Crafty DIYers - Page 28

classicman · 12-27-2016, 01:04 PM

Here is one from the lathe department. If ONLY we had someone here with a lathe...

Griff · 12-27-2016, 01:06 PM

ooooooooo....

Clodfobble · 12-27-2016, 04:06 PM

How do you make something like that hollow?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-27-2016, 06:39 PM

It would be tricky to lay it up hollow. It can be hollowed out through the small hole in the top, but it would be a royal pain in the ass and take a long time. Better to make a larger hole in the bottom to work through then plug it and glue a piece of anti-skid/anti-scratch material over it.

My choice would be to stick a dried posy in it and forget it.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-27-2016, 09:09 PM

Perfect cat, no litter box...

BigV · 12-27-2016, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It would be tricky to lay it up hollow. It can be hollowed out through the small hole in the top, but it would be a royal pain in the ass and take a long time. Better to make a larger hole in the bottom to work through then plug it and glue a piece of anti-skid/anti-scratch material over it.

My choice would be to stick a dried posy in it and forget it.

Why not lay it up with a hexagonal unglued blank section? Like you put a support in an arch of bricks? Then at the end, just pull the "plug" out. Of course, how much empty do you need? Just enough for a couple of flower stems. Drill it out.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-27-2016, 10:56 PM

Or lay it up over a blank of Styrofoam, drill the hole, and dissolve the foam.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-28-2016, 11:02 PM

A very, very old Scandinavian door...

Griff · 12-29-2016, 11:11 AM

Very much do I like that.

glatt · 12-29-2016, 11:58 AM

Do big slab doors like that move with humidity changes?

I like it a lot, but imagine it would bind in the summer and let cold air in in January.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-29-2016, 12:15 PM

If it closes against the casing rather than inside the casing, it shouldn't be a problem. Or if it fits loosely in the casing but against a stop trim.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-29-2016, 11:40 PM

This is wild, a slab of Black Walnut and four wrenches...

BigV · 12-30-2016, 12:58 AM

looks ... plush. petrified plush to be precise.

glatt · 12-30-2016, 08:22 AM

Nice!

Griff · 12-30-2016, 09:50 AM

I like.

12-27-2016, 01:04 PM	#406
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12-27-2016, 06:39 PM	#409
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It would be tricky to lay it up hollow. It can be hollowed out through the small hole in the top, but it would be a royal pain in the ass and take a long time. Better to make a larger hole in the bottom to work through then plug it and glue a piece of anti-skid/anti-scratch material over it. My choice would be to stick a dried posy in it and forget it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-27-2016, 09:09 PM	#410
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Perfect cat, no litter box... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-27-2016, 10:56 PM	#412
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Or lay it up over a blank of Styrofoam, drill the hole, and dissolve the foam. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-28-2016, 11:02 PM	#413
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A very, very old Scandinavian door... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-29-2016, 11:11 AM	#414
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Very much do I like that. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-29-2016, 11:58 AM	#415
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Do big slab doors like that move with humidity changes? I like it a lot, but imagine it would bind in the summer and let cold air in in January.

12-29-2016, 12:15 PM	#416
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If it closes against the casing rather than inside the casing, it shouldn't be a problem. Or if it fits loosely in the casing but against a stop trim. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-29-2016, 11:40 PM	#417
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is wild, a slab of Black Walnut and four wrenches... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-30-2016, 12:58 AM	#418
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	looks ... plush. petrified plush to be precise. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-30-2016, 08:22 AM	#419
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nice!

12-30-2016, 09:50 AM	#420
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I like. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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