Todays little project!

[Chrispy]

Well tried Andy but no biscuit sorry. btw Andy in my first post there is 15mm + 25mm + 32mm dowel

Yesterdays glue up went OK, glued pinned and pressed.

Then out of the press so that I could fill the pin holes so that this morning I could clean them up using the belt/stroke sander.

then a quick wiz round with a round over in a palm router to finish.

Also this morning I got this lot out about 150m of 50 x 50 Poplar to plane up after lunch.

 

[Chrispy]

And the large dowels are table legs according to Chris's website (I know, its cheating!)[/quote]

Nope not this time , and they are not on my website or face book either :twisted:

 

[Fatboy]

And the large dowels are table legs according to Chris's website (I know, its cheating!)

Nope not this time , and they are not on my website or face book either :twisted:[/quote]

I stand corrected . Thats the problem when looking ay pc before the wine last night has worn off and the caffeine this morning had kicked in! :roll:

 

[Chrispy]

Press pressing two bits into one for the 100mm dowel

Thicknessing

Still not finished but I am.

I,m not even emptying this tonight.

 

[kostello]

Oh I know....

You've got the contract to rebuild Britain's prisons....

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[DiscoStu]

Making drum sticks for Animal (From the muppets) next tour?


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[griggs]

download/file.php?id=40560&mode=view

Is that your own shop built press ? How does it work?

Thanks

 

[Chrispy]

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/download/file.php?id=40560&mode=view

Is that your own shop built press ? How does it work?

Thanks

Yes griggs home made air powered, it has a 12" dia air ram at the bottom making it an upstroke press ie with no power it will open so you can get your hand out

 

[Chrispy]

Today's job was to finish thicknessing which took 4 hours and 6 bags of shavings (bet your glad you don't live next door to me)
and then to make the 100mm dowel, because the cutters I have will only do part of the cut I made the blank into an octagon first and then cut eight times to create the full circle.

That done I cut it up into 75mm lengths and sanded the ends.
for the observant among you there are more here as I had some left over from the last batch I made.

Then rounded off the edges on the spindle moulder with a bearing guide.

Then drilled a 25mm hole in each end.

took off the sharp edge again.

Now was it fatboy who thought that the "Large" dowels were lesgs as on my website well these are the "Large" dowels now, and they are legs too so you weren't so wrong really. :lol:

Also on that note between you all you have nearly solved it, it just needs the right bits putting together (with a lot of filler maybe) :twisted:

 

[beganasatree]

WHEN IS THE NEXT INSTALLMENT?????????????

 

[Fatboy]

Looking at all the components I can't get away from thinking its some sort of adjustable furniture; bed, cot but I just can't place the box component within that

 

[kostello]

Is it a giant beaded seat cover?

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[Chrispy]

After being let out of the house for the morning I thought of you lot and made some more progress.

Six of these cut to 2300 x 44 x 40mm

A quick dab on sander with the ends

then drill a 25mm blind hole near each end.

To give me this.

Then set up the spindle moulder with a 22mm round over and take the edges off.

Lower the block 4mm and run twice more

Giving me this now.

Reset the moulder with a 6mm round over and flush bearing to round over the ends, note the spindle is running clockwise here to put the cutter under the work piece so thing may seem back to front.

To give this

And now my leave is over so Ta Ta for now.

 

[Adam9453]

Staircase??

 

[Sheffield Tony]

Looks a bit like some kind of childrens' play equipment ? Those look like handrails.

 

[devonwoody]

Power press for you local tech college

 

[deserter]

As you said it's paid for by the tax payer, is it anew pig pen for Downing Street.

 

[Chrispy]

Looks a bit like some kind of childrens' play equipment ? Those look like handrails.

Absolutely, hit the nail squarely on the head. (hammer) (hammer) Well done.
It's for the Sure Start children's centers program, helps with the development of balance, co-ordination, agility and confidence etc in the very young.
Very similar to the Tumble Tots franchise.

Any how back to work,finish of as Tony spotted the handrails.

This is what my large drying rack now looks like.

Now to cut to length with angled ends the rest of the pile, 96 pieces.

round off all the corners as before.

And just as a reminder as to the cost of timber production this is the view on my way home this weekend.

Sorry about the poor pictures it's not fog but smoke.
A small stand of Poplar trees on the edge of the business park that has been cleared and looks like will be going for fire wood very soon.

 

[Ian down london way]

Some kind of large kinetic sculpture?

(Doh - must read the last page before posting)

 

[Chrispy]

If any one is still looking in here's my update,
456 holes drilled and eased, luckily I have on long term loan a dowel boring machine that that does this easily.

Then drill a blind clearance hole for a 5mm screw with countersink in each end of each piece

After a lot of filling and sanding.

And that is that, just the coloring and polishing and a bit more drilling and assembly to do now.