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Building ParadoxTools Plans and CAD Presentation IntroductionBefore Paradox can be built one must assemble the necessary tools and equipment. The main materials such as plywood can be bought piecemeal or at once, according to one's pocket, but no boat can be built without the necessary tools. Unless one has accumulated tools over a period of time the outlay can be quite considerable, although that can be reduced by looking at the secondhand market, or by borrowing. ToolsHere is a list of what I believe to be 'essential' tools for me to build my Paradox. Acetone - for cleaning brushes Bar Clamps - (2 x 5ft) - for clamping hull sides Batten - (Flexible) - for drawing fair curves Block Plane (Low angle) - for shaping cabin framing etc Brushes - cheap for applying epoxy and epoxy putty Chisels - (Variety) - for shaping and joining Clamps - (Bar) - for holding items in place Clamps - (Screw type - long - several) - for temporarily fixing articles Clamps - screw - short - several - for keeping parts together temporarily Cutter - (Stanley Knife - wide long blades about 6 ins) - for cutting fibreglass Drill - (Electric) - for making holes rapidly Drill - (Hand) - for making screw holes in Perspex windows Drill Bit - (1 ft 6 ins) - for making vent trunk drain File - (With course teeth - 1/16 inch) for shaping hardened epoxy Fillet Tools - various types and sizes - for making regular epoxy fillets Gloves - (Heavy duty) - for protection when casting lead Gloves - (Rubber) - for working with epoxy Goggles - for machine sanding and when casting lead Hammer - (Heavy) - for when using punch Hammer - (Light) - for when tacking brads and small nails Jigsaw - (Hand - electric) - for cutting shapes from plywood Lead Pigs - for weights and eventually for fixed ballast Long Sanding Board - (Homemade) - for smoothing large areas Masking Tape - for lining fillet sides to protect surrounding area from epoxy Masks - (Breathing - light paper type) - for preventing dust getting into ones lungs Mask - (Breathing - heavy duty) - for preventing dust getting into ones lungs Metal Edge - (1/8 x 4 ins x needed width) - for making scarf joints Paint and Rust Stripper - (Wire brush used with electric drill) - for scuffing surfaces Palm Sander - (Hand) - for sanding small but sensitive areas including fillets Panel Saw - for general sawing in restricted areas Pen - (Black, fine) - for marking Pen - (Red, fine) - for marking Pencil - for marking Pipe Clamp - (Long) - for holding parts in position while gluing Plane - (Low angle Stanley) - for shaping bilge runners and cabin parts Plastic Sheeting - for covering sides and stern when glassing bottom Pliers - for gripping objecsts Punch - for sinking nail heads below surface Putty Knife - (Modified with concave arch for filling hollows Putty Knife - with bevel edge - for applying epoxy putty Putty Knives - (Various - narrow to broad up to 6 inches) for smoothing epoxy Quick-Grips - (Mini) - for handy clamping Rags - for cleaning Ratchet Strap - for holding bow end of bottom in place when assembling Respirator - for when melting lead for ballast pigs Rope - for making Spanish windlasses when assembling hull Rotary Grinder (With No 16 and 36 grit discs) - for shaping and smoothing Rubber Mallet - (Large) - for use when applying foam insulation Sander - (Orbital) - for rapid heavy duty sanding Sandpaper (Aluminium Oxide 40-60g grit) - for smoothing Saw Horses x 2 - for supporting items being worked on Screwdrivers - various Scissors - for cutting glass cloth Sleepers - (2 x 4 in x 4 in x 16 ft) - for supporting hull while building Spatula - for applying epoxy putty Squeegee - (With a bevel edge) - for spreading epoxy on panels Straight Edge - (Metal - 4 to 5 ft) - for drawing and cutting straight lines String - for tying and bundling things together and for guidelines Surform - for forming and smoothing Tape Measure - for measuring long lengths Templates - (Cardboard or paper) - for shaping insulation foam and other parts Tenon Saw - for accurately cutting wood Tubs - for mixing epoxy Wax Paper - for protecting surfaces from epoxy Work Bench - (substantial) for general woodworking
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