The toil continues here in the log lab at Brainiac Towers and here's Rustic #4.
It's applewood with little more done to it than the removal of the bark.
Growth rings are just about visible at the top.
Cut a step in the base well with the 30mm forstner for the plug and as you can see...
@ubardog
Here's that OD 8mm ss tubing. .5mm wall but cuts easily enough.
It arrived this morning. Checking the dates I see that I ordered it on the 25th May. Very glad to have found a (cheap) supply as I was running out of the pipe that Bloke kindly gave me. The quality's good but watch...
True. The primary cause of @Azn2101 's grief was not shorting wires. An over-tight jack put more stress on the wooden thread than it could bear. The thread stripped and the connector came out with the jack.
Only when Azn tried to screw it back in did the circuit short (and the bird caging...
Thanks @Megaton . Did you try Bloke's screw heatsink method and did it work?
I should give it a go. An additional advantage of having one of the wires insulated is that there's
less chance of shorting and the thru hole can be narrower.
Ha! They will have by the time I'm finished. Trouble...
Here's the latest batch out of the 'Log Lab' as I like to call it (or 'the spare bedroom' as Mrs B calls it:shrug:).
I've got plenty of pine and oak handrail that needed putting to good use. The pine is shamfered, only 40mm in diameter and lightweight. The oak, by contrast, is properly round...
Hi @CABtheFISHKING
I got my Dog in late 2015 and can confirm that it does, indeed 'hit plenty hard'.
It works great and it looks great too... then there's the stellar CS.
Thanks Dave and Megaton.
The step drill bit method also works for stems. Even if the thro hole is accurately centred the countersinking for the ss tip can very easily go awry. This not only looks jarring but also
significantly weakens the stem on the 'thin' side.
I put a step drill bit to...
Now this might be just me but centering the jack plug connector in it's recess has been a major PITA.
Other than sanding, it's the final part of the woodwork. So to mess it up at that point is especially annoying.
Up to now I've been drilling the recess with a 15mm forstner bit - then drilling...
Rustic #3
Now this one's seriously rustic.
It's a section of ivy stem with a strange grey/blue patina with some brown markings.
Yes, it looks a bit weird but I don't mind that at all.
It has sanded to a fine finish and feels silky smooth to the touch.
Also it's shape makes it feel natural...
OK - hands up who's got a log made from a section of ivy stem, the shape of a lumpy, truncated banana
with the complexion of a medieval plague victim?
Hmm.. so that's just me then?
They don't come much more 'rustic' than this :).
Here it is with one of @blokenoname 's handsome oak...
The improving weather finally coaxed Mrs Brainiac and me to go climb a mountain today.
The old Ff1 only gets used on away missions now but can still deliver the goods - even on a mountain.
@blokenoname
Awesome tutorials you've posted on this thread my friend.
There'd be no brainiac style anything without them.
Yep, it's a Misty in lederhosen :D
The oak handrail arrived on Thursday afternoon. 1.2m in length and 4.5cm in diameter.
So about ten blanks if I want that many.
Had the first unit plugged in by yesterday evening (I'd already made a few heater covers)
and gave it a 10 hour test run before sealing the base today...
Borrowed my (very kind) neighbour's mitre saw again and cut up some recently collected green wood.
Workers cut back tree growth under phone lines near here. They couldn't get a chipper close
enough - it's a footpath - so they left the cuttings by the side of the path.
There was usable...
Hi @Hjalmark
Yes, loads of info. As much as you need to build your own log.
I built mine from the info that blokenoname has generously posted here.
You don't need a lathe to make a log but a drill press is hard to do without.
If you're particularly fond of your enano I'd suggest that you wait...
Before and after.
Footpath clearance near my home left a couple of lengths of sycamore branch. Top blank
is from the same branch. Slightly damaged but may be ok to use.
Much finer grained than the pine I've been using so far. Finished building this one today.
Was expecting a pale but bland...
Excellent news @blokenoname . Misty does America :rockon:
Please keep us up to date on that developement.
Btw, what are those electrical components on the right-hand side of the picture?
Finished off that sycamore Rustic unit today. It's in use now as I try to organise this post :)
Fine...
Nothing on sale from the Brainiac Towers gift shop, I'm afraid. CE certification pretty much rules that out.
Besides, my apprenticeship is incomplete. Standardised and professional-looking units are some way off yet.
In the meantime I'm still making beta units for local friends from that...
@Bugbear Welcome to the thread and to FC :tup:. A good choice on both counts :nod:.
Can you post some pictures of your lathework? Good luck with the new project.
@Abysmal Vapor Thanks. Yea, those growth rings are great. Here are a few more for you. I was
very glad to hear that bloke was...