Model Engine Maker
General Category => Chatterbox => Topic started by: Jo on January 21, 2019, 07:41:47 PM
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...but something I do on a cold winter's night when I don't feel up to playing in the workshop :)
I think I'll do the beetroot eater one next :thinking:
Jo
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Wonderful :praise2: :praise2: :wine1:
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Wonderful detail! Have a pattern for shop elves at work? Or shop gnomes stealing parts?!
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Beautiful work!
Gbritnell
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Hello Dr. Jo,
You are a very talented individual. Beautiful work! Always look forward to seeing your posts. I have the Stuart Turner No.1 and Wall Wizard casting kits aging in the cupboard. Thanks for documenting your work. Hope to do the same shortly if life ever slows down a bit.
Kind regards,
Mike
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Lovely work Jo, I have shown my wife, who has had a lifetime in textiles, but cannot decide from the pics if it is cross stitch or embroidery.
Regards Terry
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Thanks Guys :)
Terry: tell your good lady that it is single strand embroidery thread cross stitch on 36 count linen. Yes I do have to use a magnifier to be able to see it :-\
Jo
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Beautiful work Jo, and my wife admired it too.
Great to see something of the other interests of other forum members. Most of us have a range of interests, and an appreciation of excellence in areas outside our primary focus. Thanks for posting it.
MJM460
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Well, it's not 36 count silk cross stitch, just course wool.
(http://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10013/P1070314.JPG)
A wet dawn at Le Mans. still 10 hours of racing to go.
Stitched by my wife, Sonia, at the trackside a few years ago.
Mike
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Nice, my mum got me into cross stitch years ago, its a great way to spend a winters evening, I dont like to be idle but 7 or 8 hours in the workshop and im flagging nowadays
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Hi Vixen, please tell Sonia that is beautiful.
What a constructive way to join in what might not be her preferred way of spending a wetdawn. And nothing wrong with wool, “Wool is warmer” they say.
MJM460
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Very nice Jo. I used to enjoy counted cross stitch, the finer linen the better. Eyes just can't do it these days though I guess I could with a magnifier hood, just too many other things keeping me busy these days, even in retirement.
Bill
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Beautiful work, Jo!
Kim
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Yes! Beautifully done! My daughter the artist will love looking at these!
Dave
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That's beautiful Jo. And it reminds me of a relative I'm very fond of (or was...she's gone now).
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Beautiful work Jo!
Dave
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Jo,
That's some beautiful work there. Also reminds me of my dear departed mom. Including cross stitch, embroidery and quilting. Its a gift, I can make an engine but all I can do with a thread and needle is to reattach a button.
Art
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Thanks Guys.
I have just set up to do the next one the family of deer or as I call them: my beetroot eaters :Mad:
If your partners (or you yourself :) ) do embroidery or cross stitch you will know that it takes a lot of preparation before the machining stitching can start: There is the preparation of the material by over stitching the edges, then finding and marking the centre, mounting squarely on the jig. Nothing is as simple as it first seems.. the working surface are wound onto the jig so that they are protected (and it means any dropped needles are caught ;) ) and all unused/worked surfaces have to be carefully protected from dirt.
Preparing to do this is a bit like preparing to make a model engine. The main difference is one must always wash, wash and then wash ones hands again (especially if you have just come in from the workshop :embarassed: ) before starting.
For now it must be workshop time :cartwheel:
Jo
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I like Sonia's the Le Mans X stitch Mike, I can appreciated how much she would have enjoyed doing that sitting listening to the roar of the cars going by 8)
Jo
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Beautiful work there Jo
Linda does water colours and some tapestry work, with a dash of encaustic work thrown in
Her comment was the embroidery work is superb
You can give the pencils out in class tomorrow :Jester:
Stuart & Linda my SWMBO. For 52 years this August
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Thanks Stuart & Linda ;) I had to look up encaustic it was a new one on me.
There seems to be a lot of things to do once retired. On a Monday I go walking with a group in the village and they have been telling me about the huge number of activities, artistic endeavours etc that are locally available. It is beyond me how any of us ever had time for work :hellno: .
I have to be careful they have already nabbed my Monday & Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoon with non model making activities :facepalm: .... I really could do with at least 8 days in a week to allow for a bit of gardening and the necessary playing in the workshop time :thinking:
Jo
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And let's not forget that retirees don't get weekends off AND no holidays. :ROFL: :ROFL: :lolb: :lolb: :cartwheel: :cartwheel:
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And let's not forget that retirees don't get weekends off AND no holidays. :ROFL: :ROFL: :lolb: :lolb: :cartwheel: :cartwheel:
I go by the assumption that EVERY day is a holiday weekend day! :Lol:
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Hi Jo,
Very very nice! SWMBO also gives it :ThumbsUp:
You won’t to be careful with all these extra curricular activities....... you may won’t to go back to you know we’re for a rest!
I do like the hi tech extensions on the frame you are using.
Cheers Kerrin
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Thanks Kerrin,
I do like the hi tech extensions on the frame you are using.
:embarassed:
I would prefer something made in the brown stuff but :paranoia:
Jo
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Jo
Linda has a question for you
Are these your own design ? Or are they published overlays or transfers
Stuart
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Morning Linda ( & Stuart), these are commercial designs by a Dutch designer - Thea Gouverneur. I find most cross stitch kits a bit too quick to do :facepalm: Some are fast but fun like my Pooh cushions.
Some of the ladies on a Friday do Xstitch kits that are transfers but these are just find the centre and count the stitches out as you do them on the patterns. If you go wrong it doesn't work :hellno:
Jo
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Hello Jo
This is Linda Thanks for the info they are lovely.I love the cushions, I love Winnie The Pooh.
Linda
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It is not the first time you post needlework here, as far as I remember …. :thinking:
Nice work Jo :praise2: and I can see that the patterns looks like the ones I remember my Grand Mothers using - is the notation an International standard ?
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For me cross stitch would be a lot harder than machining. Very impressed.
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I don't think that I could get my hands clean enough to do that. My hands are in mourning, always edged in black.
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Thanks Guys :)
It is not the first time you post needlework here, as far as I remember …. :thinking:
Yes I have posted them before but I have only just finished the one of the tree rat so I thought that I would show the other two in the set - I have another two to go (Deer family and Duck family & Heron). Once I have finished the set I will look to have frames done and then they can go in my bedroom :-X
The use of squares with some sort of indication of colour is standard but there are thousands of different colours so every kit uses a different set of symbols. The hardest part is making sure that the crosses all go the right way: doing bottom left to top right puts that thread on the bottom, then bottom right to top left puts that thread over the first.. if you swap over :Doh: You I can see it :ShakeHead:
Back to the workshop time ;)
Jo
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Back when I was doing this I had looked into various programs that will convert pictures into cross stitch patterns similar to: http://www.pcstitch.com/#
I never pursued this but it is interesting from the viewpoint that things near and dear to us (engines, locos, even venues like old buildings housing pumping engines) could be converted into usable patterns.
Bill
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Thanks Bill,
Many years ago I had something similar but no idea what happened to it :noidea: when I run out of kits to make I will have to buy :o another copy.
Jo
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Hello Jo
That must have been the same program you used to digitise a photo of my Fowler ploughing engine, when you knitted me this sweeter. Must have been almost thirty years ago.
(http://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10013/P1070317.JPG)
How time flies
Mike
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:embarassed:
I had one of those :headscratch:
Jo
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Clever you for making two.
The one you gave me lasted for many years until it finally wore out.
A belated thank you
Mike
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You are welcome Mike, based on when I did them I laid the pattern out by hand ::)
I recall someone else had one I did with a lorry on it and there was two of those as well ;)
Jo
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Very lovely Jo. :ThumbsUp: You're like Chris and have figured out the secret to having more hours in the day than the rest of us. ;)
My mother did what she called "counted cross stitch" which looks like what you're doing. After she passed away, I found a suitcase completely full of pieces she'd done. We have a bunch of them framed and on our walls. Wonderful keepsakes!
Years ago I did a needlepoint that I found quite enjoyable. It's not surprising that "machinist types" enjoy this kind of work .....what with the precision and logic involved.
