2/15/2006
PM hull with sheer strip
The PM hull below the waterline have been painted to better show the shape of the hull. The wooden strip at the top edge of the hull is a "sheer strip" and reinforces the edge while the hull is being finished.
2/14/2006
2/09/2006
1/24 scale Model of 35 Foot Maine Lobster Boat
To start a plug (aka mold, aka armature) is made from the hull lines of the boat. This one was made to have wooden ribs so there are alignment aides for placing the ribs around the plug. They will not be used for making a PM hull.
The plug is built on a platform that has screws and nails available to enable elastic bands to be strung accross the hull and hold "planking" inplace.
When finished the PM model will be like this wooden model built from the same plug. The difference will be in the hull materials. Instead of gluing wooden planks to ribs the hull will be made from Paper Mache -- layers of cardboard, heavy paper and tissue paper pulp.
1/01/2006
Making Parts, Patterns, Tools, & Molds Video Library
Mold Making Videos - Silicone Rubber, Urethane Casting Resin, & more
Freeman's video library, featuring over three hours of instructional and product videos, making it the most comprehensive free resource for the making of parts, patterns, tools and molds.
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Freeman is the one-stop
materials supplier to industries that design, develop,
and manufacture products to precise sizes and shapes.
Freeman's video library, featuring over three hours of instructional and product videos, making it the most comprehensive free resource for the making of parts, patterns, tools and molds.
Freeman Mfg & Supply Co.
Freeman is the one-stop
materials supplier to industries that design, develop,
and manufacture products to precise sizes and shapes.
10/15/2005
NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP, NORTH CAROLINA CLASS, BB-55
Homeport:
Current Use:
Original Use:
Contact: North CarolinaWILMINGTON, NC
MUSEUM VESSEL (FLOATING EXHIBIT)
COMBATANT
U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 480
WILMINGTON, NC 28402
910-251-5797
Built: 1941, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. Length: 728.9, Beam: 108.3, Draft: 35, Displacement: 36600. Hull: STEEL. Preservation Status: GOOD CONDITION, 95% ORIGINAL FABRIC, LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO. 81000424, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, 1/14/86.
Current Use:
Original Use:
Contact: North CarolinaWILMINGTON, NC
MUSEUM VESSEL (FLOATING EXHIBIT)
COMBATANT
U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 480
WILMINGTON, NC 28402
910-251-5797
Built: 1941, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. Length: 728.9, Beam: 108.3, Draft: 35, Displacement: 36600. Hull: STEEL. Preservation Status: GOOD CONDITION, 95% ORIGINAL FABRIC, LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO. 81000424, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, 1/14/86.
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