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I just finished the San Francisco, and thought I'd show a picture of the stand, an auxiliary table, I built for rigging. The basic problem is that my main workbench is fixed height. But rigging a model is more comfortable if it is at a convenient height, and ships tend to extend a fair amount in height. So, this stand is adjustable for height.
The stand is built mainly from two pieces of plastic plumbing pipe. The standard sizes of pipe to not telescope one size with the next, so I used a coupler on top of the bigger pipe, sanded and filed out so the smaller pipe would just fit inside. In order to telescope, then, I had to make a wooden disk just a bit bigger in diameter than the smaller pipe, to fit inside the bigger one. I drilled holes at one inch intervals so I could stick a 3/16 screw through the appropriate hole to hold the stand at the desired height. The bottom pipe is held to a piece of particle board with the big angle brackets. On top I built a little cradle, which is bolted to a disk I cut to fit inside the smaller pipe. The bolt is fastened to that disk with a stop nut to keep it just barely tight, so the cradle swivels. The top picture shows the stand raised a bit for a smaller ship like the SF. The bottom shows it fully down for a large sailing ship (Heller's le Soleil Royale. It took me a couple of days to make, and sure comes in handy for the rigging tasks.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Hello Don, that is a great way to work the rigging!
I do not understand something, do you work sitting?
Don,
That is so cool! I know when I rig that I am standing at times and sitting at others which this takes into account, but I really like that you can move around the model without having to move the ship. I have the Amati Keel Klamper which is great, but as you say, it is at the fixed height of my worktable. Thanks for posting it.
By the way, your San Francisco is looking great and I love your SR which would be an excellent WIP (I know all the good and bad press).
Steve
Great idea. Looks like it's plenty sturdy enough - especially if you put your foot on the base.
I most definitely do work sitting down. I haven't rigged a ship since I set up my current work table arrangement - but that day is coming. I'll certainly keep Mr. Stauffer's idea in mind.
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lightkeeper Hello Don, that is a great way to work the rigging! I do not understand something, do you work sitting?
Yes. The chair got cropped out of the photo. But the chair is a cheap one, the height adjustment doesn't work. Even if it did, when I get chairs up very high my legs get uncomfortable. I much prefer changing the height of the model, Not only am I sitting, but I am starting to get a little palsy when I am doing fine tweezer work, so need to rest my hand on the trough piece to steady my hand, with maybe on finger touching part of the model (very carefully).
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