Jim
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Jim, I did some of that too many years ago, but it seems to fall out of favor as cross stitch became more popular. I had designed and done a petit point (needlepoint on a finer gage) oriental rug which I put away and finally gave to my granddaughter as an area rug for the dollhouse I did for her a few years back. I think you are right, the vastly different hobbies still have commonalities for us machinist types.
Bill
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Jim, I did some of that too many years ago, but it seems to fall out of favor as cross stitch became more popular. I had designed and done a petit point (needlepoint on a finer gage) oriental rug which I put away and finally gave to my granddaughter as an area rug for the dollhouse I did for her a few years back. I think you are right, the vastly different hobbies still have commonalities for us machinist types.
Bill
Makes me think about the "latch hook rug" era back in the seventies. Every shopping mall seemed to have 2 or 3 Latch Hook stores.
Jim
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Yeah and remember record stores?? :ROFL:
Bill
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Yeah and remember record stores?? :ROFL:
Bill
Thats where Guinness sold their world records! :Lol:
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I kept looking at my embroidery stand extensions :facepalm2: This morning I realised (as the plastic had become brittle ) that I must have been using them for over 10 years like that :-X
So this morning I took the plunge :toilet_claw: and got out some brown stuff :paranoia: I am not sure about the height yet so I have left the joining studs long and I hope to find some bits of 30mm chromed tube about 250mm long to replace those 19mm bits of tube.
Brown stuff :-[
Jo
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I hope to find some bits of 30mm chromed tube about 250mm long to replace those 19mm bits of tube.
Brown stuff :-[ Chocolate ...... ????
Jo
Hope 30mm is to size and 25mm won't do .. Just come back from the tip .... dumped two ( similar ) of these:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/smith-locke-round-wardrobe-rail-polished-chrome-1219-x-25mm/2370v
Didn't think they were much good ERW tube .. :noidea:
Together with a heap of those weird 6mm belts & pulleys ... :headscratch:
Dave
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Chocolate ...... ????
There is good and not so good Chocolate, it all depends on the Cocoa proof and if it is disguised as a Truffle :LickLips:
25mm would also do, it currently has four bits of 19mm chromed ERW stuff.
Jo
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You are welcome Mike, based on when I did them I laid the pattern out by hand ::)
I recall someone else had one I did with a lorry on it and there was two of those as well ;)
Jo
Quite right, Jo. Another one of your masterpieces!
(https://i.postimg.cc/RFG3jYT1/DSCN8395.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/NFMyYxN3/DSCN8396.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hjKzZnVP/DSCN6362c.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
I am pleased to say that we took the beast on the road to a show for the very first time last weekend and all went well. A long time since you scraped the chassis and found the original paint!
Steve :)
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It survived all these years :o Pleased to hear the Thorny is getting out and about to shows. It looks like she won't fit in your garage either :lolb:
Jo
P.S. Looking forward to more progress on the Merc ;)
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As we are now officially out of summer it is time to dust off my X stitch equipment for use in the dining room
Earlier in the year you may recall I decided to raise my floor stand so that I did not get an aching back. During the summer I have been using standard rectangular frames rather than my nice big floor frame while I have been doing my X stitch in the Conservatory. This other floor standing frame is supposed to clamp around the actual work :hellno: But I have been using it clamped on the side of the frames which is ok...… but now I am back in the dining room and the dining chairs are a different height so that no longer works.
So I decided to look for a table frame. Lets be polite: the commercially available ones are not very good, even the expensive ones :disappointed: So time to apply my mind to a model engineers alternative (to making the 48 7BA steam chest studs I should have been making ::) ). The criteria is:
- The work must be held at a good height securely.
- It should be possible to get my hands one on each side of the work without clouting the table or having to twist anything at odd angles to achieve it
- It should be easy to get at the back of the work for tying off
- It must not damage the table while clamping or in use :hellno:
- It should be made in wood to match the rest of my embroidery kit :ThumbsDown:
- it should fit the standard commercial frames, all sizes without modification
The bottoms of those table legs I used last year for the extensions to my floor frame were found and Tgs kindly converted them into a pair of giant table clamps. An old partial embroidery frame donated the ends of its arms where it had a series of holes... Six matching M6 knobs were found so that dictated the coach bolts to use. A 12.7mm diameter spacer was made to go through the standard holes in the frame that are used to tension the work and I am pleased to say it all came together. I am calling that success :)
Jo
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My Mum's Sister would have loved one of those setups.
Mike
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Hello Jo.
A fine piece of 'end user' design, cleverly thought out and nicely executed in that alien material, wood
Mike
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You've definitely invented a "better mouse trap" Jo. Well done. :ThumbsUp:
You've definitely found your calling working with wood! :lolb: :ROFL:
Jim
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Thanks Guys, as they say simple designs are often the best. I have just tried it with the longest basic frame I own and it works with that just as well :cartwheel:
Jo
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Beautiful work!
gbritnell
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Thank you George :)
Jo
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There would appear to be no end to the lady's talent's
Colin
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There would appear to be no end to the lady's talent's
No apparently not - though I'm a bit worried about the world view / orientation in Her beautiful art, as more than half of it is upside down ;) - you haven't got the "wrong" mushrooms in your last salad Jo :LittleDevil:
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Slick job, Jo! Now you just need to commercialize it and sell a few hundred at a tidy profit...
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Looks good Jo!
Looks like you could hit the weekend feats & make a pound or two for further casting purchases with those!
Cheers Kerrin
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Thanks Guys,
Like making model engines you won't get rich doing embroidery or X stitch :disappointed: Doing them is still a hobby for a Lady of leisure ;)
Jo
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Oh that’s right rub it in! :lolb: :lolb:
Still enjoying retirement, wondering how you fitted work in then ?
Cheers Kerrin
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Retirement is horrible Kerrin: You can't imagine the challenges :-\ Work gives you structure to your life, each day you have to get up in the morning, sit in traffic jams, you attend pointless meetings (where people have to be seen to score points off each other :disappointed: ), sometimes you actually achieve something :headscratch: before having another opportunity to sit in a traffic jam for hours polluting the environment and getting home knackered being thankful for the choice in instant nuc-able meals to provide dinner.
In retirement I have forced myself to still have my alarm go off at 5:30 in the morning so I have time to plan my day and everything I want to achieve. But the list is always longer than what I actually achieve :( I still attend the odd meeting but we now discuss the changes to the seasons, the plants/ wildlife and other important village matters that need disseminating :-X The best thing is that there is no longer any "competition" in these meetings: they are not about trying to be seen as being the best but all to do with mutual help and encouragement. 8) The worst bit is knowing that you no longer have any reason to save: all your life you save up for retirement. Once you are there you have to spend the money in your remaining time or the tax man will get it :paranoia:
Can't sit around all day any more on the forum. In fact I need to head off shortly to my Tai Chi class :cartwheel: Then I need to rush back in Minx to make those studs and a bit of gardening. Maybe I should get some groceries while I am out so I don't have to waste time later in the week. If I do I can cook myself something really nice for dinner before doing a bit more X stitch..... I must have forgotten something I need to do .. I never have any spare time in retirement :disappointed:
Jo
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Well done Jo. Functional as well as very nice looking. Have you had any orders from X stitch friends for ones of their own?
Bill
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Have you had any orders from X stitch friends for ones of their own?
I am trying to avoid showing them Bill. I've run out of the brown stuff I made it out of and one tries to avoid working in that stuff if at all possible :paranoia:
Jo
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Have you had any orders from X stitch friends for ones of their own?
I am trying to avoid showing them Bill. I've run out of the brown stuff I made it out of and one tries to avoid working in that stuff if at all possible :paranoia:
Jo
I've got lots up in the shop, can send you a carton... :LittleDevil:
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I've got lots up in the shop, can send you a carton... :LittleDevil:
Yes please :mischief:
Jo
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I took my new sewing table stand to the Sewing Bee this afternoon and of the 10 of us attending only one didn't want me to make her one :facepalm:
Jo
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Tell them you'll give their hubbys a copy of your drawings?
