Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Turn your Drill Press into a Lathe - a small diagram from http://home.mindspring.com/~adhamilton/
Turn your Drill Press into a Lathe - a small diagram from http://home.mindspring.com/~adhamilton/
This is a simple diagram of how usea 1/4" shank router and my drill press as a "power lathe". With this setup, make control knobs, strap knobs and other cylindrical objects. Better watch out though - this thing is as addicting as air. You'll be turning something on it all the time.
Eugene L. Larson Shop Note: Constructing and Operating a Thickness Sander for Ship Model Builders
Shop Note: Constructing and Operating a Thickness Sander for Ship Model Builders:
from: Eugene L. Larson
from: Eugene L. Larson
I first learned of the practicality of the Thickness Sander concept from Kent Wade of the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society. He provided a demonstration of his unit during the annual, two-day workshop in 1981 when the Tri-Societies (Washington, Richmond and Hampton Roads) met at Windmill Point, Virginia to "let the wood chips fly". Two of us in the Washington Ship Model Society were so impressed with the sander's simplicity and performance that we built our own. I constructed mine as an attachment to my Shopsmith multi-purpose tool, utilizing the lathe feature to turn the sanding drum, whereas Ken Dorr constructed his as a stand-alone unit. The performance of both sanders was outstanding, but the inconvenience of set-up and tear-down on the Shopsmith drove me to build the self-contained unit described in this paper. I used my memory, the photos of Kent Wade's sander at the workshop, reference to the Ship Modeler's Shop Notes of the Nautical Research Guild, and ideas from the sander Ken Dorr built to construct this Thickness Sander.
How to make a simple thickness sander
How to make a simple thickness sander for bow laminations | Build Your Own Bow: How to make a simple thickness sander
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Snailworks Sander Build Log
Snailworks Sander Build Log: Fig. 3
Above shows the major parts of the drive shaft - the 24 inch PVC 3 inch diameter pipe on the left, the 3/4 inch drive shaft, the three mdf wheels cut out in Figure 1, a 2.5 inch pulley to fit the shaft, and two pillow blocks with 3/4 inch bearings in them. The shaft, bearings, and pulleys I got from a farm supply store. Since I was using inexpensive steel rod, instead of precision drill rod, I found that the shaft ends needed to be turned down a hair to get them into the bearings. The 3/8 torque rods are in place, but not epoxied yet.
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Above shows the major parts of the drive shaft - the 24 inch PVC 3 inch diameter pipe on the left, the 3/4 inch drive shaft, the three mdf wheels cut out in Figure 1, a 2.5 inch pulley to fit the shaft, and two pillow blocks with 3/4 inch bearings in them. The shaft, bearings, and pulleys I got from a farm supply store. Since I was using inexpensive steel rod, instead of precision drill rod, I found that the shaft ends needed to be turned down a hair to get them into the bearings. The 3/8 torque rods are in place, but not epoxied yet.
Welcome to Liming.Org!
Liming.org is a website that services the interest of privately selected endeavors.
Sanding Frames for Belt Sanders - Fine Homebuilding Article
Sanding Frames for Belt Sanders - Fine Homebuilding Article: Sanding Frames for Belt Sanders
These add-on accessories keep sanders flat to prevent ugly gouges
by Michael Standish
Belt sanders are hard to beat for removing lots of wood in a hurry, but the flip side is that they can also ruin a work piece in the proverbial blink of an eye. The introduction of variable speed controls—now a fairly common feature—help tame even the most powerful of these beasts, but several manufacturers including DeWalt, Bosch and Makita offer auxiliary sanding frames that can keep things even more manageable. The wide footprint of sanding frames lets the entire assembly glide over uneven surfaces and prevent sander tilting and gouging
www.finehomebuilding.com
These add-on accessories keep sanders flat to prevent ugly gouges
by Michael Standish
Belt sanders are hard to beat for removing lots of wood in a hurry, but the flip side is that they can also ruin a work piece in the proverbial blink of an eye. The introduction of variable speed controls—now a fairly common feature—help tame even the most powerful of these beasts, but several manufacturers including DeWalt, Bosch and Makita offer auxiliary sanding frames that can keep things even more manageable. The wide footprint of sanding frames lets the entire assembly glide over uneven surfaces and prevent sander tilting and gouging
www.finehomebuilding.com
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sanding Stands Add Versatility to Belt Sanders - Fine Homebuilding Article
Sanding Stands Add Versatility to Belt Sanders - Fine Homebuilding Article:
Sanding Stands Add Versatility to Belt Sanders
Sanding stand attachments turn a mobile tool into a benchtop workstation
by Michael Standish
It’s possible to clamp a belt sander upside down and freehand your finish carpentry tweaks, but you’ll probably get better results if your sander is firmly and reliably attached using a sanding stand. This model from Bosch allows the sander to be mounted in either a horizontal or vertical position and still retain a dust collection port. DeWalt also offers a sanding stand that attaches to their sanding frame. It's important to note, however, that this attachment blocks the dust collection port and you can't practically attach a vacumn hose to that belt sander while it's attached to the sanding stand apparatus.
