New building/repairs forums

To help the large number of people building and repairing Mirrors we have introduced two new forums to share tips and experiences.

Trello has kindly offered to moderate these and will be going through old postings scattered on other forums to move them to the new categories.

MCA Secretary

Good idea, Can Someone make a chart of all the tools etc that is need in building a new mirror from a kit?

James Polston

To start :
Block Plane
Oil stone
Hand saws (various. I found Japanese pull saws good)
Drill (hand,electric or battery)
Tape measure
Ruler
Spirit levels
Spoke shave
Pencils
Cotton
Chisels
Mixing pots (100's)
Paint brushes
Heater (if building in winter, do it in summer!!)
G Clamps
Pliers
Screwdrivers
Vinegar



Edited by - toddy on 08 March 2007 20:48:45

Edited by - toddy on 08 March 2007 21:40:00

Thanks, is it possible to add the amount you need? Because I've seen you need loads of G clamps.

James

James

I am beginning to think you really are going to build one. Enough clamps to clamp the gunwale every 100 - 150mm so lots.

ok thanks,

I was thinking it could be fun in the summer holidays

James

James

You could do it during the summer holidays, it would take about 2 - 3 weeks to build the shell. You would then need to leave it (ideally) coated in epoxy for about 4 weeks to fully cure before you could start the painting and varnishing.

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James

You could do it during the summer holidays, it would take about 2 - 3 weeks to build the shell. You would then need to leave it (ideally) coated in epoxy for about 4 weeks to fully cure before you could start the painting and varnishing.


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I found another mirror building blog - this one is currently being built in California. An interesting read.

www.mirror70407.com

Makes me want to start building one here in China...

Graham