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tomarack · 04-07-2008

Hi,guys,
I bought some MM plans of Clochlight puffer by Cousins.( Thanks Robert from Clyde puffer forum)for next link too, it help me . .I need but some next help, please. When browsing through puffer pages,I found that the more pages,(ships and their models), the more basic questions appeared.
As to puffer construction details (maybe iron ships in general )I have several questions then .
Firstly..as to rivet size for hull plating , and technique of plating in particular.
How looked like the rivet heads in history..and size of metal plates(iron and steel) in, e.g. last years of 19 century, and in twenties last century??
Are there some big differences?
The rivet heads were mainly round, or flat??I believe flat under water part of hull of the ship.Where the rivets with round heads can be situated from ? How big were the distances between rivets(spacing)? I can see , it seems to me .., rather caricatures of rivetting at some models...I am not sure, but the rivet heads there are many times rather highly oversized.(As I can seee at the one model of Flower WW II class ships, which seems to be more caricature with big smallpox papulas ..How big the rivets were in reality????(diameter...?? ) maybe next questions appears yet . Thanks for help. Tom

04-07-2008	#1 (permalink)
tomarack Scale Model Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: east of Czech Republic, mid-Europe Real Name: Tomas My Models: plans,my model is live steam aussie sidewheeler Visit tomarack's Gallery Posts: 22	old ship iron hull construction Hi,guys, I bought some MM plans of Clochlight puffer by Cousins.( Thanks Robert from Clyde puffer forum)for next link too, it help me . .I need but some next help, please. When browsing through puffer pages,I found that the more pages,(ships and their models), the more basic questions appeared. As to puffer construction details (maybe iron ships in general )I have several questions then . Firstly..as to rivet size for hull plating , and technique of plating in particular. How looked like the rivet heads in history..and size of metal plates(iron and steel) in, e.g. last years of 19 century, and in twenties last century?? Are there some big differences? The rivet heads were mainly round, or flat??I believe flat under water part of hull of the ship.Where the rivets with round heads can be situated from ? How big were the distances between rivets(spacing)? I can see , it seems to me .., rather caricatures of rivetting at some models...I am not sure, but the rivet heads there are many times rather highly oversized.(As I can seee at the one model of Flower WW II class ships, which seems to be more caricature with big smallpox papulas ..How big the rivets were in reality????(diameter...?? ) maybe next questions appears yet . Thanks for help. Tom __________________ "Keep the stacks smoking"