Sanding Stands Add Versatility to Belt Sanders
Sanding stand attachments turn a mobile tool into a benchtop workstation
by Michael Standish
It’s possible to clamp a belt sander upside down and freehand your finish carpentry tweaks, but you’ll probably get better results if your sander is firmly and reliably attached using a sanding stand. This model from Bosch allows the sander to be mounted in either a horizontal or vertical position and still retain a dust collection port. DeWalt also offers a sanding stand that attaches to their sanding frame. It's important to note, however, that this attachment blocks the dust collection port and you can't practically attach a vacumn hose to that belt sander while it's attached to the sanding stand apparatus.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Monday, July 05, 2010
Chart of The Shipwrecks of Boston Harbor
About the Chart | The Shipwrecks of Boston Harbor
The Shipwrecks of Boston Harbor
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About the Chart
The Shipwrecks of Boston Harbor chart on this website was researched, designed and produced by diver and author Robert Sullivan. Proceeds from the sale of the chart benefit both the Hull Lifesaving Museum and Children's Hospital, Boston.
Monday, February 01, 2010
“We cannot afford to let our future scientists and engineers sit idle after graduation,’’ Otellini said.
Intel, venture firms will invest $3.5b to spur tech job growth - The Boston Globe
Intel is also part of a group of companies that agreed to increase hiring of US college graduates, creating as many as 10,500 jobs in 2010.
“We cannot afford to let our future scientists and engineers sit idle after graduation,’’ Otellini said.
Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., General Electric Co., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., and Dell Inc. are part of that group.
Intel Capital has invested about $6.2 billion over the past 20 years in US companies, according to Intel. The company, which competes against Advanced Micro Devices Inc., spends about $5 billion a year on research and development.
US semiconductor companies, including Intel, have lobbied the government to raise standards in math and science education, increase funding for research at universities, and cut corporate taxes to promote domestic investment.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
list of museums
The following lists of museums cover different parts of the world and vary in the amount of information provided about each museum.
* World-wide museums - this list by Lars Bruzelius is organized by continent, then alphabetically by country, state or province (in the US and Canada), then by city.
* Robert H. Smith's Master Index to North American Maritime Museum Internet Resource provides an excellent guide to maritime museum internet sites. The museums are organized alphabetically by name, however, so finding museums in the places you're headed can take a while.
* Fishery Museums is a nice description of various Scottish and English museums highlighting fisheries. The page is part of Fish Tales, dedicated to fishing in the Faroe Islands.
* Greek maritime museums are listed here, with photographs and information in English about many 'nautical museums' in Greece.
Many maritime museums have established sites on the Internet, and many others are in the process of doing so. Those which already have sites include the following:
* Mystic Seaport, the "Museum of America and the Sea," in Mystic, Connecticut. This is a wonderful museum; anyone with half an interest in maritime history should spend a day or two every year visiting the museum.
* Britain's National Maritime Museum is truly one of the world's great maritime museums, and every exhibit they present is fascinating. When visiting the museum, I suggest taking the Docklands Light Rail to the Greenwich stop and walking through the tunnel under the Thames, then taking a boat on the Thames back to the Houses of Parliament, or vice versa.
* The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is an interesting museum by the Bay. For some reason there's no links from this page to the Park's other pages, such as one describing the Museum Collection Profile. The inaccurately named National Maritime Museum Association supports the SFMNHP, and has created another home page for the San Francisco park.
* The San Diego Maritime Museum, home of the Star of India, has a nice web site.
* The Maritime Museum of the Pacific is currently under construction in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
* The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum plans to open in the summer of 1999, but its virtual version is already open here.
* The Kendall Whaling Museum in Sharon, Massachusetts, has a nice home page, with a variety of sources and bibliographies on whaling.
* The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The Mariners' Museum has one of the best maritime research libraries in the country.
* South Street Seaport Museum in New York City now has a web site; the museum is home to the massive Peking.
* The Maritime Arts and History Collection is one of the strongest parts of The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
* The Texas Seaport Museum, in Galveston, Texas, keeps Elissa afloat and sailing.
