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Subject: 
Re: Mast Platforms.
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lugnet.pirates
Date: 
Sat, 19 Jun 2004 05:11:58 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Daniel Yuhas wrote:
I have 3 masts I want to use in a ship I'm building in the future, probably
around August. I'm gathering parts for it. I don't have any platforms for the
masts. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to make platforms that
will fit on the mast and still be sturdy and everything. I made one sort of
large platform today, but it isn't all that sturdy, and it was very complicated
to make. I think I'll use it for the main mast, but if anyone has any ideas for
the other masts, help me out please.

Here's an idea I've used, using the top beam holes of the lower mast section and
the 1x4 hook-plates that you usually use to make beams:

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Pizzamuffin/ideas/mast1.jpg

(hopefully that gets the idea across well enough)

Michael



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  Re: Mast Platforms.
 
(...) I like that idea, but I think I only have one of those hook plate pieces. I have a bunch of the 1x2 hook plates where the hook points up though. Here's the idea I had, although the pictures don't explain it well at all. (URL) used one of those (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)

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  Mast Platforms.
 
I have 3 masts I want to use in a ship I'm building in the future, probably around August. I'm gathering parts for it. I don't have any platforms for the masts. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas of how to make platforms that will fit on the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-04, to lugnet.pirates)

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