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Re: custom sails
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 13 May 2003 23:39:20 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Tom Reed writes:
(Some good advice on sail making).
Just a couple of extra points -
The product I used for the Misérable and the Intracty was a US product
called "Stiffie" (!)
I used a standard paper hole punch for the rigging holes. The paper hole
punch won't work very well on unstiffened fabric.
I ran out of ball joints to rig the sales with - I find 1x1 plates with
clips (vertical or horizontal) work well, 1x1 plates with rings work a bit
too well (ie they're too tight) and 2x1 plates with handles work less well.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) If you're going to use a paper punch on fabric, you might want to buy a dedicated paper punch and never use it on anything _but_ fabric. Paper will dull any cutting edge (in theatre, you learn that a very painful way to commit suicide is to (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) i wonder if they have that at my local fabric store. :-) the stuff i have right now is a heavy 100% cotton canvass. it is relatively stiff, but i may try to stiffen it up. (...) i found that 2x1 plates with the rod attached perpendicular to it (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Hi Steve, What I've found that works best for punching holes is a leather punch tool! It looks like a set of pliers only it has a wheel on the end. It allows you to select different sizes for the holes by dialing the wheel to the correct size. (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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