* The United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum in Quincy, Massachusetts, is home of USS Salem (CA 139), the world's only preserved heavy cruiser.
* The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, has a very nice and informative site.
* The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, Washington, is a great resource for wooden boat builders and afficionados.
* The Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society in New York City strives to be a clearinghouse for information on Arctic exploration.
* The Nantucket Lifesaving Museum on Nantucket Island, Massachussets, off Cape Cod, is another lifesaving museum, with a number of valuable artifacts.
* North Carolina Maritime Museum (NCMM) in Beaufort, North Carolina, is a remarkable museum in a beautiful and historic small town.
* Southport Maritime Museum, in Southport, NC.
* The Catalina Island Museum on Catalina Island, off Los Angeles.
* The Hart Nautical Collections at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focus on "the technical history of New England ship and small craft design and construction from the 19th through mid 20th centuries."
* The Steamer William G. Mather Museum Homepage includes information on this 1925 Great Lakes Bulk freighter, plus links to the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History, based in Bowling Green, Ohio.
* Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, in Norfolk, Virginia, has returned to the Web in a graphic-intensive, slow-loading version.
* The Texas Marine Department, Confederate States Navy, have information about the Confederate States Navy, including a nice discussion about the ships of the Confederate States Navy.
* Chesapeake Bay Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.
* Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, New York.
* The Connecticut River Museum, in Essex, Connecticut.
* Apalachicola Maritime Museum, in Apalachicola, Florida.
* Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Fisherman's Life Museum are both members of the Nova Scotia Museum and are located in Nova Scotia.
* The Yarmouth County Museum & Archives, located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, explores Yarmouth's past, particularly its shipping industry. A nonframes version is also available.
* Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is also a member of the Nova Scotia Museum group. This is another fascinating museum in a great small town.
* Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Victoria, British Columbia.
* The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario.
* The Naval Museum of Alberta in Calgary, Alberta.
* The Mary Rose Virtual Maritime Museum describes Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose, lost in 1545 and raised in 1982. This is a remarkable web site.
* The Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, England, highlights the dramatic role played by Liverpool's revolutionary dock system in the city's development as a major trading site.
* The Royal Greenwich Observatory is not strictly a maritime history museum, but nevertheless has fascinating exhibits which focus on the importance of timekeeping and accurate observation to mariners. And, of course, it's just up the hill from Britain's National Maritime Museum. Greenwich 2000 promotes the area, and has some interesting travel and tourist information.
* The Exeter Maritime Museum, in Exeter, England.
* The Maritime Museum (Sheepvaart museum), of Amsterdam.
* The Vasa Museum, in Stockholm, presents the recovered remains of the 1628 royal warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage and was discovered in 1956.
* The Hellenic Maritime Museum, in Piraeus, Greece.
* Western Australia Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Australia. Access to this site varies. Keep trying.
* The Sydney Heritage Fleet is Sydney's oldest maritime museum.
* The Windermere Steamboat Museum in England's Lake District clearly ranks, in my opinion, among the best maritime museums in the world. After some time without a web page, the museum now has several: here's a page about the museum sponsored by TARS, The Arthur Ransome Society.
* The Navy Museum, in Brest, France.
This collection of pages was created by Peter McCracken, mccrp@ils.unc.edu.
This document was last modified 20 April 1999.
Vessel images and definitions on the pages within are provided through the courtesy of
American Sail Training Association
P.O. Box 1459, Newport, Rhode Island, 02840.
Telephone/fax: (401) 846-1775; email: asta@sailtraining.org
* World-wide museums - this list by Lars Bruzelius is organized by continent, then alphabetically by country, state or province (in the US and Canada), then by city.
* Robert H. Smith's Master Index to North American Maritime Museum Internet Resource provides an excellent guide to maritime museum internet sites. The museums are organized alphabetically by name, however, so finding museums in the places you're headed can take a while.
* Fishery Museums is a nice description of various Scottish and English museums highlighting fisheries. The page is part of Fish Tales, dedicated to fishing in the Faroe Islands.
* Greek maritime museums are listed here, with photographs and information in English about many 'nautical museums' in Greece.
Many maritime museums have established sites on the Internet, and many others are in the process of doing so. Those which already have sites include the following:
* Mystic Seaport, the "Museum of America and the Sea," in Mystic, Connecticut. This is a wonderful museum; anyone with half an interest in maritime history should spend a day or two every year visiting the museum.
* Britain's National Maritime Museum is truly one of the world's great maritime museums, and every exhibit they present is fascinating. When visiting the museum, I suggest taking the Docklands Light Rail to the Greenwich stop and walking through the tunnel under the Thames, then taking a boat on the Thames back to the Houses of Parliament, or vice versa.