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You are jumping to the conclusion that their Hubbies are capable of a bit of basic DIY ::)
The only one that did think her husband was capable didn't think she wanted to wait as long as it would take him to getting round to making it :disappointed:
Jo
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You are jumping to the conclusion that their Hubbies are capable of a bit of basic DIY ::)
The only one that did think her husband was capable didn't think she wanted to wait as long as it would take him to getting round to making it :disappointed:
Jo
So are you going into production soon Jo? :naughty: :mischief:
Jim
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So are you going into production soon Jo? :naughty: :mischief:
I had an excuse: I had no more of the brown stuff.... then one of my "customers" mentioned she helps out in the local joinery :toilet_claw:
I am hoping she forgets ::)
Jo
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Get a local scout troop to help you?
Or.... :mischief:...
1. hire a crack team of machinists located across the globe to complete various bits and pieces...
2. get said team to convince their SO's to take holiday trips to lovely old England (and packaging all their bits into the large trunk they are checking thru to Heathrow)...
3. get some local scout troops to help in the assembly process
4. deliver
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profit!
You didn't say what you'd be charging the sewing circle members?
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profit!
You didn't say what you'd be charging the sewing circle members?
What is it with everyone? The sewing girls first thought was I could make money out of my design as well. As I told them "I don't need any more money, I have to spend what I already have first I don't want more problems :facepalm: "
As you get older you realise that money is not exchangeable for time or health :ShakeHead:
Jo
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That’s so very true
‘ As you get older you realise that money is not exchangeable for time or health “
with Linda,s on going high platelet problem got to 1600 should be 200 ,she has to take a type of chemo every day ( tablets )
My removed NET from the plumbing need a checkup and scan every year
Yes we are ok cash wise but good health is priceless
People ask about your health , my reply to them “ I don’t know how I should feel I have never been this old before “ :old:
BTW those X stitch jobs are a work of art
Stuart
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Following complaints from the young ladies at the Sewing Bee that their husbands couldn't make them a stand for their sewing frames I have came up with another design.
I am using this one to hold smaller frames from only one end. The one fault in the design is that when I turn it over to tie off the nut loosens :Doh:
Jo
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I am using this one to hold smaller frames from only one end. The one fault in the design is that when I turn it over to tie off the nut loosens :Doh:
Jo
Yes, I can see that as a problem. Especially if the hubby does not know which way to turn the nut to tighten it :facepalm: :facepalm:
Mike
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Following complaints from the young ladies at the Sewing Bee that their husbands couldn't make them a stand for their sewing frames I have came up with another design.
I am using this one to hold smaller frames from only one end. The one fault in the design is that when I turn it over to tie off the nut loosens :Doh:
Jo
:ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
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That's a nice simple design, Jo. :ThumbsUp:
But with the nut-loosening issue; how is that different than your other design? Isn't the part that's supporting the work frame attached the same way? Or is it just that the original one was supported on both sides, rather than only on one side?
Kim
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But with the nut-loosening issue; how is that different than your other design? Isn't the part that's supporting the work frame attached the same way? Or is it just that the original one was supported on both sides, rather than only on one side?
On the original design you pivot on the bottom bolt by the clamp to turn the work over and it does not matter if that thread is loose as the arm that goes up rests against the edge of the table at the bottom. This new one has a solid vertical rod so it has to pivot on the top bolt :facepalm:
I'm pleased with it I just have to remember to tighten it up when ever I turn the work over. It has an advantage in that you don't have to sit square to the table when using it. :)
Jo
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Ah... I see, makes sense. Thanks for the explanation, Jo.
Kim
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Would it be any better to have a toggle clamp for the handle? Just thinking out loud. Still love the idea. :wine1:
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:thinking: That might work
Jo
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A couple more bits I have been doing (rather than making swarf :-X)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mrKq0Dgd/P4190219.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/zXMj3HSD/P6040269.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/pL1X6CFt/P7240348.jpg)
These are what I do when I start getting tired in the workshop :-[
Jo
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Like Miss Tiggywinkle
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Loverly :) :) :wine1:
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They are wonderful Jo - reminds me of childhood and some of the thing my grandmothers made - though some of the ones you have shown here from time to time are upping the ante on difficulty a bit I think :praise2:
Don't forget that the most important thing is that you enjoy making them :cheers:
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Beautiful work Jo! The winter scene is great!
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Jo,
I rather like the message of the Oriental one.
"Purity, Strength & Truth"
Mike
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Jo,
Very nice work. I like the small animal. Hedgehog?
Chuck
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Thanks Guys for your kind words on my cross stitch work. Yes the animal is a Hedgehog I couldn't find a suitable design for the trinket box then found this and decided the Hedgehog could hold the flower stem and the flower head could go on the other one.
I cannot remember if I showed you the ones I did earlier in the year :headscratch: This one goes with the Robin:
(http://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/P2130107.JPG)
Mike is correct with his translation of my Buddha. This other Eastern one is titled "Harmony and Tranquillity"
(http://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/P3040128.JPG)
But the characters on it are are Fu and An, happiness and peace. The lower character is a pictogram, suggesting a woman (the character nu 奴) kneeling inside a house (the line at the top is the roof radical), so peace is a subservient women in the home, ::)
The first character fu, consists of the components on the right side yi one 一, kou, mouth 口, and tian field 田. On the left the character represents a person looking at his field with his hand to his forehead to shield the sun from his eyes (another pictogram) . He is happy fu (福)because all the produce from his FIELD is for his ONE MOUTH, altogether a picture that says happiness is having enough food :)
One of the advantages of Cross stitch is when you go wrong you can unpick it :toilet_claw:
Jo
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Hi Jo, another comment in praise of your beautiful work.
I particularly like the birds, but the brief explanation of the symbols is also fascinating. I have no knowledge of that.
MJM460
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But the characters on it are are Fu and An, happiness and peace. The lower character is a pictogram, suggesting a woman (the character nu 奴) kneeling inside a house (the line at the top is the roof radical), so peace is a subservient women in the home, ::)
Jo
Japanese art and culture are so expressive and beautiful.
I'm not sure western culture can these days cope with the idea of 'peace being a subservient women in the home'. :stir:
Mike
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Looking at the Wren I already feel cold. Which reminds me I should improve the workshop heating before November.
AVTUR
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I brought :paranoia: myself a second hand Lowery Stand for cross stitching. These are supposed to be the Bee's knees of embroidery stands but it was a bit short to use it at the table:
(https://i.postimg.cc/YSfn8ZF1/PB220446.jpg)
So I added a spacer ::) Now at the lowest it is the same height as my table stand (which is a bit low):
(https://i.postimg.cc/YqqxgM6H/PB230450.jpg)
And goes up to 46" tall, should I wish to do my sewing standing up:
(https://i.postimg.cc/prNzSM7s/PB230451.jpg)
Another advantage of doing this is I can turn the right angle bar round and the entire stand can "reach further" meaning it could be used in bed.....
<< photo missing ;) >>
Back to working on Schoey :wine1:
Jo
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:ThumbsUp:
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Nice modification, Jo! Made it much more useful for you for sure.
So, was your extension welded in place? Or did you use JB-Weld?
Kim
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Thanks Guys :)
So, was your extension welded in place? Or did you use JB-Weld?
On the original the vertical piece was attached to the baseplate using an M10 Csk screw so I added an extended nut and a length of studding - the studding goes into the original threaded hole on the vertical and the other end in the other end of the extended nut ;)
Jo
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Very clever! :ThumbsUp:
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Interesting mounting for the cross stitch frame, Jo. Do you find it has enough support from one corner especially with the larger frame shown.
Just wondering,
Ian.
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Hi Ian,
The original vertical support had a base of 40mm diameter and that flexed a bit with the really big frames but I've increased it to 75mm by adding a flange and it is cut down on the flexing at the bottom :)
The corner clamp works surprisingly well but I don't like the fact that I have to unclamp it to roll the work on the frame. The later frame mounts have a side clamp that only holds on the square frame bit. :noidea: (I have put together some bits to make a side clamp but that is on hold while I wait for some feedback from some Ladies who have both a side and corner clamp. )
The recommendation for even bigger stitching frames (that one has 24" stitching space) is to add another of these frame supports on the other end. Personally I made myself a pair of table clamps for the larger frames because I found clamping on the side square bit on only one side wasn't enough and the frame sags :wallbang:
Jo
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Nicely done Jo!!!
