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31 March 2015 at 15:47 #56937
Paul T
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Ralph

I picked one up from Aldi for less than £40, the saw is brilliant but the original blade was no good so I just bought a decent blade and now I have a first class bandsaw.

Paul
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31 March 2015 at 16:50 #56938
Ralph Pinch
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Hi Paul,

yes the Aldi/Lidl tools are very cheap, with a bit of fettling they are extremely good value for money,

the problem is when are they going on sale, these specials only sell once a year,

Can you remember what time of year you got it? they seem to follow the same cycle.

Thanks: Ralph.
31 March 2015 at 16:59 #56939
Paul T
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Hi Ralph

Around July although one year they brought them out in January

Paul
31 March 2015 at 17:00 #56940
Ralph Pinch
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hi Bob,

you sometimes see them on fleabay, I have a record scroll saw which is extremely good,

the old Dewalt saws are good if its got an adjustable height on the blade guide, but I think that the new Dewalt tools are not what they used to be, all my power tools in work are Dewalt and to be honest they are not a patch on my own at home, these are quite a number of years old and still going strong.

Ralph.
31 March 2015 at 17:04 #56941
Ralph Pinch
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Hi Paul, thanks for that, goes to show that Aldi has me fooled lol, not hard to do!

Ralph.
31 March 2015 at 17:18 #56942
Ralph Pinch
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Hi Bob,

sorry should have said Record, have not see any Burgess for a long time.
31 March 2015 at 17:45 #56944
Paul T
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Ralph

I have just read your comments about dropping clangers and not knowing the correct terminology.

Don't worry…….the drawings are straight forward and I don't do complicated terminology (except when arguing with Bob).

The timbers specified in the drawings are all easily available at most of the large DIY outlets and nothing about the construction is over complicated.

If you read through Bobs build you will see all of the problems that Bob encountered and the corresponding solutions.

Twin MFA 800 Torpedo motors (or suitable alternative) are more than adequate to move the model along at a reasonable pace.

Bob

Can I join the VGC club please

Paul

Edited By Paul T on 31/03/2015 17:45:57
2 April 2015 at 17:16 #56981
Ralph Pinch
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Hi Paul, thanks for the reassuring words, I am reading Bobs build as a template for mine, have got an old Dewalt 3501 band saw from fleabay or will have when I pick it up next week, am working now until Tuesday so everything goes on hold until then.

thanks for the info on what size motors to use, good to know,

Will post when I start the build as a new thread.

Thanks again Ralph.
25 April 2015 at 08:50 #57437
Ralph Pinch
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Well todays the day, Sprite gets her first time in water thats not come out of a bath tap! taking her for her sea trials so to speak, will post some pictures of her sailing or sinking………..one or the other lol
25 April 2015 at 15:33 #57446
Ralph Pinch
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She didn't sink but it was a close thing…………. top heavy, needs some radical surgury in the superstructure and the battery moving forward.
5 January 2016 at 21:02 #62497
Steven Bradley
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Although this model looks very nice it differs from the real thing in several respects, the stern is wrong, she has a curved transom not a complete semicircle of the counter deck, the breakwater on the bow and many other details are missing from the model and the real thing has much fuller lines in the hull which probably explains the instability of the model. also she was built entirely from riveted steel plates except for the aft saloon not wood. The only photos and plans on the internet are mine, I made the plans using the original blueprints from which I traced the basic lines of the boat, needless to say the blueprints are much more detailed, also she has not been scrapped, she is very much still in existance and largely unaltered except for the aft saloon being replaced with a steel box to keep out the weather, she is now in a boatyard awaiting restoration subject to funds becoming available, I can vouch for these fact as I am her present owner. However I would like to congratulate the maker for building a beautiful model even though she not MSC Sprite. http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2856/msc-sprite
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