Ken O
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I always have problems taking pictures and getting good lighting too. Looks good by the way. Keep it up.
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Well she did request one of these Last supper pictures also.... She is the benificiary of most of my work so she knows she'll get something out of it. I tried a # 2 spiral blade on it for a few minutes. I'm sure I could be ok with it after some practice but I'm not going to use this project to "Practice". I'm sure nobody else would know if there were any goof ups and if this was going to be mine I'd be ok with that but it's not. I've done a lot with that Craftsman in 8 years and it's time to upgrade anyway. Put an order in for a Dewalt 788 from Grizzly Tools yesterday.
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I tried the backwards blade thing but I'm really worried I'm going to screw this thing up. It's like trying to throw a ball left handed. Most of the time it goes where you want but every once in a while WHOA BABY! More than halfway done and I DON'T want to start all over. I think my wife may have solved my problem. She said, "Looks like you need a bigger saw." I said "Yep, looks like it." She said, "Well, what's the hold up...."
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Ok so now I need some help. I didn't think this was going to be a big problem, thought I could work my way around it. The piece is 21 inches long but my saw is 16 in deep. Anyone have experience with this? I tried a spiral blade but it's too wide of a cut for a lot of what I need.
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It was a carbon paper trace. After I did all that I learned about the painters tape trick. Last time I'll do that for sure!
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Getting there. Never tried this one before. Got my hand in there for reference.
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Nevermind! Mines a different model! I would see if you can power one up and let it run before you buy it though.
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Red, I believe I have the same saw, though I'll have to check to make sure. Mine has developed a loud rattle where the blade tension knob is. They come with a piece of foam wedged in there but it still rattles. It cuts fine but you might want to invest in some headphones.
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Paint that pretty Mahogany! Nope! Still had some pieces of the original wood, it's Mahogany doorskin. Just patched them in, stained it, cleared it, raced it! Had to cut that whole section away about 12 in wide x 6 in front to back and splice new pieces in. Most people stand right in front of it and can't tell unless I point it out.
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Doug, I fixed it up in a week or 2. You know what they say, "Stuff Happens" . That's racing! It's fixed well enough that most people can't even tell. And I went over to Seattle a couple weeks ago and won that class, so it still runs good! In fact here is a pic after the fix.
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Yep, the whole inside is covered in epoxy. I use West Systems, it seems pretty popular in this hobby. I use the el-cheapo brushes for the inside and nice quality ones when I do the outside. As far as cracking.... I haven't had any issues yet with mine that I've had for 3 years now. Except when the on board driver decided to take over for 15 seconds or so..... :curse:
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Ok, got some more done last night. I put a little bit of fiberglass cloth on the inside of the sponsons because this one doesn't have the extra bracing on the corners there. I did a few shortcuts to make this build a little faster but I still need to go back and make it strong. I also put some carbon fiber in the rear area near the tail for the same reason. The joints were only 2 pieces of wood butted together so we need something behind it or it WILL eventually separate. The carbon fiber looks kinda ugly with the wood but it was free and it will get hidden anyway.
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I love this site!!!Painters tape, never would have thought of that! Thanks guys! (and gals)
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only another month til graduation and I won't have to worry about it anymore!
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Sometimes. Getting away from it more and more. Learned the spray on glue trick here on the Village! I didn't want to screw this one up as I'm not perfect with the spray glue yet. Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough and it starts to come off halfway through. I did it on the crosses though.
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HAHAHA! you saw the locks on the fridge! That's where all the GOOD food goes that I like!! Teenagers! For example there was a whole brand new jar of pickles yesterday, today there's an EMPTY jar of pickles!! What do you do with a whole JAR of pickles in less than a day! Usually the pop, and the wifes teas go in there so they don't disapear!
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My Grandma will be 97 this year and we have a big party for her every year. Lots of people there (32 of us grandkids alone!) I usually do a couple things to auction or raffle off. All the money goes to Grandma. This year I did some smaller crosses, about 8-10 inches tall that will probably get raffled. I am about to start on a "Last Supper" picture. Can't wait to see the reactions this year.
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Have to put blind nuts on the inside of the sponson to hang the turn fin bracket. Have to double the thickness in case of impact on the turn fin. Don't want the sponson ripping off if you hit a stick (or another boat! ) Also attached the bracket that holds the prop shaft. Used blind nuts again and hid them in the wood so you don't see them from the outside.
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A few more progress pictures. Got both sponsons done and the whole inside coated with epoxy.
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Kevin, check your email. I don't think I can post the plans on here but I'll send them to anyone that asks. All the ribs, bottom and rear non trip areas are 1/8 in birch doorskin. The rear of the sponsons, transom and engine rails are 1/4 birch ply. The sponson skins are 1/16 birch aircraft ply. The 1/16 birch ply is the most expensive of all the wood used. I use 2 part epoxy to glue all the parts together. Kevin, The turn fins we use are angled or curved to improve cornering. The only time there is a fear of blowing over is on the straights. They corner very well.
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Don't try to take THAT through airport security! Looks good.
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Also got the sponson bottoms done. Used 1/16th in birch aircraft grade ply. That's about the only thing that I can bend easily that will stand up to the punishment. Also adding a lot more braces, which also adds gluing area. Doing the sponson sides next.
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More progress this last week. Got the non-trip sections done on the rear. Just glued them on and sanded them back flush.
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Mine are 2 stroke specially made marine engines. I run about 8oz of oil/gal (about 1 cup). I know that sounds like a lot but these are full throttle the whole time they are on the water. I also run Coleman camp fuel instead of reg gas. It's a little more expensive but the carb diaphrams dont go bad because there's no Ethenol in it (Ethenol soaks up moisture and moisture warps the carb diaphrams). I even run my race fuel in my home weedeater because it seems to start and run better overall. But this is a woodworking site so I'll keep the motorhead stuff to a minimum.
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The best thing is when I go over to races in Seattle and beat up on the fiberglass boats that people spend big $$$ on. $400-$425 for a fiberglass hull or $100-$150 for one I build.