Dave
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Thanks Dave,
I have just finished the butterfly piece that you saw on my stitching frame. In case you have any interest here it is:
(https://i.postimg.cc/43L5TRqQ/PC050463.jpg)
I hope to frame it next weekend :)
Jo
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Wonderful :praise2: :praise2: :wine1:
We have been watching some of the historic Korean dramas on Netflix and appreciate the style of art :)
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Truly a beautiful piece Jo!
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I can't say that I have a particular interest in cross-stitching - but I do enjoy seeing a beautiful result as yours :praise2:
... and I can see the practicality of being able to put it down almost at any given time (or in a very short time frame) - anytime the body or mind isn't 'fully there' - unlike working / operating a mechanical tool that can do serious damage ....
So glad to see you enjoying this activity too :cheers:
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That is very intricate and very well done, as well as time consuming. My wife used to do a lot of embroidery, and would spend hours at it. I do Traditional Rug Hooking and can get easily lost in that as well.
Again, just Gorgeous!
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Excellent work! Its great to have multiple hobbies to bounce between, isn't it?
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That's really nice, Jo!
Kim
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Oh wow Jo nice bid of needle work.you go girl…… :Love:
Don
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Thanks Guys :)
I had my Covid booster last Wednesday and it left me feeling under the weather so I banned myself from the workshop until I felt better and finishing this piece off was the ideal medicine :wine1:
Jo
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This isn't an engine either. It is a Traditional type rug hooking, done in the Primitive style. It is 1/4" strips of wool, hooked onto a linen backing. The settlers of North America would save every bit of worn fabric they could, and would cut/rip them into strips, and use old patato sacks as a backing. The result were used as rugs for the floor. This is around 14" by 18"
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Very Good, wagnmkr,
This puts me in mind of one of my Mother's friends: The woman made a rug with fabric from "family history" and added to it over the years. I saw it when I was still in elementary school, and at that point she had used napkins from her wedding dinner, part of her husband's WWII uniform, some of her kids' baby clothes, and other fabrics marking events in their lives.
I imagine that the kids had a fight over what to do with that after their Mom moved on.
ShopShoe
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Thanks Guys :)
I had my Covid booster last Wednesday and it left me feeling under the weather so I banned myself from the workshop until I felt better and finishing this piece off was the ideal medicine :wine1:
Jo
Jo,
I had my Covid booster the other week. Like you, I lost a few days recovering from that.
You did a nice job finishing off that cross stich while you were 'under the weather' :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
Mike
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Thanks Guys :) I think I am over the after effects of the jab and hope to be out making swarf tomorrow :cartwheel:
I love the beavers Wagonmkr :ThumbsUp: Rag and wool rugs are fun to make :D
Jo
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I think Jo may have started something with this thread. Kind of like the "Gardening" thread.
These are two kumiko pieces that I made last winter. The main grid is glued together, but all the filler pieces are friction fit.
JIm
(https://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10010/Kumiko1_copy.JPG)
(https://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10010/Kumiko2_copy.JPG)
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I like those too Jim and if I'm not mistaken - you can combine different patterns - like the two seen here ....
:cheers: Per
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8) I like those Jim. They would go well with my far eastern cross stitch collection :naughty:
Jo
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Jim, that is a lot of very precise cutting there ... very painstaking work for sure! So simple, yet so elegant ... love it!
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Wow Jim!! Do you have any pictures showing how you cut the pieces?
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I think Jo may have started something with this thread. Kind of like the "Gardening" thread.
These are two kumiko pieces that I made last winter. The main grid is glued together, but all the filler pieces are friction fit.
JIm
(https://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10010/Kumiko1_copy.JPG)
(https://lister-engine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10010/Kumiko2_copy.JPG)
Jim I been interested in kumiko also haven’t tried it yet but getting there. Awesome work and I know there are plenty of different patterns and they all look amazing.
Don
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Wow, nice art everybody.
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Very nice, Jim! :cheers:
I'd never heard of Kumiko before. I learn something new every day on this forum!
Kim
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Thanks for the kudos.
Kumiko is enjoyable to do and seems to mesh with the "machining mindset" rather well. There's a huge variety of patterns.
Here's a link to a video that explains the process better than I could: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQjfSh5RXQ
He refers to precut material and jig set that he sold for a while, but in my case, I made my own jigs and milled my own strips out of basswood. Plus, alder for the frame.
Jim
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Thanks for the video link ... very interesting indeed.
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My side work Love the brown stuff.....This is a Martin 12 Room bird house it's over 30 inches tall and 27 inches wide.
Don
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That's a very nice 'Martin Townhouse" you've built there Don. Should be a popular residence. :ThumbsUp: It sounds like Martins will return to the same residence year after year.
Jim
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Nice, I am sure they will love moving in there :) . But I would make sure it goes outside don't want them getting any ideas about moving in while it is in the workshop:
I've had house Martins trying to move into my workshop before now :ShakeHead: I had both doors open and one flew in the back door did two circuits before heading off. I thought that was cute ::) Next I know it had brought its mate along and one had landed on the top shelf and started tossing the stuff off the shelf to make some space. Then the other was back having collected some nesting material and the first started arranging it for its nest :o at this point I had to put my foot down, encourage them out and closed both doors to stop them returning again.
One friend had some nesting above his car: the baby's poop made a horrible mess of the paint work on his vintage car :Doh:
Jo
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That is a good looking Martin House. There should be lots of tenants.
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Great house! Knowing Don, each apartment has polished brass railings....
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My side work Love the brown stuff.....This is a Martin 12 Room bird house it's over 30 inches tall and 27 inches wide.
Don
That would be "DEEEE LUX" out my neck of the woods....
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Beautiful work Don - does it mean that it's for 'House Martins' ?
:cheers: Per
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I don't think Don's Martins are the same as the UK's House Martin. These nest on the outside of houses and will use nest boxes but not like Don's. Either you like them or hate them.
Jo's Martins sound like Swallows which do nest within barns etc. Never disturb nesting Swallows. If you do your cows will become barren.
AVTUR
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I don't think Don's Martins are the same as the UK's House Martin.
Good point - though that was meant a kind of 'tongue in cheek' comment ;D - a lot of birds as well as other animals are talked about with same, or similar names, but are very different from Continent to Continent ....
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Thanks for the kudos.
Kumiko is enjoyable to do and seems to mesh with the "machining mindset" rather well. There's a huge variety of patterns.
Here's a link to a video that explains the process better than I could: [youtube1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQjfSh5RXQ&[/youtube1]t=22s
He refers to precut material and jig set that he sold for a while, but in my case, I made my own jigs and milled my own strips out of basswood. Plus, alder for the frame.
Jim
Jim, I finally took the time to watch through the video, wonderful technique. I find the woodworker in me saying yup, can do that step, okay, that step is do-able, and so on. At the same time, the machinist in me is thinking of ways to cut parts like that in brass on the mill!
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Here, in Canada, the house Don built would be for house Martins, and they would love it. The birds that Jo was talking about in her shop would likely be what we would call Swallows. They like to live in barns and places with a lot of insects, or in parches or under eves etc.
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In Europe, House Martins live in nets they build for themselves out of mud, inside barns or under the eves of buildings. In the States, it seems that Martins prefer Don's ready made, luxury, penthouse accomodation. :D :D
Just saying
Mike
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In the US, the "Martin Houses" are primarily built for the "Purple Martin" and this thread is the first reference I have seen to the "House Martin," which seems to be a smaller bird and builds mud nests: more like our more common "Barn Swallow." I think they are all swallows and like to be near people.
We had a Martin House for awhile, until the sparrows decided to take it over and evicted the Martins.
ShopShoe
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the trick with purple martin houses is to keep them covered or don't put them up until the day that they are arriving in the spring.. I remember carrying the martin house that my parents had for the end of the boat dock.. martins trying to get in while I was trying to get the pole placed in the dock leg (it was prime real-estate).. there are several places on the Carolina coast where they gather in the thousands in prep for the fall migration,, for a few weeks they show up on weather radar as they leave the roost in the morning.starts as a dot that turns into an expanding ring
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We have these little chaps nesting on the apartment block opposite to us that we call Swifts (Mauer Siegler). All taken by Pauline who likes to sit on the back balcony with the super zoom Nikon when the birds are in residence.
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It is unimaginable how sharp the photos are nowadays with digital zooming in, for example, also telephones. Let alone photo reflex cameras!
