Riz wrote:
Thanks a lot for the detailed information.
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Regards,
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Riz Abbasi
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A couple of addons - I find a scroll saw much more useful for model=20
parts. Go here and look at the Olson Scroll saw Blade collection -- that =

should tell you why...

http://tufftooth.com/




A knife for carving parts -- see Lee Valley I like the Veritas knife.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/Search...3D2&action=3Dn



I got some flexcut knives for carving -- I also used them for making toy =

train cars and carving jewel box detail...
www.woodcarve.netfirms.com
http://www.woodcarve.netfirms.com/fl...troduction.htm

I got the palm tools that plug into a handle.



Architectural/engineering scale rulers are in my collection for drawing=20
-- easy to use -- no conversion required as in the wheel idea.


And of course accurate drawing tools (compass, rulers, protractor) --=20
Staedler Mars or better... See Currys drafting tools. Proper selection=20
of harder lead pencils etc...
http://www.currys.com/indexeg.asp


Balsa may be light -- but it is stable and strong. Bass wood does deform =

with moisture -- at least on large parts -- as does white pine --=20
another relatively stable material in small pieces.

For carved parts Bass wood carves like cheese...


For colours look at acrylic paints -- see Curry's.


Lee valley also carries kits of the hard to find parts for cars, and=20
trains and planes -- then you can supply the rest of the wood.


Look up kits, wheels, mechanical and mechanical book at Lee valley...

Kidder has model parts... good to deal with.
http://www.kidder.ca/


See atlas Machinery on my web page for metal lathes, Taige lathes etc...


We have a King rotary tool -- but they don't have a router base -- so we =

got the dremel version with fences etc.

Someone here published a web link to model building site -- I have not=20
seen him post in a while. Perhaps someone recalls the link..

Last but not least -- go to my links page -- I will be surprised if some =

of the other links don't pan out on something you need.



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Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw