What We're Making

[Fotodog]

Looks great Ron. I didn’t realize that Route 66 went all the way to Uranus, I must have missed that exit.

 

[Ronstar]

Nice table, shop, canoe! How well does your Jet filtration system work? Does it grab most of the junk floating in the air?

Thanks - The Jet air cleaner works great. I have to change filters daily on days when I'm making stuff. And I still have to vacuum surfaces though.

 

[Ronstar]

Looks great Ron. I didn’t realize that Route 66 went all the way to Uranus, I must have missed that exit.

Thanks - Yes Uranus exists. Somewhere in Missouri. Not a town, but a tourist attraction whose claim is "the best fudge comes from Uranus"

 

[Jerry1]

Thanks - Yes Uranus exists. Somewhere in Missouri. Not a town, but a tourist attraction whose claim is "the best fudge comes from Uranus"

Unless there’s two of them, that’s in Indiana. Never stopped but seen that exact sign every time I’d go visit my dad on my drive from MI to MO.

 

[Ronstar]

Unless there’s two of them, that’s in Indiana. Never stopped but seen that exact sign every time I’d go visit my dad on my drive from MI to MO.

Yep there’s 2 of them. Just became aware of the Indiana Uranus recently. I haven’t been there, but I recently saw info on it online.

 

[Fotodog]

Confucius says; “It’s important to know where Uranus is located”

 

[davemartin88]

Haven't been back to this forum in a long time, (5 or 6 years?) but great to see this thread I started in 2015 still getting some posts. Some amazing skills on display!

 

[braumeister]

Haven't been back to this forum in a long time, (5 or 6 years?) but great to see this thread I started in 2015 still getting some posts. Some amazing skills on display!

Good to see you back, Dave. We've missed you.

 

[Surewhitey]

This Murphy bed kicked my bum. Happy with the outcome though. Big math challenge for sure.

 

[Fotodog]

Looks great, I’m sure that was a very complicated build!

 

[Surewhitey]

Looks great, I’m sure that was a very complicated build!

Thanks. All the specific dimensions were very important to really working. The front shelving units are on an aluminum I beam and are very heavy as the backs are 3/4" ply for strength.

I bought 2 kits from different companies that really challenged me as I had to keep the different height dimensions in order. To be honest, I'm surprised everything worked on the first try.

 

[Dean56]

Nice looking built-in Murphy bed. Is the bed easy to put away? Is it spring assisted?

 

[Surewhitey]

Nice looking built-in Murphy bed. Is the bed easy to put away? Is it spring assisted?

Thanks.

It has a piston system rated to 110 kilos. I'm actually having to add some weight to it, ~50lbs. Almost too strong imo. Very simple to put away.

https://www.rockler.com/i-semble-vertical-mount-murphy-bed-hardware-with-mattress-platforms

 

[Venturer]

That looks great but 1 question. When those open shelves are loaded what will keep the contents in? Are you going to put doors on them?

 

[Surewhitey]

That looks great but 1 question. When those open shelves are loaded what will keep the contents in? Are you going to put doors on them?

Surprisingly they are very smooth and do not tilt any. They have small rollers on the back-bottom that rolls along the trim. The fit of the upper rollers are very tight in the I-beam & very smooth.

I'm sure there is a chance, but the little usage is not going to make it a big deal. Also I'll remind them to put stable things on the shelves and nothing they don't want to lose, I suppose.

 

[Ronstar]

BIL's neighbor tore down a barn. BIL brought me some boards when they came for Thanksgiving. I whipped up a simple entry table. I lightly sanded it and finished with wax.

DW originally said no barn wood in rooms controlled by her. But she's allowing this to stay so far.

 

[homestead]

BIL's neighbor tore down a barn. BIL brought me some boards when they came for Thanksgiving. I whipped up a simple entry table. I lightly sanded it and finished with wax.

DW originally said no barn wood in rooms controlled by her. But she's allowing this to stay so far.

Looks good! How did you attach legs to the top?

 

[Ronstar]

Looks good! How did you attach legs to the top?

Thanks - top has 1.5” deep mortises that the legs extend into. Then each leg is pegged with 3 - 6” long dowels through the sides of the top, through the tops of the legs. Top dowels are barely visible in the pic along the front of the top.

 

[Surewhitey]

Thanks - top has 1.5” deep mortises that the legs extend into. Then each leg is pegged with 3 - 6” long dowels through the sides of the top, through the tops of the legs. Top dowels are barely visible in the pic along the front of the top.

Like the saw mill texture. Would have never noticed the dowels if you didn’t mention them. Nice job.

 

[Surewhitey]

A buddy who manages a high end cabinet shop sold some leftover materials. Rift sawn white oak plywood for $25/sheet. Making an affordable table for a client and the elongated circle shape turned out pretty well. Managed to get the grain pretty much centered on the top...

 

[Ronstar]

Very nice! Grain centering looks great! Can't wait to see what you do for legs and finish.

 

[Surewhitey]

Very nice! Grain centering looks great! Can't wait to see what you do for legs and finish.

Thanks, planning on a satin lacquer and farm style simple base. Keep you posted.

 

[homestead]

A buddy who manages a high end cabinet shop sold some leftover materials. Rift sawn white oak plywood for $25/sheet. Making an affordable table for a client and the elongated circle shape turned out pretty well. Managed to get the grain pretty much centered on the top...

Nice technique, how do you finish the plywood edges on a curved top?

 

[Surewhitey]

White oak pre-glue edge banding and a hot iron... And patience.

 

[Flyfish1]

Edge banding I guess.