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Roger
They are Swifts. In the UK their numbers have dropped rapidly, less food and less nesting sites. Essentially fewer old houses with bad roofs (owners are encouraged make repairs by English Heritage etc). Nesting boxes are now being used.
AVTUR
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Roger,
Those are incredible photos! Tell your wife I loved her bird shots!
Kim
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Just completed one of my Christmas presents, a printed card Spitfire construction kit, and I must say that the results are quite impressive. Overall length is about 17" and wingspan 20". Undercarriage retracts into the double skinned wings, and wing and tail flaps and rudder all move.
What amazes me with these kits is how anyone designed them in the first place, with dozens of tabs all having to align with dozens of slots. Even the propellor rotates!
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Impressive Ray! I like that very much.
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Wow, thats printed paper? incredible!
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Nice!
Jo
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The card is 2mm thick and very well printed and cut, so that the pieces all press out cleanly. These 3D puzzles are made by a company called Cheatwell (yes, really!) and their website is www.cheatwell.com
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Very nice little model, Ray! And expertly assembled!
Kim
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Working with some makers to build some precision vises for a veterans outreach group. Just like the vise I made for myself. I'm making the brass tags with their logo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XO3F-LsqqM
Dave
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Dave, I get an error when trying to view the video, is it working for anyone else?
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Fixed it Thanks Chris.
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Nice!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wadhiP7R3ZM
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As a bunch of you know, I never have just one project going, like to bounce between different things to keep my interest up. Never know where inspiration for a carving will come from. Recently I spotted a really neat stylized lion (wolf? lion-wolf? really angry housecat?) figurehead at the tail end of episode 8 of Wheel Of Time, and thought it was a great look. Took a screen capture of a couple frames that showed it well, scaled it on the computer to fit a block of wood I have in the carving material stash, and printed it out as a pattern. Here is the beginning of the piece, band-sawn to rough shape to save carving time:
(https://i.postimg.cc/CxR1VWXF/IMG-0671a.jpg)
The wood is Tupelo, great for shaping with a rotary tool and detailing with a wood burning knife, terrible for use with chisels. Takes a great crisp edge on details, and paints really well. There is some sawdust in my future. Again.
Chris
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I don't do any machining any more and get my boost from looking in on you lot all the time. You're projects are incredible.
After machiniing, I got into the fibre arts and fell down a rather large rabbit hole. My main thing now is weaving, and I have a few looms to play with. My favourite is a 60" wide loom, made of hard maple in Quebec, Canada, and it is 76 or 77 years old according to the manufacturer.
It shows signs of having had a useful life, but even with some dents and dings, it works a treat.
I am in the process of putting a warp on it that will produce a combination of table cloths and bed coverlets. These will be 53" wide. The table cloth will be about 53 inches square when finished, and the coverlet will be about 84 inches long when done.
The loom will be threaded at 24 threads per inch and there are 1290 threads to play with.
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Wow Tom, You need some real patience to thread up that with the warp. I can appreciate the fun of doing the actual weaving but I can imagine threading up is not as much fun :-\
As for carving the brown stuff :noidea: Rather you than me Chris, it never does what I ask :ShakeHead: I'll stick to its final use: heating my house ;D
Jo
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Jo, it is not all that bad to thread. I do it in sections, and usually an hour at a time. I have four looms, and usually at least one of them has something on it that I can weave. It is like the machining was ... certain processes were not a lot of fun, but they need doing in order to get to the end goal.
Cheers
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Jo, it is not all that bad to thread. I do it in sections, and usually an hour at a time. I have four looms, and usually at least one of them has something on it that I can weave. It is like the machining was ... certain processes were not a lot of fun, but they need doing in order to get to the end goal.
Cheers
Very nice. I'd love to see some pictures of your looms.
Jim
PS: Jo has gotten me sucked into trying some cross stitch after seeing her beautiful cross stitch work. I enjoy the process of figuring out doing the stitching in some sort of logical order, as well as the finished result.
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Jim, I also did some cross stitch many years ago, but weaving caught my interest more.
This is my second most favorite loom to use. It is 45" wide, made in Quebec of solid hard maple, and was made in 1971.
The project on it is current and is the third towel in a batch of three and should be finished later today. It is a pattern from the 1920's.
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Jim, I also did some cross stitch many years ago, but weaving caught my interest more.
This is my second most favorite loom to use. It is 45" wide, made in Quebec of solid hard maple, and was made in 1971.
The project on it is current and is the third towel in a batch of three and should be finished later today. It is a pattern from the 1920's.
That's a nice loom and beautiful towel. We had a loom for a while, but it never quite gelled at that time. I think I just didn't spend enough time paying my dues and figuring out how to weave with it.
We're big into quilting here at the moment. My wife has macular degeneration, so I started helping her several years ago with parts of the process. Since then I've done a few and it's kind of taken on a life of it's own. We used to ride motorcycles together........now we quilt! :)
Jim
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I also have Macular Degeneration and in fact, just had a shot yesterday! I have to wear a magnifier hood for the threading part
My wife and I did a couple of quilts as well, but she went on to knitting, and I went to spinning and weaving. What a curious world we live in!
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This is the 60" loom with last winter's coverlet project. The pattern is interesting. There is a picture in your Library of Congress that show Lincoln and Grant in Lincoln's tent at Antedum (sp). In the left corner of that picture is Lincolns camp cot and it has some blankets on it. This design is from that blanket that a lady diagnosed from the picture and reproduced the draft. This coverlet is 80" long, and 50" wide and gets used all winter
There is also a tablecloth from that same draft that we use every day.
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That is one very nice table cloth (sorry if I use the wrong term) :praise2:
Per :cheers:
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Those are beautiful :Love:
Jo
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Per, you have the correct term, and Thank You.
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Those are beautiful :Love:
Jo
Thanks Jo
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Brrrr. It has been cold of late - been waking up to -14°F temperatures, with windchill taking it to -30°F. But my fortress of solitude keeps me warm.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-tdCXckZ/0/f0ad62fe/XL/IMG_8964%20%28Large%29-XL.jpg) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-tdCXckZ/A)
My current "not an engine" project is a special plant shelf for the wife. She grows cacti, and she desired a rack / shelf system designed to fit in a specific space, with mesh shelves to keep her plants on. Why not just buy one from Ikea? because that stuff is rubbish, and more importantly because Mrs Propforward places great value in things that her family and friends make. It just means a lot to her when someone makes something. She is wonderful like that.
So I set about making this - it's an aluminum frame, 1" square tube. The construction is obviously very simple, and that is very deliberate because she said it gives it a "contemporary" feel. I have no idea about that stuff, but it being square section tube means the overall construction is simple, which is fine by me.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-wxNgFGh/0/c17b154f/X2/IMG_8966%20%28Large%29-X2.jpg) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-wxNgFGh/A)
Only trouble is, TIG welding aluminium is REALLY REALLY difficult, and I am very new to welding, so this project is kicking my backside. I'm getting through it, and gradually my welds are improving, but alas my dream of leaving my welds "as welded" on this have fallen buy the wayside. They looked so terrible I had to abrade them to a decent appearance. Oh well. Learning these skills takes time.
But, no engines can be started until this project is done - not by dictate of the domestic authority, but by me - because I want this done. As frustrating as it is, it is still hugely fun.
One of the welders from work came over last weekend and gave me some tips, which has helped enormously.
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Looks like a nice fun project, Stewart.
It's looking quite sturdy to me!
I've got a welding project of my own in the queue!
Kim
PS And it looks very cozy in your shop, for sure!
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That will be a lovely plant rack when done. Some things just take time to learn, but you will feel good about it when it is done.
A while ago I posted a pic of the loom with a bunch of threads hanging off the front of it. Progress has been made, in that the was threaded and the yarn wound on, tensioned, and tied on. A couple of sample rows got woven and a few threading mistakes were identified. The mistakes got repaired and away we go! It is a terrible picture as the camera is on it's last legs. The colour is actually dark Burgandy with Rust accents. The weave is 53 1/2 inches wide and this one will be a table cloth at 54 or 55 inches long. There is a Coverlet that will be 90" long in this warp as well. It will keep me busy for a while.
