire crew!
A number of comments have been about what a great job Alix did on the "knot" segment... which I agree with totally...Stephen and Alex both are outstanding at explaining/ teaching the current task at hand... along with there patience... I can only hope that in between sailing around the world, they both work with, and teach our children.... there both crazy gifted that way!!!
Guy's have a lot of serendipity with donations and giveaways, with the rollers and all.....How fortunate, and wonderful... : )
It's amazing to think about how many parts go into Arabella and each one has to me made. Most have no idea how many have to be made or how long it takes. When will it be done and ready to sail. Duh, when all the things are made and assembled and finished. Anyone offering a time to be finished has no idea if all that has to be done, or how long it takes. Simply, it will be done when it's finished. Then we can go sailing. Nice work folks, love and enjoy your life's work.
i've never seen a boring bar used like that, with a bushing on the end, very cool
Bearings or guides on the boring bar are a “standard” technique for long reach boring. With delrin it’s necessary because it will just move away from the cutter leaving an undersized raged hole. It requires sharpe properly relieved cutters to hold dimensions while cutting delrin
Man!!! The quality of your videos is unsurpassed!
I’ve been checking in on your progress for about a year I think.
I’m a Merchant Marine Engineer.
I find this channel fascinating.
Watching you learn about how things got done when wood vessels were common is wonderful.
Keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching.
You should make a spare Delrin bushing thing, so you’re covered when you need to change it down the road.
Exactly what I thought, killing 2 birds kind of thing.......while you have all the equipment it’s silly not too...👍🏼
@@More-Space-In-Ear Not only the equipment but also the setup.
Was about to make the same comment. Stow the spare in an out-of -the-way corner for when you need it in Fiji.
And the expertise...
pick up some lignum vitae in the bahamas, good enough to be bearing material for the USS Nautilus.
Thankyou for including the opening music. I missed it from previous episodes. It really does help set the mood for your show.
Joe is such a craftsman, so much talent and skill, no panic, just does it, wow, 👍👌❤🇨🇦
Great video! So much happening. Joe is an amazing machinist - I love watching him work. You are so fortunate to have such talent as him and the many others that have helped you out with Arabella. Thanks!
The weekend starts with Arabella cause the vids arrive just before 1600 local time. Pop a beer , feet up and nose close to the screen. Cheers guys!
Love your channel.
When I changed my old engine for a new Yanmar I used a flexible coupling between the g/box and the shaft,which made aligning the engine much easier ,also helps with any movement in the hull.Great videos keep going!Neal
I’ve been watching your videos for about 1.5 years and the improvements to the quality of your videos truly show. It looks like you put millions of dollars into making it, great work!
This episode was riveting
Well played
Beat me to it!
I see what you did there 👍
Yeah, but the end was kind of boring.
Badum Tisss !
You know you guys will need to turn out a mini series and/or a documentary on your boat building when it is all done.
If you are concerned about the plugs swelling and splitting the planks, make sure you orient the plug grain in the correct direction "with the grain" of the plank so you don't inadvertently cause yourself a bunch of splits. Otherwise the plug will swell and add a splitting stress that you probably don't want.
That was the first thing that came to my mind as I watched the segment. What is the grain orientation to the plank. Bunging a screw is cross grain but a plank hole, as you stated, should be with the grain.
Also, orient the plank so the outside of the tree is towards the outside of the boat.
Would you like to split the small end of the wedge, with a saw kerf then use a thin wedge to widen the small end after it is in. Would this lock the plug, or make it over expand?
the plug is end grain the board is face grain
A fantastic explanation regarding knots!
Love friday videos. Either ur making my 3 day weekend better. Or my payday that much brighter. Yall have a great one
Another great video for Friday after lunch...cheers...rr Normandy, France
Watching Joe work with passion and patience with the lathe machine, reminds me of the fact that people are the base for the greatness of this country. Great job guys.
We all need to soak up the skills of our fathers generation before they are lost for good. Old school knowledge is the best.
Nice to see this from the other side. Amazing Stu visited you. Been watching both for over a year now.
Somehow Stu managed to visit three of my favorite channels during his U.S. visit. He must have the same video tastes as me. He obviously planned his trip well.
@@wmason1961 Right! He also visited the bus guy. I was like WTF is he looking at recommended channels and visiting them?
I am looking your work for a longer time, since i found you on YT, from germany. And regret, also apologize my bad english.
It is so exciting to see your hart work on that project, whenever you use realy good modern tools, I ask me how do our ancesters
build such wonderfull seeworthy ships. And your work is a documentary, is an honor for them, they do it with simpelst tools for
really good results, that´s usable for 100 years and more. Thank you, for a view in the past, may be, I think a better time than that wastcentury. Would like to be in a position to visit you, help you for your great and worthy work, to learn and be with wonderfull
humans. Wish you ever a good hand water under your keel
kind regards and highly respect
your gerhard
on your rivet gun - put the regulator on the other end of the hose and put a swivel tail on the rivet gun. The gun will create a lot of vibration which will play havoc with the connection to the gun and to the regulator itself. Also, the lighter you make the gun the more likely your arm won't feel like it's falling off because any weight is bad weight at about the 100th rivet. Keep up the good work!
