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[wedo scroll]

I started a model of the Swedish Ship Wasa about 15-18 years ago, placed it on hold for 10-12 years and recently started again. I now have the deck and hull almost complete. There are about 1000 parts so far assembled. I still have the masts, spars, deadeyes, pulleys, sheaves, standing and running rigging and all the ornamental details to do. That's another 1000 parts, so I'm about half done. The finished model will be about 32" long, 18" high and 9" deep. 

 

So scrolling is very useful in constructing many of the parts. However its a different style as some of the material is  only 1/32" thick (0.03" or 0.8mm). And some of the parts are pretty small. The first picture is the Wasa as it is today. The second picture shows the small parts I have to scroll as compared to a dime. These are also 1/32" thick. I have had to adapt to very slow speeds, absolute zero clearance table top, careful slow feeding and learning how to cut fragile, small pieces, all the while keeping fingers just clear of the blade. It has been and continues to be an interesting experience. 

 

[LarryEA]

What you have completed is quite the accomplishment. 

and the size of some of the parts .... well, they are a feat to complete 

Grand job you are doing.

[Scrolling Steve]

Bill, you have quite a lot of patience and skill !.....Looks wonderful so far, nice work !

[Dan]

Wow! That is amazing. When I cut 1/32" I sometimes use a knife. For straight edges it works pretty good. Of course, if you have a lot of them to do the knife may take too long. Can you stack cut some of the smaller pieces? 

[Fab4]

Hi Bill

That is quite the project you have started there

So far so good - looks great

When cutting thin material, if you can't stack cut it

Then I would use a scrap piece of whatever you have laying around

and out it underneath the thin material

This should help stabilize the thin top piece in order to cut the pieces you need

You can always glue the waste area on the thin wood to the scrap piece to hold it in place

Just an idea for you - I do it here and works good

Good luck with the rest of your project

Fab4

Edited November 20, 2016 by Fab4

[oldhudson]

I  admire folks with persistence and patience to keep plugging along on a project like this. Two thumbs up from here!!

 

I sometimes use the eraser end of a No. 2 pencil to hold material close to a moving blade. And  like others have mentioned with 1/32" stock you might use an Xacto knife.

[amazingkevin]

I started a model of the Swedish Ship Wasa about 15-18 years ago, placed it on hold for 10-12 years and recently started again. I now have the deck and hull almost complete. There are about 1000 parts so far assembled. I still have the masts, spars, deadeyes, pulleys, sheaves, standing and running rigging and all the ornamental details to do. That's another 1000 parts, so I'm about half done. The finished model will be about 32" long, 18" high and 9" deep. 

 

So scrolling is very useful in constructing many of the parts. However its a different style as some of the material is  only 1/32" thick (0.03" or 0.8mm). And some of the parts are pretty small. The first picture is the Wasa as it is today. The second picture shows the small parts I have to scroll as compared to a dime. These are also 1/32" thick. I have had to adapt to very slow speeds, absolute zero clearance table top, careful slow feeding and learning how to cut fragile, small pieces, all the while keeping fingers just clear of the blade. It has been and continues to be an interesting experience. 

 

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if there a will there's a way,You've found a way but sounds like you need a better faster way.Yes gluing and stackcutting many pieces together could solve some of the problem.

You've done a jam up good job and stuck it out.So many pieces it sounds like a future or a career ,a good project for the insane or wanna bees,lol.Nice workmanship.Looks like the right person started a monstrosity of a job here ,Your very dedicated to detail.will this go in a museum?

[wedo scroll]

Thanks for all your comments and tips. What I experience is is one off scrolling, there is little to no duplicates so stacking doesn't help. I have thought about using a sacrificial underlayer but with the very small sizes and packed together tightly it seems no practical way to hold them together and still release them. I like the idea of a pencil eraser! I have used pointed tweezers and scrap wood. Xacto knife -not tried, mainly because there are so few straight cuts - but I'll keep my thoughts open on that.  This sure has been an interesting journey and I'm learning many different techniques for ship modelling. I'll occasionally update on my progress. Probably be another year before finished. 

[MTCowpoke22]

Can't put words to how impressive that is. Looking forward to seeing it complete. Keep up the good work and keep those fingers safe.

[Lucky2]

OMG Bill, is that ever an impressive build. I'd have all my hair pulled out, if I was trying to build that ship. Handling all of those small pieces must be tedious work,and placing them where they belong would be no small task.

Len

[rjR]

WAY past my skill, my eyesight, my patience and my will power!

 

Give em hell, hang in there and keep going! we will all want to see the finished project, eventually.