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That is wonderful. Such intricacy - I watched a weaver making some Harris tweed a few years ago, it's fascinating watching the process.
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Two great projects! Thanks for posting and providing some background information.
Jim
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in my realm of crazy stuff,, a 1480's crossbow,, stock(tiller) european hornbeam, trigger was made by a local blacksmith after I provided him a wooden model (he did great work!!!) the release roller and bearing surfaces it rides in are antler (the mill and lathe were used to make them.) starting to doodle out what will be on the carved panels, I will be using a faux ivory.. will be making an attempt at making a period correct composite bow (complex creation of horn sections and sinew)
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/qYXf99.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/WgFC15.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/TgNITd.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/iDglaf.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/GSfgxD.jpg
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/924/YMAGPp.jpg
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Thats going to be a terrific crossbow, keep us posted!
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That indeed will be a wonderful crossbow! I will be watching it!
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We'll call this one Throw back Sunday!
5 years , 152 pages and 261000 views..... Hella good time!
https://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2810.0.html
Dave
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Interesting Crossbow :ThumbsUp:
Dave, is William still Racing, or has other parts of Life taking over ?
Per
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Interesting Crossbow :ThumbsUp:
Dave, is William still Racing, or has other parts of Life taking over ?
Per
Nope 2018 was it. Hasn't raced since. He's done and on to other things.
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thanks all, they are interesting projects, and yes there is a forum for making and research.. here is one that I made a few years back, purchased steel bow,, the rest of the metal work was done with only hand work, (pre-mill)
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/cCW9e4.jpg
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That is a gorgeous crossbow ... what sort of power would it have?
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Interesting Crossbow :ThumbsUp:
Dave, is William still Racing, or has other parts of Life taking over ?
Per
Nope 2018 was it. Hasn't raced since. He's done and on to other things.
William did some incredible driving when he was at it!
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at draw length it scales at about 165 lbs.. decent power for target shooting, easily spannable with a belt pully or belt hook
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That sounds like it would be a useful item. Thanks for the info.
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Got a good start on roughing in the cat figurehead carving mentioned a little while ago. So far have gone from the band-sawn outline, inspired by a ships figurehead I saw at the end of the last episode of the first season of Wheel Of Time.
(https://i.postimg.cc/CxR1VWXF/IMG-0671a.jpg)
to getting the rough shape of the head shaped.
(https://i.postimg.cc/V64WXZsK/IMG-0759a.jpg)
This is carved in Tupelo, a tree grown down south in Don1966's neck of the woods, in the wetland areas. For those who only know metal alloys, 'wood' is a free-range material 'mined' in these areas on the surface called 'forests'...
A favorite wood of bird carvers for taking fine woodburning details, I'm carving it with a Foredom flex shaft tool with a variety of carbide burs. Initial shaping is being done mainly with a 1" diameter ball end carbide cylindrical cutter, with patterns of little points rather than teeth. As carving progresses, the cutters will get smaller, smoother, and a variety of shapes, ending with dental sized ones before the woodburning begins.
I like to start at the nose on animals and work back, getting the main shapes worked in, to determine the position of the eyes - the eyes and expression are the make-or-break features.
There is an old joke line about 'how do you carve the shape', answered by 'see the animal/person/whatever in the block, and remove everything that does not belong'. Sort of a joke answer, but there is a lot of truth in it too, at least how I work. Picture the shape of the nose/mouth/eyes, whichever part being worked on, and outline it in the wood, then refine it. There is still a LOT of carving/refining to do on this carving, this is just the first stage! At least a third of the wood still in the block will be reduced to dust, along with about half a pencil - between carving sessions I'll leave the piece on the table, and occasionally sketch in the next set of cuts/shapes.
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Looking forward to seeing this one as well. I have worked with that wood and enjoy using it.
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great start, would make nice top of a walking stick. Carving is a great diversion!!! less measuring.. made an adjustable depth stop for my dremel hand piece to aid in the inly work.. bought a unit for the dremel main drive,(nice would have taken me a while to make one this nice) started working with the bone required for some of the top surfaces.. different stuff to work with :wallbang: my band saw that will resaw hard hardwoods great could not with bone, back to hand tools, power sanders don't work well also.. big rasp and 80g sandpaper (courser grit and the bone just skates on the surface) did manage to get the thin sections required.. I did most of this work in the bigger shop not to get Slim upset
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This looks like another interesting project. Is the aluminum router base looking item the one you made or the one you bought. If bought, may I ask where you found it?
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I made the small one for the hand piece.. here's where the bigger came from, best deal I could find.. couldn't make it for that and as nice.. even has a fitting for an airline to blow away the wooden swarf...
https://elmerguitar.com/products/precision-router-base?variant=37416254734498¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2021-04-15&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign
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Thank You for the link.
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More done on the figurehead carving, getting the mouth and nose closer to shape, as well as around the ears. This is a fantasy version of a sabertooth lion, so its kind of a mix of features.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zBk6xNX1/IMG-3537a.jpg)
The shop elves came over for a look, and got a little too close...
(https://i.postimg.cc/j2d991Ln/IMG-3535a.jpg)
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OOOOPS!!! Does this mean there is a vacancy for a shop elf?
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OOOOPS!!! Does this mean there is a vacancy for a shop elf?
Nah, a little glue and he was good. Screaming, but good. :LittleDevil:
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:o :Lol: :Lol: :Lol:
That lion was a head of the shop elf's game, I guess..... :Lol:
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Well, that’s that monstrosity complete. Just as I neared the finish line I started getting the hang of the aluminum welds. I’m not re doing them all now though, it is what it is. Now to get back to engines.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-k64q99D/0/956daa52/X3/IMG_9016-X3.jpg) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-k64q99D/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-56dJHFt/0/37f1803a/X3/IMG_9022-X3.jpg) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Steam-Engines/Shoppe/Welding/i-56dJHFt/A)
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That looks good :) Aluminium welding always seemed difficult to me :headscratch:
I hope Chris's carving doesn't eat all his elves ::) Although if they did I might be able to keep up with his posts :wine1:
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Really nice shelves, Prop! Aluminum welding - that's a far future skill for me! I'm just trying to get some basic steel welding skills down now :zap: :Lol:
Are the guards on the lower shelf to keep the cats from eating the plants? :)
Kim
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That would look nice with model engines displayed on it ;D
I was trying to work out why you might need a spanner to eat your grapefruit :naughty:
Jo
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I like to adjust the tram on my grapefruit before tucking in.
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That would look nice with model engines displayed on it ;D
Actually - yes I thought that too. I'm hoping the wife will either tire of this one - or even better - now that I actually know how to weld aluminium I'll build a better one for me. :Lol:
Hers was the training vehicle. :embarassed:
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That looks good :) Aluminium welding always seemed difficult to me :headscratch:
I hope Chris's carving doesn't eat all his elves ::) Although if they did I might be able to keep up with his posts :wine1:
Thanks - yes it's a difficult material for sure. I had a devil of a time getting used to it.
As for the Elves, they seem robust enough. If the tiger head eats them all I have a feeling they'll all turn up a bit later demanding danger pay and regaling with tales of "the strange other world".
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Really nice shelves, Prop! Aluminum welding - that's a far future skill for me! I'm just trying to get some basic steel welding skills down now :zap: :Lol:
Are the guards on the lower shelf to keep the cats from eating the plants? :)
Kim
That is exactly what the lower guards are for. Happily the cats have shown no interest in any of these plants, but if nothing else it will stop them brushing up against the cacti. Of course, now the cats will see the mesh, think it's a great clawing toy and pull the whole lot over. No good deed goes unpunished. :facepalm2:
I was lamenting my welding skills to one of our welders at work a few weeks ago, and he kindly stopped over and gave me some pointers, which really helped get the process moving along. I was struggling mightily until that point.
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That looks good :) Aluminium welding always seemed difficult to me :headscratch:
I hope Chris's carving doesn't eat all his elves ::) Although if they did I might be able to keep up with his posts :wine1:
Thanks - yes it's a difficult material for sure. I had a devil of a time getting used to it.
As for the Elves, they seem robust enough. If the tiger head eats them all I have a feeling they'll all turn up a bit later demanding danger pay and regaling with tales of "the strange other world".
I hope they learn quickly, I don't want to have to help them clean off the ... Um ... sawdust exhaust...
