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| teleman |
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  Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1394 | Very nice Jeff.......... | ||
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| jstaudt |
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  Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Thanks Mario. BUILDING THE PLATFORM – PART 2 Next the beams for the filling room are installed. I'll use this same level of elevation for the palleting flat floor in the powder room later. Once the planking is in place I'm ready to start the final level of platform height in the filling room.   | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | BUILDING THE PLATFORM – CONCLUSION The final set of beams are now installed. These act as a step up to the area in the filling room where the cartridge racks are located. The additional height aided in keeping the cartridges stored there away from the risk of rising bilge water. This level of flooring will continue into the light room as well. Before I started construction of the light room beams I added an additional portion to the building board fixture. Like before it will keep things nice and uniform during the building process. The last step is to install all of the remaining planking. With the platform now completed I'll start working on the various structure in the powder room.    | ||
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| teleman |
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| Registered Member #1925 Joined: Tue Nov 29 2011, 05:32amPosts: 1394 | Very nice Jeff, Like how you id everything for a learner like me. | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Thanks Mario. I guess my years of writing and illustrating technical publications has rolled over into my model shipbuilding world  Jeff | ||
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| Tim C |
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 Registered Member #4126 Joined: Fri Feb 15 2013, 05:19amPosts: 1113 | Nice work, I'm also learning something here. Later 42rocker | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Thanks. I've also learned a great deal about the construction of a typical ship's magazine while developing the model and plans. It's interesting to see how talented and innovative these shipwrights were in their designs. Jeff | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | POWDER ROOM – PART 1 I'm now ready to revisit the powder room. Before any construction begins, here's an illustration showing the various parts of this portion of the magazine.  The first step is to add the watercourse chocks to the platform. Once completed it's time to apply stain to the entire model. I've chosen a golden pecan color which will be a nice contrast with the other details, which will be left the natural wood color. I'm being careful not to apply any stain to areas where additional pieces will be glued in place later.  Next the watercourse flats are attached to the chocks. When added to the magazine they will begin to create the finished watertight enclosure  Palleting The finished flooring in the powder room is made up of a series of pallet beams and carlings, and enclosed with square panels. Each of these panels are removable allowing access to the space below where loose powder could possibly accumulate. Also two of the panels provide access to the limber boards below the magazine. The dunnage strips add additional height to the floor and ventilation to the surface where the powder kegs are stowed.  No iron fasteners were used in the powder and filling room construction. All hardware would have been copper. This was another detail used to help minimize the risk of sparks leading to a fire or explosion, and resulting in a bad day for the ship and crew.  The last item I've added in Part 1 is the perforated board. It's basically the sill where the wing stanchions and panels rest, and has a series of notched holes in the outside edge. The holes helped prevent water on the inside of the lower hull from pooling around the edges of the magazine, thus creating an unrestricted flow to the bilge below.  | ||
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| donfarr |
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| Registered Member #2001 Joined: Fri Dec 23 2011, 09:51pmPosts: 1984 | Wonderful Jeff really looking foreward to this build. Do you have any time table for completion of plans. Thanks Don | ||
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| Grant Dale |
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 Registered Member #4123 Joined: Thu Feb 14 2013, 12:52pmPosts: 20 | Fascinating project Jeff. Your craftsmanship and your explanations are both first class. I look forward to following this one through to completion. Cheers, Grant | ||
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