I love the weekly updates!! Thanks for getting more content out I look forward to seeing the next episode every week!
25 minutes already? when you’re learning from a video and it’s interesting time flies.
Having watched and re-watched most of your excellent videos, I have felt encouraged to re-read "Sailing alone around the World"; having also done most of my sailing since my last reading.
I can only imagine that you may have found his account inspiring.
I laughed at his mention of "newfangled notions of navigation"; i.e. a clock.
Those roller assemblies are a nice addition. Gonna be cool to see a prop shaft installed. Planking coming woohoo!
Thanks for posting and sharing.
Thanks for the video guys 👏👏👏👍🇬🇧
Mounting a drill right into the boring bar holder is the ticket for these deeper holes in easy material. Can really get into and out of the hole without having to man handle the tail stock.
As a retired Navy airframe mechanic. I suggest taking the regulator off the rivet gun. Next you need about a height of twice the diameter extending past the washer and buck it down to one and one half the diameter of the rivet. One final note you should use the rivet gun on the head end and the bucking bar on the other end. This is just a suggestion also but annealing the rivets before use will also make it easier to work them.
As a currently practicing aircraft mechanic, the rivet can be driven from either end. The technique they are using is referred to as "back riveting" and is often used when you want to minimize damage to the surrounding material. On an aircraft it is common to back rivet rivet flush head rivets in thin skins in order to keep from distorting the skins, and it's equally appropriate here for riveting easily split wood planks.
@jujitsuman68 No shit.... 8^)
I have never been so happy to see the credits roll. I was watching that boring bar, and waiting for the , Bang! Bang! Bang! Phew, well done lads.
Joe is a true professional.
I love watching the vids, and I love making furniture, but after watching from start to finish, I do know that If i ever decide to stop fishing long enough to make a boat, its going to be out of metal. Keep up the good fight guys, can't wait to see where you go.
Loving this project. I received my pen, what a wonderful, quality instrument - thankyou so much.
I'm sure if you put dowels in with the grain at 90degrees to the boards it will hold better. Green oak furniture joints are normally made like this with no glue needed. Great job as usual guys. Keep up the good work. ⚓
I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you machine a short piece of the Delrin to your lining specs , then soak it in water for about 30 days !! Delrin will absorb water & swell up ! Iv'e seen this happen before , in 1974 the shop I worked in was asked by the customer to make 4 rudder shaft bearings out of Delrin instead of brass , There was NO information from the supplier about tolerances at this time . So we made the bearings slightly looser . The customer installed them . About 30 days later , boat is several miles from dock & then BOTH RUDDERS LOCK UP !!!!!! Now we have to press rudder shafts out and build boring rig to open up the I.D.'s of all 4 bearings !!! GOOD LUCK
I eagerly wait for every video
I can't help but join either the "Counter bore looks kinda deep in the test" group or maybe the "Wish the rivet head was a little bigger" group. I'm sure you guys have done plenty of fiddling to come up with a process that works perfect, just like in every other step of the construction. Can't wait to see some planks go on and see the shape and size really start to stand out.
you need to buy Joe a steak dinner or the equivalent, he had gone above the call of a volunteer on this project!
love watch machinists work
Bucking a few thousand rivets.
Fun.
Great camera work and editing.
You should never pull the trigger on a rivet gun unless you have it pushed against something solid (not your hand) the beehive spring can slip off or break if stressed that way and the rivet die becomes a projectile. This happened at A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) school.
Love you channel, watching craftsmen research and figure out how to make things will always be entertaining.
Thanks Joe that is a lot of help.
Looking great!
Delrin is the bomb! Second the motion to make an additional bushing. But, that Delrin is going to last a very long time!
Much Respect
Joe is the man!
Those rollers are baller.
Love this boat
Very interesting and goods demo's too, you're on a roll lads.
HI guys! , as a guy who worked at a cedar mill , we called "dead knots", "black ring knots" . however your description on how they occur was very accurate.
P.s. i have a half unit of clear western red cedar rough saw boards From that job.
Keep up the good work gentlemen.
Now you guys are getting more done on the boat with the filming and editing being done can you make the episode a bit longer or maybe do a double once a month you must have heaps of footage you edit out that would suit a double feature would give an extra reason to smile at the end of every month for us avid followers 🦘😁🦘
I have seen the klinker rivets being done on the Dreken ship in Norway and they peen the tail of the fastener. I see you trying the same with a rivet gun and bucking bar on the head. I may be all wrong but conventional riveting on aircrat( again i may be wrong) you hit the head of the rivet and buck the tail of the rivet. On the lenght of the tail we use 1 1/2 D of lenght and flatten the rivet to a 1 1/2 times the D of the rivet.