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I guess I’ll jump in here.
Before I contemplated metal work and engine making I called myself a wood worker. When I married so many, MANY years ago I built my wife a poster bed for a wedding present. The bed was built with the frame higher than normal because I made a cradle and fastened it to a slide so it would slide under the bed when not in use, or out along-side the bed for use when the children came along. Both my children occupied the cradle as infants.
(https://i.postimg.cc/vHmjsnxw/20220207-221407.jpg)
Time passed and recently, when my grandson came along, I offered to make another cradle for my daughter. My wife however suggested I give the cradle on the bed to her instead. This caused a bit of a problem because the cradle was not free standing, being attached to the bed.
I brushed off my wood turning skills and made a new frame/hanger for the cradle so it could be used when un-attached from the hanger on the bed. Below: a photo of two of the four spindles for the new frame/hanger being turned on the wood lathe.
(https://i.postimg.cc/sxHTXnGd/cradle-2.jpg)
Lastly, a photo of the 40 year old cradle- suspended in its new frame/hanger.
(https://i.postimg.cc/8ccbqhKy/cradle-1.jpg)
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That’s some beautiful work Craig love it….. :Love:
Don
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Wonderful turning work Craig!
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That is a wonderful bed & cradle, Craig! And the re-tooling of the cradle for your grandson is just beautiful! You did a much better job than I did!
Before our first child was born I found some plans for a cradle and purchased some nice hardwood to make it from. However, things were very busy at work and I was working on a master's degree at the time. My daughter was born and I hadn't built the cradle. 30+ years later and that wood has been used in so many projects over the years! But I still have some of it left! I think about that non-cradle every time I make something with that wood.
You have created a real family heirloom there!
Kim
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That is some nice woodworking. I love the idea of reusing and modifying! The turning is excellent!
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Well, that is some stunning woodwork, very impressive.
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Are the guards on the lower shelf to keep the cats from eating the plants? :)
Kim
That is exactly what the lower guards are for. Happily the cats have shown no interest in any of these plants, but if nothing else it will stop them brushing up against the cacti. Of course, now the cats will see the mesh, think it's a great clawing toy and pull the whole lot over. No good deed goes unpunished. :facepalm2:
Our Maine Coon would certainly consider it a "Kitty Tower"
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Why is it that Maine Coons have faces that look they are permanently annoyed? Ours looks like she is constantly scowling at us. Maybe she actually is. She just looks thoroughly hacked off even when she is purring like crazy.
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Wonderful woodwork Craig :praise2: :praise2: :wine1:
I tend to think that all cats are sinister, they are plotting something ::)
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great work,, cats look like they are constantly noting information that will documented in your performance review..
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cats/Bags/i-97rj9jb/0/b47480e4/XL/DSC_0029%20%28Large%29-XL.jpg) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Cats/Bags/i-97rj9jb/A)
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Those yellow eyes seem to be looking for shop elves >:D
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She looks at me like that any time I even think about saying "no more treats". It's costing me a fortune in Krunchy Kitty Noms.
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The figurehead carving is starting to look a little more sea-monster-y, though it may need the glowing eyes like PropForward's cat!
(https://i.postimg.cc/FHccNPLY/IMG-0761a.jpg)
The eyes/nose/face have gotten a lot more work, getting close to the point of working in some waves in the fur. After detail refining and the fur waves, some sanding followed by woodburning in fur lines and fine lines on the eyelids.
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Spectacular.
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looking great, think about inlaying the eyes with a different material to set them off..
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Hi Chris. Great job on your carving. To me it looks a bit like my oldest grandson's middle school band logo:
(https://i.postimg.cc/bJRp37pt/band-logo-b-w-orig.png)
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looking great, think about inlaying the eyes with a different material to set them off..
Possible! I've got a bronze wolf sculpture, not my work, that has gold colored eyes makes a nice contrast. I'm not sure how I'm going to finish this one, paint, stain, etc, yet.
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Hi Chris. Great job on your carving. To me it looks a bit like my oldest grandson's middle school band logo:
(https://i.postimg.cc/bJRp37pt/band-logo-b-w-orig.png)
Identical profile! Nice logo.
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Wonderful woodwork Craig :praise2: :praise2: :wine1:
I tend to think that all cats are sinister, they are plotting something ::)
So true. By coincidence I happened upon this today.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Stuff/Stuff/i-hpjwXRm/0/6756646a/XL/IMG_9036-XL.png) (https://propforward.smugmug.com/Stuff/Stuff/i-hpjwXRm/A)
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More on the figurehead carving, got things refined enough to start in on some woodburning. Here is the right side of its face, before starting to burn in the fur
(https://i.postimg.cc/pd9pP5d2/IMG-0763a.jpg)
and the left side with partial fur-ification:
(https://i.postimg.cc/25P3yjqn/IMG-0766a.jpg)
Starts with a fine tip on the woodburning pen (tip looks like a curved-end exacto knife), moved to a larger/thicker blade for the fur outside of the face. Slow process, but the fur texture really adds a lot. Seeing it with fur makes me lean towards a wash-type paint, thinned down to give it a lion type color on the fur.
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When it comes to drawing and sculpture, I’m embarrassed to say, “the best I can do is draw stick figures”, so my appreciation of your talents can’t carry much weight. Still, AMAZING Chris. :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
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When it comes to drawing and sculpture, I’m embarrassed to say, “the best I can do is draw stick figures”, so my appreciation of your talents can’t carry much weight. Still, AMAZING Chris. :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
Thanks Craig!
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Things on the carving are moving faster now that the finer fur on the face is done, the rest of it is being done with a larger size/thickness burning knife with a wider fur spacing. Here it is with one side of the section behind the face details, the other side from top of the head down to the neck is next, then will start on the ears and finally the neck.
(https://i.postimg.cc/dVVcV57F/IMG-0770a.jpg)
The RC model mentioned before is in the paint stage, pics on that soon.
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Just saw in the listings that tonights Modern Marvels episode (on History Channel here in the US at least) is 'Steam Power'. Gotta get the elves out to the TV with bowls of popcorn...
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Boy......... what a difference the woodburning makes. Definitely a step up from the woodturning I learned in the Cub Scouts!
Jim
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Boy......... what a difference the woodburning makes. Definitely a step up from the woodturning I learned in the Cub Scouts!
Jim
Yeah, there are different forms of woodburning (not counting the fireplace and boiler forms! ) I'm using it to cut in fine grooves, with the side effect of shadong. There is a whole other art form of pyrography where its used to shade and 'paint' pictures on flat or curved wood. I've tried that, failed!
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As promised, a couple shots of the RC model that the shop elves have been working on down in their private shop recently. Its based (very loosely) a Cat DP100 forklift. Apparently they have gotten tired of lifting bar stock on/off the shelves by hand...
Built mainly from off the shelf robotics parts with a few custom mounting blocks and holders. It has two large GoBilda Yellowjacket gearmotors for drive wheels and lift, with a heavy duty servo for steering and a sail winch servo turning a worm gear for the tilting mechanism on the tower.
(https://i.postimg.cc/nVY4t0Zk/IMG-3552a.jpg)
Here is a short video of its first test run, lifting a 4.7 pound Stuart D10 engine onto a make-shift rack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcnF5H5zJA8
The lift tower was built with a pair of ball bearing drawer slides held with wrap-around crossbars. Some .25" pitch roller chain/sprockets drive the slide up and down, a second roller chain attached at the base and around the moving part of the tower lifts the forks as the tower rises. The rod coming out of the body tilts the tower forward and back.
(https://i.postimg.cc/zXznDKG1/IMG-3553a.jpg)
A shot showing the inside of the truck, two large gearmotors down the center for wheels and lift chain, and a sailboat sail winch servo (3.5 turns end to end) moves the worm gear for the tilt.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7s9rqrB/IMG-3556a.jpg)
The large lumpy bit on the back end is a 12v battery pack, there is a lead weight in front of that and more underneath the battery to counterbalance the load being lifted. Looks like after about 10 pounds on the forks the back wheels get a bit light even with this counterbalance. The lift mechanism will take about that much, so its a good balance. The drive wheels need a little locktite, they keep unscrewing the center lug nut! The axles and tires are off the shelf RC truck parts.
