Send me your snail mail, Peter, in case it is too much to scan....once I locate it again. Offline if you wish. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Cathcart" <peter.cathcart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:29 AM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Steam engine RPM? > > Speaking of stringing things out, does anyone still twist their own model > ropes for sailing ship models from string? I've a brief how-to writeup of > building a miniature rope walk for the purpose, but don't know whether > anyone actually does that anymore. > > _________________ > > Charles > > I built a rope making machine last year which can take anything from > cotton > to twine, but my favourite is the cotton string sold by B&Q. Being a > natural substance it twists into great ropes for knots. I based it on a > design by a friend who built his as he couldn't find rope suitable for the > steam tug boat he was building from scratch. The main reason for building > it was for scouts. However we did have it on the IDSME stand at Sandown > Park last December and it went down a treat - particularly for the > boaters. > Lots went away having made their first rope on the device. > > I would be very interested in your miniature rope walk. Might be another > suitable project for scouts. > > Peter Cathcart > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.