ScottsGT Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 33 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Scott This is really the first time I can appreciate actually how big the Seaview actually is. Incredible work - both on the sub and display base. Yea, once I got started I realized I’ve got to do some remodeling in the basement to make room for it. Of course we all understand the “Domino Effect” that comes with it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Scott Absolutely do - it's a huge part of the hobby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Oh man…. If any of y’all ever decide to take on a huge model like this or say that big B-36 Ernie is working on, make sure your meds are in check and your liquor cabinet is stocked. Just taping up the sub bay and the bottom flood lights is an exercise in swinging this thing around from one side of the bench to the other. Look out work light! Here it comes again! Im now at that fiddly stage of checking every seam and making sure it’s filled all the way, block sanding all the hull seams to make sure they’re flat and straight and finding minor errors. I need a nap! I’m getting grumpy. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 I’ll add a little tip that might come in handy for y’all. I wanted to make damned sure I didn’t get dust up inside the model through the open bay on the bottom. Each time I do some sanding of filler or primer I’ve been using my small Milwaukee M18 portable vacuum to get the dust off and not simply wiping it or blowing it off. It has kept my work area surprisingly cleaner as well. I think I found a new home for the vac. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Nice progress there Scott. I know the feeling about bumping into seemingly everything once the model is so big. My Falcon is like that but circular too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Just shot more primer. More primer = more bad spots I’m seeing. Ugh….. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Looks great, Scott! I feel your pain... about endless refilling and sanding. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 2:28 PM, ScottsGT said: My wife has seen more table saw vs. woodworker patients than I care to think about. They all have one thing in common. The tool won. I’m on edge when using any power tool, and I’ve got some dangerous ones too! Pissed my wife off one time by yelling at her after she hollered at me to get my attention for no reason while running something through the table saw. Impatient and wanted me to stop what I was doing to ask a stupid question. I reminded her of all of her patients and asked if she was trying to run up the score. I do use and have used lots of power tools of all types throughout my whole life. The important thing beside the normal safety measurements is, being calm and concentrated and most important, know what you are doing, before you do it. So far, I had only minor incidents with these tools, except one, when I was 17 getting my education as a light engineer and my little finger got caught into a thread on a brass piece turning rapidly on a lathe. I ripped it out, loosing only lots of blood, but not the finger. I still have the brass piece as a reminder and bottle opener. Nice work on the sub Scott, I can feel your pain with all this filling and sanding, but the huge, albeit somehow elegant thing will benefit from the undisturbed shape, I'm sure. Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Sorry, double post. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Scott, absolutely stunning build, I didn’t realise I was so far out of date. The interior is going to look amazing with the lights etc. looking forward to the secret at the end……. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Hey Rob, similar life learning experience with me as well. I was in high school taking a printing and photography course at the trade center. I was running an AB Dick 360 printing press and I was in the process of cleaning the rollers. We were warned about getting over zealous cleaning the top roller and getting too close to the roller below it as it was running. Me being the hard headed kid I was got my finger in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lucky for me there was a built in safety feature that ejected the top roller straight up into the air with a loud banging noise as it smacked the ceiling tile. Instructor came over and in his very calm demeanor, “Well, I guess you learned just how close to not get?” I still have all my digits! I just pulled the table saw out Friday evening to cut down the edge molding for the base. It was about 3/16 too wide. First one went through and using my push stick something wasn’t right. Wood kept lifting. Closer inspection showed my push stick has too deep of a notch for thin wood and it was hitting the table top. Taped a piece of scrap wood to the push stick and all was good! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 11 hours ago, ScottsGT said: “Well, I guess you learned just how close to not get?” 😂 On 2/11/2023 at 3:49 PM, ScottsGT said: If any of y’all ever decide to take on a huge model like this or say that big B-36 Ernie is working on, make sure your meds are in check and your liquor cabinet is stocked. Always working on the cabinet Scott not alot just enough to get comfy doesn't take much.The model is huge and I can imagine 1/2 items taking hits often. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Scott Amazing work and thank you for the 'keep it clean' tip. I always try to keep my bench as clean as possible and no question will be buying a small vacuum to do the honors in the future.0 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Thanks Peter! Did a little sanding, putty and priming on the sub. No real progress to show model wise. But I did quit the procrastination that I love to do so much and jumped back on the base woodwork. Man, procrastination really is my first hobby! I got the first layer of trim around the edges with a lip to build up the sea bed. But before the clay slinging starts, I need to prep the wood and stain and clear it first. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 The closest I came to losing any appendages was at my parents garment factory. We were short of some pocket panels for pants we were sewing. Our cutter wasn't in so I figured how hard could it be? I laid up the pocket lining and then grabbed a circular cutting knife. Think of a razor sharp pizza wheel with a 7" diameter blade at high RPM. Well, pocket lining is very slippery and it started to get pulled into the knife. Rather than do the smart thing and turn it off, I grabbed the lining and started fighting the blade, pulling it out. Finally turned the knife off and cleared it. Our cutter when he found out was absolutely aghast. He couldn't believe I had still had my fingers as that was the #1 way cutters lose fingers. And it's usually all the fingers on one hand at once as it happens so fast. I wasn't allowed to use the circular knife for a long time after that. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Carl Glad your run in with the cutter wasn't any worse then it was - it could have been a disaster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 11 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Carl Glad your run in with the cutter wasn't any worse then it was - it could have been a disaster. Peter, I still can't believe i got away with it. Turns out we have a smaller circular knife here at work. This is what they look like. The blade. The thing is, when you use one you have your other hand directly in front of the blade as you hold the fabric down. It's SOP and so if the fabric gets pulled in and you're not paying attention, so do your fingers. The safer option: At least these ones have a guard and don't pull the fabric. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Carl That's serious equipment and now I can understand exactly what you were saying and how lucky you were.👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Man, that’s some dangerous looking evil tool right there! Definitely would require some skills to run it safely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Just got the stain done on the base. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Peter, I still can't believe i got away with it. Turns out we have a smaller circular knife here at work. This is what they look like. The blade. The thing is, when you use one you have your other hand directly in front of the blade as you hold the fabric down. It's SOP and so if the fabric gets pulled in and you're not paying attention, so do your fingers. The safer option: At least these ones have a guard and don't pull the fabric. Scary-looking stuff. Especially as the the guard on the circular blade one seems offset from the blade plane. I can understand why an operator would move the guard aside, but it’s also a call-for-trouble action … Being a French company-owner, and having lived through a serious work-accident in 2014 on the premises - where I found out that being a business manager is not like being a doctor : you have an absolute result obligation, and putting the means in place is just not enough, whatever the intentions, and you are supposed to foresee all possible problems, including operator foul-usage -, I know an offset blade guard leading to a lost finger would have led me to a fine, if not prison … Hubert 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Hubert, the "guard" actually sit on top of the pile of fabric and is meant to hold it down rather than protect the operator's fingers. Think of a multilayer cake where each layer is a piece of fabric. The guard rests on the top layer and gently presses down on the top. The circular knives are meant for smaller quantities while that straight knife has a roughly 8" capacity and a 12" blade. I suspect newer versions may actually have a guard but haven't seen one. Most of these are easily 20-30 years old. Scott, sorry for the complete thread drift. Now back to the Seaview. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 All’s good! I’m happy to report that it looks like I’ve managed to muddle through the worst of the build by getting the joints blended! WooHoo!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Scott Nice going for sure 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 And now we finally have some paint!! Almost an entire bottle of Mr. Color FS36622 on just the bottom. Found a spot or two I might go back and fix. But going to wait for it to dry first. Looked bad under wet paint. Let’s wait for it to flatten out. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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