This should keep the elves entertained for a while! At least it wont go high enough for them to lift me off the chair and dump me in the driveway...
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That is so much fun it's probably illegal.
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Love it. We could use one for forklift training in the shop... ;D
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That’s pretty cool Chris!
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Doing some cleanout in the shops, will take out trash by the (mini)-pallet load!
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Chris, your carving and burning looks excellent! Love the wee forklift as well. Could you put a bucket on that to do snow removal?
I have been playing with burning on paper. It is hot rolled water colour paper and believe it or not, it is not all that easy to burn through because of what is in the paper.
I trace the outline and then do the burning. If there is any outline left, an eraser will fix that. I do not draw ... at all, so an outline helps a lot.
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Hi Chris ..interesting use of the drawer slides ! also a great supply of ball bearings ...you could leave them all over the floor to upset the shop elves !! ^-^
Willy
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You will have to make some pallet bins so the shop elves can load up and out the swarf!!! my maddness continues, antler blocks inset (these are for using the spanning device (crank) ) using the shopmade dremel depth-stop prepped the stock for wood removal for the inlay.. decided to get a set of carving tools to suplimate my mishmash of chisels and gouges.. sturgeon airbladders to make medeival super glue for starting the bow build..(this is often hard to find but in the mountains of NC there is a sturgeon farm, they sell this along with the the smoked fillets and caviar.
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Sturgeon airbladder glue... What will they think of next, centuries ago! Another accidental discovery when someone glued thier knife to the table?
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Love the forklift Chris! I note there are no cupholders for Elfensteiner stubbies. This is likely a good idea. :cheers: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Love the forklift Chris! I note there are no cupholders for Elfensteiner stubbies. This is likely a good idea. :cheers: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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The elves have figured out how to get the fridge open, and spotted what they thought was a giant bottle of beer...
(https://i.postimg.cc/TYwC7VxP/IMG-0773a.jpg)
At least I stopped them before they tried a hacksaw to get the cap off...
The carving project is about done - all the woodburning is done, but it has to wait for warmer weather to get started on the paint. I like to use a lacquer based sealer on the wood, and while it works great it stinks up the whole house if used indoors, so that can wait a while for some warmer days.
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something really cool today, one of my ongoing project is a WWII RAF HSL rescue launch, 16th scale, I have been deciding which boat to complete it as (I have had several in mind) today in the mail was a chunk of wood, it came from what is left of hull 145, the 145 had a very impressive record, over 100 aircrewman saved,, sadly she in total loss rotting away in a backwater marina.. I should be able to turn staffs and other parts,, also mounting a slice in the hull with the history..
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TGHS- cool that the original wood will be included in the model launch. The launch is looking great.
Chris - I'd suggest locking up the elves' step drills and any buckets / tubs in case they sneak back to the fridge to "tap the keg". :Lol:
Glad to hear the carving is going well.
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The temperature got up into 50s the other day long enough to get the lacquer sealer on the carving. Then a little paint applied in a thin wash to give it a better color. Here it is on the forklift being taken around to see which shelf it looks best on...
(https://i.postimg.cc/HnqpJd08/IMG-0800.jpg)
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took a few slices off the "old wood" looks like mahogany, very dry, still strong and not punky.. decided to see how it will work.. played on my little unimat during lunch and made the forward staff, this was a support for the large antenna array that would pick-up low power SOS signals..
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Great that you were able to get a piece of the original wood, perfect use for it!
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The temperature got up into 50s the other day long enough to get the lacquer sealer on the carving. Then a little paint applied in a thin wash to give it a better color. Here it is on the forklift being taken around to see which shelf it looks best on...
(https://i.postimg.cc/HnqpJd08/IMG-0800.jpg)
Just take precautions those elves don’t install red, ‘glow in the dark’ eyes in it and sneak it into your room one night to scare the bejesus out of you.
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The temperature got up into 50s the other day long enough to get the lacquer sealer on the carving. Then a little paint applied in a thin wash to give it a better color. Here it is on the forklift being taken around to see which shelf it looks best on...
(https://i.postimg.cc/HnqpJd08/IMG-0800.jpg)
Just take precautions those elves don’t install red, ‘glow in the dark’ eyes in it and sneak it into your room one night to scare the bejesus out of you.
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Wow , impressive reminds me of Grinling Gibbons !!?? Look him up on the web ?!!!
Willy. ;D
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Wow , impressive reminds me of Grinling Gibbons !!?? Look him up on the web ?!!!
Willy. ;D
The sculptor from early 1700s? Wow, I am not in his league!
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Hi yes he was pretty good he also carved everything in the mouth !! his favourite wood was lime ...
Willy
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Hi yes he was pretty good he also carved everything in the mouth !! his favourite wood was lime ...
Willy
Great carving wood. One of these days I'll get around to carving a gargoyle, should scare the squirrels!
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Well the lion / tiger / beastie carving scares the willies out of me. A gargoyle is likely to give me the screaming heebie jeebies.
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Well the lion / tiger / beastie carving scares the willies out of me. A gargoyle is likely to give me the screaming heebie jeebies.
Then you better not look at the dragon I have guarding (badly, usually) the workshop from drunk shop elves
(https://i.postimg.cc/66gtCJ4M/IMG-0819.jpg)
Or this one, which I realized after my last post is a gargoyle
(https://i.postimg.cc/fTdZK2xD/IMG-0820.jpg)
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getting closer to the painting and final assemble.. been milling and turning lots of small fittings..
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Terrific level of details on the boat!
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Really impressed with you WWII 'Boat' - the side picture does look like the real thing :praise2:
Per
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Simply Outstanding ... no other words for it :cheers:
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Wow ..nice workmanship and I've allways thought that making a boat with all those compound curves would be way above my own skills level :) :)
Willy
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Another one finished off:
(https://i.postimg.cc/m2TH4wBS/PA280914-s.jpg)
Sorry about the poor photograph but the Celestial dragon is done in metallic threads and a camera cannot capture the glistening effect of it or the 1200+ glass beads on it :facepalm:
I really need to make some more swarf :thinking:
Jo
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That's really nice looking, Jo! :popcorn:
There's a LOT of work in that!
Kim
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Jo, beautiful picture! You say you need to make more swarf. So, instead of glass beads, turn out brass and steel beads on the lathe!!
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Hello Jo,
The celestial dragon looks great. well done :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
Mike
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very very nice.. I have big weak-spot for dragon things, try to get a dragon for every country I visit,, still looking for a small version of the London city marker dragons!!!
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very very nice.. I have big weak-spot for dragon things, try to get a dragon for every country I visit,, still looking for a small version of the London city marker dragons!!!
Just looked them up, nifty dragons! Did a search, only figurine I saw was one at Balwalk.com, though pricey since it pewter. Lots of pictures out there, surprised that there are not figurines more places.
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That's beautiful Jo!
Dave
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Impressive!
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metallic threads and a camera cannot capture the glistening effect of it or the 1200+ glass beads on it
Nor can I quite imagine it, but it must be pretty stunning in person.
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That is simply stunning! What an achievment of hundreds of hours work. Gorgeous piece.
BC1
Jim
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Wauh - that must go in the 'Labour off Love' category, to put so much time and efford into this magnifcent Creation :praise2: :praise2:
Per
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Thanks Guys :)
It is a real pity that cameras will not show the glistening effect of the piece. The camera cannot capture it due to us having two eyes and the light doesn't get necessarily reflected back to both at the same brightness so we perceive it as glistening.
This gives you a better idea of the number of beads on the piece
(https://i.postimg.cc/wjyTYyyV/PA280915.jpg)
Yes all those little mauve spots is another 1.6mm diameter bead :facepalm: each with two stitches through them using a 0.3mm diameter needle.
Jo
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Oh. My. Wonderful details. :ThumbsUp:
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Wonderful :praise2: :praise2:
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Exquisite piece of work, Jo, and a beautiful and intricate display piece, the colours are rather lovely on this work. Dave
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Hi Jo, beautiful work, well up to your normal high standard. Always a pleasure to see.
MJM460
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Beautiful work Jo… :Love:
Don
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Wow - that is quite something Jo, that wasn’t a ‘five minute job’, the attention to detail is wonderful, you can be very proud of that
Chris