Again this may not corolate to wooden construction but just thought I would chime in.
On aircraft you usually use the air hammer on the manufactured head of the rivet, but it can be done the other way too (the technique is referred to as "back riveting").
Hooray for Joe!
I like the DIY steady rest :)
Watching matching is so satisfying. I think if you have the material, make a couple extra delrin sleeves, for down the road when you pull arabella out of the water you can replace as necessary
Need to purchase a quick change attachment end. Like the ends on the air compressor. They work great.
Ya beat me to it
More more more. Love it. Can you do some live days again please.
One of the first things I learned on running a metal lathe don't touch chips with your finger unless have more fingers to loss that you don't need.
I liked the home made boring bar !
Hey guys, yesterday I was driving my work van and I saw a bunch of huge wooden planks, then I saw a big sign That said acorn to arabella! I was like holy shit! and I hit the breaks. My partner was goes “what?!”
I watch that TH-cam channel all the time. He was so confused. Lol
I didn’t have the slightest idea that you guys were in Massachusetts.
It cought me off guard.
Suggestion : Put a hook on the regulator so you can hang it from your belt. Maybe male quick connect on the inlet and female of the outlet (I have had good luck with HF quick connects, but I am only a DIYer). A "whip" from the regulator to the rivet gun. Use a pneumatic swivel to connect the gun to the whip. Keep a couple of spares of everything on hand. You have a lot of rivets to "set" and you don't want to be stopped by a hose/fitting failure.
Square peg in round hole = snug fit !
Great video
What do you guys think? Delrin pen for the next pen set? BTW, got the wood pen set this week and I have to say they were worth every penny. Can't wait for the next set!
Hey guys, such an awesome project - huge amount of respect for your build, ethics and attitude.
There's a lot of rivets in the near future.... instead of manually hammering the "roveset", machine a fitting for the rivet gun, it slides over the riveting tool to draw the collar/rove down in that way (with your dolly on the outside, as you already do).
If you want to draw the rove down and rivet immediately, machining a roveset that fits the rivet gun that can be removed to immediately set the rivet will save days. It eliminates manual hammering.
So the rivets goes in... the gun is inside, you slide the roveset onto the rivet gun, ram the rove down with roveset, remove the roveset, and set the rivet with the gun. Gosh - can you follow my thoughts?
I've some experience in aluminium boat manfacture, we know rivets - I'm a second-gen designer/builder.
Oh, and the regulator should be at the other end of the hose. I'd use more weight on the gun, and more power/air than in the vid.
Love your work.
You can purchase delrin in tube form.
That was my first thought: like wasting about 85% of material, need to use lunete on lathe, liquid cooling... so much trouble, why not just buy a tubular piece?!
Often the cost is more. They often don't stock tube, so it is special order at much higher price.
Probably didn't have it in an appropriate size
@@hanvyj2 Having a tube even if the bore is the wrong size would have would guaranteed a straight hole .
How about a bigger head on the rivits or a washer on the head end.
Thanks for the vids
Straight plug vs tapered plug. I heard your explanation but I didn't hear why tapered is better than straight. I wouldn't think there is any risk in using a straight plug. Unless you didn't think you could drive a straight plug in. Or you felt there was a risk of splitting the board. In that case you could prepare the hole and then drive the plug in after you put the plank in. Or make sure your plug is not overly tight. I would feel certain that some day that boat will be pulled out of the water long enough for it to dry out enough for the tapered plug or plugs to fall out.
I am a wood worker but definitely not a wooden boat builder so maybe your research with more experienced builders has discovered the tapered plug to be the best choice for this repair. If so I would love to hear it. Experience is a great teacher and the old timers have knowledge we could never gain on our own. I'm always impressed with how hard you try to make sure it is the best boat possible.
This episode was... riveting
Just a quick safety tip with riveting, be careful with using it while it is not touching the rivet. I have seen more then once where the riveting die has shot out of the spring retainer like a bullet. Keep up the amazing work!
There has to be some use for those dead knots. Rustic dowels? Stubby pen blanks?
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21:20 Joe the Machinist represents Tarpon Springs, our Greek sponge fishing village. Opa!
Run an Ingersoll rand air hammer. Walmart for under $30. Use that to install the rivet body and the rove. 5000 strikes a minute. Easy air tool change to the rivet gun when time to dome the rivet head.
When you're plugging knots, do you need to manage the grain direction? Seems like you could minimize splitting forces if you get the plug's grain going the right direction
Don't lie, you guys are vampire hunting with those stakes.