I'm gonna need a bigger boat,ORCA

[DCN]

Confucius said “ man with only one ruler spend way too much time trying looking to find said ruler.”

My ruler has an Iron Fist, True conversation piece LOL.

 

[flimzy]

I also have many scalpels. We don’t use exato knife in the UK

 

[division 6]

Two is one, one is none.
Always have extras.

 

[skiffy]

Nice set! My knives are from Stanley and Swann-Morton, and my vernier is clockwork.

 

[greenmachines]

“10mm socket syndrome.”

Everytime I lose a 10mm, I sing "Carry On Wayward Son" and every time I find one in some extreme random spot, I kill the fatted calf and we celebrate the return of the prodigal. No calves have been cooked yet but one day I will find a 10mm, just keeping my hopes up.

 

[batguy]

Basic boat-building question - why did they build the casting platform as a set of individual planks?

My first thought is that a series of planks would resist getting warped better than a single big one.

The gaps would also let standing water drain through (like treads on a tire) but that doesn't seem like a very effective way to get it done.

 

[joberg]

View attachment 1935199 I’ve never had the first pour work first time in a cold mold.

Do you use graphite for your mold or something else?

 

[flimzy]

Do you use graphite for your mold or something else?

Yes I put graphite in my silicone molds when doing white metal

 

[flimzy]

Rudder and propeller done so I can now test it on the lake. It’s a big chunk of brass.

 

[joberg]

Why am I jumping up and down after reading your phrase "Rudder and propeller done, so I can test it on the lake"

 

[ID10T]

I need some pointers…

 

[flimzy]

Very happy with the rudder and propeller. I’m going to remake the chair in white metal so it’s stronger.

 

[Tommy]

But where's the dramatically-crushed styrofoam cup...?


Otherwise, looking fantastic.

I rewatched Jaws all the way through for the first time in many years last night, and even despite the at-sea segment taking up a smaller portion of the overall film than I recalled, it definitely helped to more fully remind me why this vessel is so adored. You really get to know Orca inside and out, and when the engine ultimately fails, you sort of feel for it almost as much as for the crew. Having spent several years frequently at sea on boats around that size, it also just feels refreshingly believable.

[Certainly more believable than the hoax dorsal fin scene's conclusion; seriously, how did those kids not get shot??]

 

[finalfrontier]

Very happy with the rudder and propeller. I’m going to remake the chair in white metal so it’s stronger.View attachment 1935839View attachment 1935840View attachment 1935841

Just incredible, so much respect for your talent AND attention to detail!!

 

[batguy]

I rewatched Jaws all the way through for the first time in many years last night, and even despite the at-sea segment taking up a smaller portion of the overall film than I recalled, it definitely helped to more fully remind me why this vessel is so adored. You really get to know Orca inside and out, and when the engine ultimately fails, you sort of feel for it almost as much as for the crew. Having spent several years frequently at sea on boats around that size, it also just feels refreshingly believable.

I always thought the Orca was too small & overloaded with stuff for the kind of fisherman that Quit ostensibly was. But that goes part & parcel with the character and movie.

The crew said the real thing was not very safe. The wooden mast (added for the movie) was too tall & heavy. They loaded the bottom of the hull with lead ballast in attempt to stabilize it.

They switched to a second 'stunt' Orca once the shark jumped onto the back end. It was a fiberglass mockup version of the main Orca (with an alloy mast). Below the waterline it had a metal framework with air tanks so they could sink it halfway and pause it there.