What are you working on currently?

iamtony · 30-05-2020 12:45am

Your skill set and your photography are out of my league, looks great.

chillyspoon · 30-05-2020 9:43am

Sparks wrote: »

Fire pretty! (but lacquer drippy I'll have to recut this with 00 steel wool and add another coat tomorrow I think. It's always that last coat that gets me...)

Ash blank, about 5" across, burned the rim with a propane torch, brushed with a steel brush, burned again, cleaned with compressed air, sealed and rubbed gold embellishing wax into the grain before finishing all over with carnuba wax and lacquer.

You're really dialling those in now Sparks - absolutely lovely work.

Bonzo Delaney · 31-05-2020 10:16am

The black and pale gold effect is georgous.

Guru Maith Agut · 05-06-2020 3:02pm

Screw related question..

Anybody know a european term for these screws (must have a wider head than the pan head screw)?

I am looking for an 80/100mm length screw and not have to use a washer with it to get the same result as this screw would give.

Siobhan82 · 05-06-2020 3:05pm

Dave! wrote: »

Hey folks,

Not sure if there's a thread for this already, but direct me to it if there is!

Thought it'd be good to share what we're working on currently and our progress, etc.

After all sorts of problems I've completed the build of a BBQ side table for my friend. Gonna finish it during the week and then get rid of it! The frame ended up a bit twisted which has meant I had to hack the sh*te out of the legs to get them even. Just hoping my friend's patio is flat, or we'll have to stick a few beer mats under it! Got quite acquainted with my new circular saw today, wasn't as intuitive as I assumed to get a clean straight cut with it, but I'm quite comfortable with it now!

https://twitter.com/davemcginn_ie/status/772535698939383813

Next project is a quite narrow hall table for my sister's house. Been looking forward to starting on this one! Was browsing Pinterest the last few days for ideas. Bought the timber today, have a good idea how I'll do it.

I must say I'm impressed as I'm working mostly on my tan

jack of all · 05-06-2020 4:09pm

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Screw related question..

Anybody know a european term for these screws (must have a wider head than the pan head screw)?

I am looking for an 80/100mm length screw and not have to use a washer with it to get the same result as this screw would give.

Try looking for "washer head screws" or "flange head screws"

glynf · 05-06-2020 4:46pm

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Screw related question..

Anybody know a european term for these screws (must have a wider head than the pan head screw)?

I am looking for an 80/100mm length screw and not have to use a washer with it to get the same result as this screw would give.

Spax do a T25/30 torx washer head in 6 x 100mm.

Calahonda52 · 05-06-2020 9:32pm

glynf wrote: »

Spax do a T25/30 torx washer head in 6 x 100mm.

even up to 280, which I got!

iamtony · 06-06-2020 12:19pm

jack of all wrote: »

Try looking for "washer head screws" or "flange head screws"

i searched the image on google and it came up with wafer head screws also.

iamtony · 06-06-2020 12:22pm

Simple little kitchen or toilet roll holder made from a gift box the missus brought back from the states. Not finished.

Calahonda52 · 06-06-2020 3:22pm

Bog standard:)
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anything but!

iamtony · 06-06-2020 4:57pm

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Bog standard:)
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anything but!

i see what you did their:pac: its getti g stained amd lacquered today and i want a little crystal drawer pull for it but not a hope im hell im queing outside woodies or something.

magicbastarder · 06-06-2020 5:03pm

iamtony wrote: »

i see what you did their:pac:

yep, he's on a roll.

iamtony · 06-06-2020 11:22pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

yep, he's on a roll.

he sure is. Anyway i forgive him I'm gonna WIPE the slate clean and move on.

07-06-2020 12:04am

What's with all the crap puns?

Guru Maith Agut · 07-06-2020 12:08am

Charmin discussion in here

:pac:

07-06-2020 1:45am

I’d be keeping an open eye for any stray splinters for the first couple of rolls, that’s for sure!

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:24pm

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:27pm

Finished the finish. Sorry it took so long i was bogged down with other stuff:pac:

Sorry imgur isnt working please delete empty posts i couldnt.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QjBH5b9rjZqGLGvz5

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:27pm

iamtony · 07-06-2020 1:30pm

mossym · 08-06-2020 1:15pm

started here: first cut

has gone a bit further than this, lowwer shelves are on, top is made and glued.

and eventually it is intended to be one of these. (not in cedar obviously)

mcbert · 08-06-2020 1:23pm

Looks lovely, but what is it?

Graham · 08-06-2020 1:25pm

Barbecue table or really fancy hospital trolley would be my guesses

Looks well so far mossym

mossym · 08-06-2020 1:29pm

sorry, i thought the last pic was self explanatory. the red egg is a kamado joe, it's a ceramic grill.weighs 130kg (the grill, without the table) so it needs to be robust

CelticRambler · 08-06-2020 1:51pm

Impressive! Is that natural variation in the colour of one type of wood, or are those blocks of different woods ... or is it just stained for effect?

mossym · 08-06-2020 2:06pm

the last pic isn't mine, it was built by a guy in the US who works in a cedar mill so had full access to all the wood and tools he wanted. it's what i'm building mine to look like. Would love to have used cedar but wasn't really an option. had to go with what was covid-available

it's all cedar, he only finished it with a couple of coats of decking stain!!

awec · 08-06-2020 5:42pm

Jealous of both the table and your kamado!

magicbastarder · 08-06-2020 9:46pm

all well and good until you open that thing in the middle and a facehugger jumps out at you.

Magic ]=) · 08-06-2020 10:18pm

Currently going through some renovation. I was in need of new desk for home office so I've used two doors and frames and turned them into corner desk.
Total lenth 240x80cm on shorter end 160 x 90cm.

