Action Tiger Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Well, I got all the patterns traced onto Mylar and cut out. I made my own patterns, rather than cutting the plans directly. I DO NOT recommend anyone do this. I did it because: 1) I've been making patterns and copies of drawings and objects for 25 years. If I am professional at anything, it is drawing, or in this case, tracing. 2) I have handy kids, and my oldest boy has expressed interest in THIS kayak, so I may be guiding him through a build later. I will state here, I would only build a second boat if I paid for it. I respect intellectual property, especially since that's about all I own. 3) I do have quite a collection of technical drawings and blueprints I'd like to snuggle this plan into. 4) I wanted to try the Mylar technique to test for an up coming boat I will have to lay down and take off. Good bye nails and door skin! So, I've gotten my patterns ready to trace onto the plywood sheet I was supposed to pick up, but got distracted by actual work. 50$, BB, from the local cabinet guy. I'll get up pictures as they come, of the whole enchilada, including putting up a strongback here in the next week or so... 1 Quote
azucha Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Nice patterns and intellectual property respect! Well done. Keep up the progress. Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Posted February 1, 2015 Now, where's that saw? Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Posted February 12, 2015 "Real" work has stalled me out, but I did get some strongback lumber and jigsaw blades... 1 Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 Hey, I found my saw! And I got these nifty blades that cut like gangbusters. Quote
Hirilonde Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Bosch as a power tool company has been going down hill ever since it was bought out by and American company, but the jig saw blades are still very good. Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Posted February 15, 2015 I honestly use power tools so infrequently I had to dig for my jigsaw. I know right where all 5 of my handsaws are, though. And the worm drive. These blades cut the tight curves very well, with minimal scorching, and made CLEAN cuts. Sorry to hear about Bosch going downhill. If my jigsaw ever wears out, I'll have to get one of those 10 ton bandsaws like Kudzu has. Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Posted February 17, 2015 Oh yeah. Stupid holes in the middle of the frames... Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Yippee! I got to work on the boat for a few... Quote
Action Tiger Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Posted February 21, 2015 Holy cow, they're all cut out. Well, except for the notches, but that should go pretty quick. I will confess I got worried when I tried to fit frame 12" to the stern stem, because it didn't line up correctly. Got out the plans, checked the piece, and it was cut right. Hmmm? Guess what? I was holding the stern stem upside down, like a dummy! After I oriented the pieces properly, it all fit nicely. I'll have to get that strongback together this week, I hope... Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Posted March 3, 2015 Well, my cheap plywood I bought for my strongback curled into Fritos once I ripped it to pieces, and no amount of reasonable juggling could make it resemble a straight beam with legs. Upon hitting the pile, it was immediately sequestered by the young for their treehouse. With enough ring shank nails, it will make passable gussets for them. I will continue supervising that until later this week when I go buy a nicer sheet of ply. I'm thinking to get a 4x8 sheet of BB from my guy...he has it and 5x5. Quote
Kudzu Posted March 3, 2015 Report Posted March 3, 2015 Pet Peeve of mine is cheap plywood! I don't even like to use if for shop cabients but I sometimes do. And swear i will never do it again What really gets me is that best plywood is imported! Why can't..... or wont the US companies make high quality marine plywoods????? 1 Quote
john p Posted March 4, 2015 Report Posted March 4, 2015 check BIG SKY and CPO for quality reconditioned tools at a fraction of the new price. ive got a couple of Hitachi 18 volt drills that were so cheap I bought them for the batteries. Bosch occelatting tool comes in handy corded not battery. 1 Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Posted March 4, 2015 Kudzu, that's one of the reasons I've avoided plywood, generally, for personal use for a while. I won't do a job that involves any sheet goods, of any kind, for a few years now. I get too sad. That said, I've used a BUNCH of domestic ply in my life, and the quality has gone downhill in the last 20 years, to be sure. Power tools I avoid, if there is a manual alternative. Because I choose to. A stable table is one place good plywood excels. Quote
Hirilonde Posted March 4, 2015 Report Posted March 4, 2015 I am building a little cabinet thingy for my daughter. I had to create a dado to support 1/4" cabinet grade birch plywood (made in the USA). I didn't have a piece near my table saw so I grabbed a piece of BS 1088 Okoume that is sold as 6mm, which is slightly under 1/4" (6.35mm = 1/4") A little bird in my head told me to actually get the birch, or at least compare the 2 to make sure they were close enough in size to make the fit. As it turns out the Okoume, which never claimed to be 1/4" was thicker than the birch which did claim to be. The moral of this story is assume nothing and measure twice, especially when using US made plywood. On a related note my Okoume measures out exactly as it is labelled and sold. It was manufactured in Greece and sold under the Boulter name here in the US. And so far I have found it to meet up to the BS 1088 standard it claims to be manufactured to. (Be careful, there are Chinese versions of BS 1088 that do not come close to the standard yet claim the standard for manufacture.) Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Posted March 11, 2015 Well, I got some more plywood. I found some decent 5 ply "half inch" ply. At least the mill was right up front about the thickness... I was digging for a while, yes I ALWAYS restack nicely, and couldn't find one good piece of ACX. This stuff is CDX, but it looks nicer than anything else they had. I'll wait one more day to see if it wants to curl up like the last one, and then I'll get to strong backing... Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Posted March 16, 2015 Well, I got it all ripped up, and ready to build a strongback, but it's 91 degrees (F) outside! I'm not heat acclimated yet, so I'm sweated out for the day... I may get this strongback put together tomorrow... Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Posted March 18, 2015 Okay. Strongback top is done, one half is flipped over, and one of the trusses for under is ready to glue up. I broke down and went all power tool, decided to use biscuits to keep all the bits aligned. Finished my job today, too, so more boat time will be available. Quote
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