5 more pieces milled… And here’s a picture of the slip-joint I mentioned last time. Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged steel
Dining Table – part 3
Nov 12
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 »
Dining Table – part 1
Oct 1
It was a toss up what the next project would be but it came down to a dining table to replace our existing one. It’s going to be roughly the same size – about 8 or 9 feet long to seat 8 comfortably. The frame is going to be just steel, and the top is going to be just wood. This project should be much faster and cheaper than the desk – going to work on simple for a little while. Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 7
Jul 20
The desk isn’t finished. But it’s close.
It actually looks like a desk now! Check out the progress…
A New Desk – part 6
Jul 16
I did not forget about the desk for a month… There have been many weekends away and busy at home but it has been progressing a few hours at a time here and there! As a matter of fact it has finally come home from Club Workshop! But first let’s get up to speed since the last update. Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 5
Jun 18
Haven’t posted an update for a little while but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working! This whole project has taken more time that I expected – that has been a learning experience in itself! Funny how the Part 3 post says “Finally it’s starting to come together”! So what have I been doing? Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 4
Jun 3
Building the frame for the desk defined most of the shape but there is a lot more to do. Read the rest of this entry »
A New Desk – part 3
May 24
Finally it’s all starting to come together. along with the 2″ x 3″ x 3/16″ steel angle from before I cut up some 1.5″ x 1.5″ x 1/8″ as well. I made up a little jig for both the 1/8″ and 3/16″ corners to keep them lined up just right while welding them – made it so much easier. Was a little bit worried about how to weld them all up as cleanly as possible. For now the plan is to keep the finished desk in a raw state so I can’t just weld away and grind the welds down as one often does. 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 »
The first real Club Workshop project was a Big B. My Better Half (MBH) just got a new office and one day we were at Decade admiring a “little” (18″) B which was made out of rustic/rusty sheet metal. Funnily enough I had already thought of making a B as an officewarming gift – mentioned that and was given the green light. Read the rest of this entry »