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Joined: 05/09/2010 Posts: 24 Points: 62 Location: Durban,South Africa
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Hi Guys i am on issue 16-18 at the moment and starting to pin/naail the lower deck in place...anybody got this far yet ? either i am a bit useless or the tool to put the pins in is a bit dodgy ,i tried a bit this afternoon and battled a bit,a few bent pins,a few missed the target and a few not going all the way in . Anybody got any advice to offer the ones on the outer edge are the most difficult i found  Regards Trev If my ship is going down...i'm bloody well getting off
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Patience and practice.
However that was the main reason I decided not to to pin the planks.
John
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The best way is to drill pilot holes first in the deck,then gently push the pin in...hope this helps Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Dontshootme wrote:The best way is to drill pilot holes first in the deck,then gently push the pin in...hope this helps Didn't think of that, I'm going to give it a try Thanks mate Rick Cutty Sark Lancaster bomber McLaren
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I used A Bradawl to make the pilot holes for the nail before pushing them home, you will find that the nail tends to move from side to side in the nailer, but patience and being careful you should overcome any problems, believe me, the more you use the nailer the more proficient you become...enjoy your build...  Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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the outer pins can be put in at a slight angle and finished off tapping the pin pusser with a small hammer dont go daft just slight taps
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as dontshootme say's ALWAYS drill pilot holes first,and when you do planking.I punched a hole through my deck,so the pin pusher went in the bin.I now use a small pin hammer and a centre punch. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Thanx for the advice will have to try the pilot hole idea,but living in the outback as we do will now have to hunt down small drills and hammer  also on an unrelated matter i contacted customer services regarding a missing part and have not had a response since i sent the mail on 6 Feb  Regards guys They say Rome wasn't built in a day,but at least i think they had all the bits to build it with If my ship is going down...i'm bloody well getting off
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re small drills a good sub is a dressing pin[0.8mm dia] with its head sniped off or even a safty pin cut it will drill wood but not metal
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Hi Trev I have just finished the lower gun deck. I found the only problem with the nailer was the accuracy of placing the nail. I found if the nailer is square to the wood and a firm constant pressure is applied it works well. The odd nail which is not flush can be tapped in with a light hammer and pin punch. Mini drills are available for http://hobbytech.co.za/ in Westville. As a matter of interest was your missing part 31. In issue 14 I got 30,30a,30b instead of 31 and 30 was supplied again in issue 15. I phone CS who promised to resend issue 14 (hope part 31 arrives) Happy building.
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It is difficult at thirst but with patience it can be done I am getting the hang of slowly
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Practice, practice and more practice, you will get is Wright. Albatross, build in 1982 from plans.
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2010 Hms Victory kit from Deagostini
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