12-08-2004, 03:30 PM | #1 |
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A model sailing ship of tin - possible?
I was watching a program called Neat Design (Värsta Formen) and there was this woman who was tin designer.
And this made think about the possibility of making a model sailing ship completely out of tin. Is this possible. I had in mind a half meter long model ship and about 30 - 35 cm in height. All shrouds and backstays should also be in thin tin wires. |
12-08-2004, 04:34 PM | #2 |
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That sounds quite cool (since I love ships and naval stuff).
Hmm...maybe I should ask for a model ship for Christmas.
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How much does tin weigh? I guess it would only depend on whether tin is too heavy for it to float.
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"Tinfoil" (somewhat thicker than the usual variety) for the sails, for example, and as I posted tinwires for the shrouds and backstays. And as for floating capacity, my idea was to make a "window model", that is a model ship which stands on a support in a window. Then I guess that the amount of tin will rule the structural stability of the model. What say ye? |
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I wouldn't be troubled about the weight of tin (or density to be exact). With the right construction, nothing is too heavy to float. -- (checked it up, tin has about the same density as steel, which you make ships of that float).
What I come to think about though is tin's melting point which is comparatively low. What if there was a fire onboard? The boat could become quite deformed!
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I was in Cape May in 1992, lovely lovely town. Watched "A River Runs Through it" for the first time there. I was the only one in the theater. Loved the beaches. I was there for about 7 weeks, ahem... Yup, it's all about displacement, tin works really well off course. That's why in the early part of the 1900's they use to make a lot of tin ships as toys for kids. Should be a fun project. Good luck!!
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