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HI Alan
I notice you used the plank crimping tool when doing the bow section
may I ask the best way of using it to bed the bow planking with out breaking
any planks you made it look easy I tried it on a couple of pieces first but kept breaking them is there a simpler way, I would like to use to finish the remainder of the bow planks to see if it any better then the iron thank you
Ronald
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Hi Ronald, the crimping tool normally comes with two blades, the sharper of the blades is used for cutting planks and the other is used for bending. If your planks keep cutting then I suspect you are using the wrong blade....
Regards
Alan
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I saw in the plastic container there was another blade but when I looked at it they look the same but I changed it we're see how it goes thanks, but while I here in the plastic container there was a drill chuck and a short fluted drill bit is that for the hand drill by any chance
Ronald
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The blade for the plank bender has two sides a blade side for cutting as you have found out and a flat square side, use the flat square side for plank bending. The wood should be soaked in warmish water for about 20 minutes before you use the plank bender on the wood. As the wood will be wet after bending and swollen from the water its best to pin it in position without glue and let it dry over night. Once dry it will have formed to the shape of the hull and will be easier to glue in place on the model. Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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ok thanks for the information
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