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Some years ago I decided to make a model of the EMMYLOU paddle boat. I purchased the plans, but found that there were no measurements on the plans only a scale. Not being the best at maths it took a while to work out what I had to do, but eventually started using a home made CNC machine that I had completed a few years before.
After a few weeks of redrawing the plans using CAD on the computer (never used anything like CAD before) I started to make progress and finally got enough bits finished to make the hull. Once that was finished I was able to design and cut the upper deck and remainder of the structure. I got it to a point where it needed painting and that is where it has remained since. It is fitted with an electric motor for each paddle to get the ability to turn, fully radio controlled, probably the radio controller has died now after all this time. There seems to be too much else to do.
The headlights were my first go at metal spinning, other lights were made up on lathe and shaped with milling machine. I hope one day to get around to finishing it. Hope that this is of interrest to someone.
After a few weeks of redrawing the plans using CAD on the computer (never used anything like CAD before) I started to make progress and finally got enough bits finished to make the hull. Once that was finished I was able to design and cut the upper deck and remainder of the structure. I got it to a point where it needed painting and that is where it has remained since. It is fitted with an electric motor for each paddle to get the ability to turn, fully radio controlled, probably the radio controller has died now after all this time. There seems to be too much else to do.
The headlights were my first go at metal spinning, other lights were made up on lathe and shaped with milling machine. I hope one day to get around to finishing it. Hope that this is of interrest to someone.
