5 more pieces milled… And here’s a picture of the slip-joint I mentioned last time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dining Table – part 3
Nov 12
I’ve been doing some more work on the table recently and decided to try out some video with the camera. As they say a picture may be worth a thousand words but sometimes a picture might prompt a ton of questions as well. When I say I’m milling something, what does that mean anyway? Have a look! Read the rest of this entry »
Dining Table – part 2
Oct 31
I was sick with the flu and out of town twice this month so spent less than 10 hours working on the table this month, but it is progressing along… As I said in my last post I bought two thicknesses of steel tube – the plan is Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 2
May 20
After completely milling out the large notch from part 1 I realized that there was a better way. Originally I had planned to cut out the whole section and weld in a small piece a the top of the cutout but something hit me and I wondered why I didn’t just mill out a cutout instead of the entire notch. I could continue on and at some point regret not having succumbed to that realization, or I could cut my losses (a few hours and 8 feet of angle) and start again. The latter turned out to be an excellent choice! Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 1
May 18
The current desk situation in the loft is neither a very efficient use of space nor very nice to look at. Working on changing that right now…
Among other things, I picked up some steel – 2″ x 3″ angle. The long pieces you see are eight feet long.
After I mitered all the ends I got my hands on the CNC milling maching and made a cutout on the wider side of the angle. Read the rest of this entry »
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