* The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is an interesting museum by the Bay. For some reason there's no links from this page to the Park's other pages, such as one describing the Museum Collection Profile. The inaccurately named National Maritime Museum Association supports the SFMNHP, and has created another home page for the San Francisco park.
* The San Diego Maritime Museum, home of the Star of India, has a nice web site.
* The Maritime Museum of the Pacific is currently under construction in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
* The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum plans to open in the summer of 1999, but its virtual version is already open here.
* The Kendall Whaling Museum in Sharon, Massachusetts, has a nice home page, with a variety of sources and bibliographies on whaling.
* The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The Mariners' Museum has one of the best maritime research libraries in the country.
* South Street Seaport Museum in New York City now has a web site; the museum is home to the massive Peking.
* The Maritime Arts and History Collection is one of the strongest parts of The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
* The Texas Seaport Museum, in Galveston, Texas, keeps Elissa afloat and sailing.
* The United States Naval and Shipbuilding Museum in Quincy, Massachusetts, is home of USS Salem (CA 139), the world's only preserved heavy cruiser.
* The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, has a very nice and informative site.
* The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, Washington, is a great resource for wooden boat builders and afficionados.
* The Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society in New York City strives to be a clearinghouse for information on Arctic exploration.
* The Nantucket Lifesaving Museum on Nantucket Island, Massachussets, off Cape Cod, is another lifesaving museum, with a number of valuable artifacts.
* North Carolina Maritime Museum (NCMM) in Beaufort, North Carolina, is a remarkable museum in a beautiful and historic small town.
* Southport Maritime Museum, in Southport, NC.
* The Catalina Island Museum on Catalina Island, off Los Angeles.
* The Hart Nautical Collections at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focus on "the technical history of New England ship and small craft design and construction from the 19th through mid 20th centuries."
* The Steamer William G. Mather Museum Homepage includes information on this 1925 Great Lakes Bulk freighter, plus links to the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History, based in Bowling Green, Ohio.
* Nauticus, the National Maritime Center, in Norfolk, Virginia, has returned to the Web in a graphic-intensive, slow-loading version.
* The Texas Marine Department, Confederate States Navy, have information about the Confederate States Navy, including a nice discussion about the ships of the Confederate States Navy.
* Chesapeake Bay Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.
* Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, New York.
* The Connecticut River Museum, in Essex, Connecticut.
* Apalachicola Maritime Museum, in Apalachicola, Florida.
* Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Fisherman's Life Museum are both members of the Nova Scotia Museum and are located in Nova Scotia.
* The Yarmouth County Museum & Archives, located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, explores Yarmouth's past, particularly its shipping industry. A nonframes version is also available.
* Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is also a member of the Nova Scotia Museum group. This is another fascinating museum in a great small town.
* Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Victoria, British Columbia.
* The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario.
* The Naval Museum of Alberta in Calgary, Alberta.
* The Mary Rose Virtual Maritime Museum describes Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose, lost in 1545 and raised in 1982. This is a remarkable web site.
* The Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool, England, highlights the dramatic role played by Liverpool's revolutionary dock system in the city's development as a major trading site.
* The Royal Greenwich Observatory is not strictly a maritime history museum, but nevertheless has fascinating exhibits which focus on the importance of timekeeping and accurate observation to mariners. And, of course, it's just up the hill from Britain's National Maritime Museum. Greenwich 2000 promotes the area, and has some interesting travel and tourist information.
* The Exeter Maritime Museum, in Exeter, England.
* The Maritime Museum (Sheepvaart museum), of Amsterdam.
* The Vasa Museum, in Stockholm, presents the recovered remains of the 1628 royal warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage and was discovered in 1956.
* The Hellenic Maritime Museum, in Piraeus, Greece.
* Western Australia Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Australia. Access to this site varies. Keep trying.
* The Sydney Heritage Fleet is Sydney's oldest maritime museum.
* The Windermere Steamboat Museum in England's Lake District clearly ranks, in my opinion, among the best maritime museums in the world. After some time without a web page, the museum now has several: here's a page about the museum sponsored by TARS, The Arthur Ransome Society.
* The Navy Museum, in Brest, France.
This collection of pages was created by Peter McCracken, mccrp@ils.unc.edu.
This document was last modified 20 April 1999.
Vessel images and definitions on the pages within are provided through the courtesy of
American Sail Training Association
P.O. Box 1459, Newport, Rhode Island, 02840.
Telephone/fax: (401) 846-1775; email: asta@sailtraining.org
Saturday, October 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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