Except for those four 6x2s everything else was recycled material. Legs came from old ikea desk that I was using before. Shelve is made from old mdf laminated board that was used as bath tub cover.

Both table tops hand planed. Rough rustic look intended.

Few pics from the process.

mossym · 10-06-2020 9:43am

starting to a look a lot more like what i linked to earlier. still a fair bit of sanding/staining/sealing to do yet.

Halycon · 10-06-2020 11:12am

mossym wrote: »

started here: first cut

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

chillyspoon · 10-06-2020 11:32am

Knocked together a workbench top for my office over the last few evenings. It's going to be used as a soldering station some of the time and as my standing desk for part of each working day. I've accidentally turned into an OSB furniture hipster over the last few builds - totally unintentional!!

I've done my usual writeup so that future me can remember what the hell I did:
https://www.chillyspoon.com/blog/2020/6/9/making-a-deskworkbench-top-for-ikea-sitstand-trestles

mossym · 10-06-2020 1:59pm

Halycon wrote: »

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

they were pressure treated, this table is going to live outside 365. they were newel posts for decking that i repurposed

Guru Maith Agut · 10-06-2020 10:25pm

Halycon wrote: »

Hi Mossym,

Can i ask where you got the legs? I am hoping to make a table and having trouble sourcing thicker material that isn't already pressure treated.

Hey Halycon, you should look at door framing boards. They are planed and a lot straighter than a lot of construction timber. They are usually 1½" x 4" or thereabouts. And if you need thicker you could just glue to together and then cut the lengths as you need them afterwards.

Halycon · 11-06-2020 8:34am

Guru Maith Agut wrote: »

Hey Halycon, you should look at door framing boards. They are planed and a lot straighter than a lot of construction timber. They are usually 1½" x 4" or thereabouts. And if you need thicker you could just glue to together and then cut the lengths as you need them afterwards.

Thanks, I will try those

Magic ]=) · 11-06-2020 1:18pm

Door frames usually come with a rebate and most of the time are 6x2. I used to buy plane 6x2 red deal boards. (They are sold are 6x2 real life size is 1.5"x5.5") Made a legs for my desk from - photos few posts up.

Only place I've seen bigger rough non treated boards or beams were in a sawmill never at local builders.

If you can't get the right size maybe you could buy smaller sizes and join (laminate?) them. I noticed that my oak coffee table legs are done this way rather than from one piece. These legs are only 2.5"x2.5"
Looks like 5 pieces glued together
https://i.imgur.com/xfN1unyl.jpg

bamayang · 11-06-2020 1:47pm

Working on John McGraths mitre saw station. Will be nice having it permanently set up, rather than getting saw out to do jobs.

iamtony · 11-06-2020 8:30pm

bamayang wrote: »

Working on John McGraths mitre saw station. Will be nice having it permanently set up, rather than getting saw out to do jobs.

Looks great im jealous of the space you have for it! How big is the workshop?

bamayang · 11-06-2020 8:49pm

iamtony wrote: »

Looks great im jealous of the space you have for it! How big is the workshop?

It’s 7m x 5m. About 70% is workshop and the rest is freezer/lawnmower/crap.
Insulated it this year and it has made a massive difference. Very comfortable to be out there now, in any weather.

iamtony · 12-06-2020 10:38pm

bamayang wrote: »

It’s 7m x 5m. About 70% is workshop and the rest is freezer/lawnmower/crap.
Insulated it this year and it has made a massive difference. Very comfortable to be out there now, in any weather.

great size. You need to build a new shed for all the other crap now. I just insulated the roof of mine and that has made a huge difference for the summer temperatures anyway.

bamayang · 13-06-2020 1:37pm

iamtony wrote: »

great size. You need to build a new shed for all the other crap now. I just insulated the roof of mine and that has made a huge difference for the summer temperatures anyway.

Ya I know. Sometime in the future I’ll take it over completely

bamayang · 13-06-2020 1:39pm

Finished the mitre saw, and by pure chance the dust trolley fits beneath it. A lovely fluke

Siobhan82 · 13-06-2020 2:20pm

That's some sexy workbench you have there

I'm crazy in love with carpentry

Calahonda52 · 15-06-2020 1:03pm

bamayang: is that a dx4000, how come there so much fine dust on it?
I thought it was 0.5 micron capable.
ps
nice workmanship, whether its sexy or not we will have to wait and see:D

bamayang · 15-06-2020 1:31pm

Theres a lot of times until now where i would have used various machines without the dust extractor, i presume thats where the dust has come from.

chillyspoon · 15-06-2020 3:48pm

bamayang wrote: »

Theres a lot of times until now where i would have used various machines without the dust extractor, i presume thats where the dust has come from.

and it makes no difference how good the extractor is if the tools are throwing the dust all over the place instead of directing to the intake!

The top of the list reason why Festool tools are so expensive is the amount of R&D that goes into the dust direction and extraction on each tool, which is before it transitions into the extractor.

brane.nikic87 · 18-06-2020 2:35pm

Last night I took this small coffee table apart to use the timber and just look at the amount of nails (51) that the man used to put this together + dowels + some type of glue that looks like cement or grout.:):):) And of course he did not left any possibility for expansion so boards have started to crack.

mossym · 18-06-2020 10:01pm

getting there

Guru Maith Agut · 19-06-2020 12:29am

Just finished a bottled gas canister storage unit for a friend beside me.

And whilst tinkering about with my seldom used (for the right purposes :pac:) bandsaw, I made a few 3D letters for my workshop sign out of 2x6's. They were so warped at full length this was the best option for this length.

What are you working on currently?

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