Thread: Proposed gtg at Rocker's place

Either weekend should be Ok with me at this stage Rocker.

I've got some beautiful swamp mahogony from site and picking up some cedar from the boss's farm - I'll bring some for more door prices.

soundman is in.
will send pm

Missed again, I'm working in Brisbane 24-27th of this month.

Originally Posted by Rocker

I forgot to mention that I will also be demonstrating my newly-acquired Domino.

Rocker

So have you sold out to the opposition? Is this gadget a replacement for your famous tendon jig??

David if you are interested in putting a meaningfully big load upon one of your chairs I can organise to bring a large sheet of black plastic to catch any spills should a collapse occur (we know it won't) and I can bring along 8 x 40 kilogram bags of cement which will equate to an average 4 x 80 kg people upon the chair to see how it goes and if you really want I will bring a couple of extra bags to really push it? Let me know.

Hooooo, gonna be another vvveeerrrry interesting trial

I'll bring a couple of door prizes too.

cheers
Wendy

Originally Posted by Rocker

As I asked in my original post, PLEASE PM ME YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS,

What about bank account details, and pin number?

Al

Originally Posted by TEEJAY

So have you sold out to the opposition? Is this gadget a replacement for your famous tendon jig??

David if you are interested in putting a meaningfully big load upon one of your chairs I can organise to bring a large sheet of black plastic to catch any spills should a collapse occur (we know it won't) and I can bring along 8 x 40 kilogram bags of cement which will equate to an average 4 x 80 kg people upon the chair to see how it goes and if you really want I will bring a couple of extra bags to really push it? Let me know.

Teejay,

I wouldn't want to feel responsible for all the global warming that would occur if you burn the petrol to bring all that cement. I will just put a stout board on the chairs and ask people to climb on and be willing to jump for their lives if they hear cracking noises

Rocker

Sounds great! We'll bring the video camera and digital camera to record the festivities!

Cheers
Dan and Tom

PS Thanks Bob - looking forward to catching up with you too!

Originally Posted by ozwinner

What about bank account details, and pin number?

Al

Dammit Al, you have torpedoed my cunning phishing plan:mad: I have got a good mind to reveal that what masquerades as a little harmless capriphilia is really a plot to lure naive nanny goats to submit to your diabolical brain surgery experiments

Rocker

Just turned some trinket boxes out of some of the cedar and swamp mahogany here. I haven't got the cedar yet, but should have it before the event hopefully.

Beautiful boxes, Neil. Looking forward to having a look at some of that cedar.

Rocker

Those boxes are very nice Neil. Tom and I will have to learn how to turn one of these days....

We're heading out to Wilcannia this weekend (yes, the middle of nowhere). Anyone know of good desert timbers we should nab and bring back? I don't even know if there is a saw mill....I know there are not many sealed roads, might have to do a google search.

Cheers
Danielle and Tom

I now have three zigzag chairs ready to be tested at the gtg, each with different joinery. One has a mitred bridle joints, the same as the chair I brought to the Midge gtg last year. The other two have 22.5° mitres. One of these chairs has three 6mm thick reinforcing tenons with 1/8" brass pins; the other has a single 10 x 33 mm through tenon with pins made from 10-gauge brass screws (since I can't easily source 6 mm brass rod). I have tested the latter chair with one 104 kg person standing on it, and found that, when loaded with this weight, the rear end of the side rail is depressed by 4 mm compared to its unloaded position. This means the chair has a comfortable springiness when sat on. Since I don't want to risk breaking perfectly good chairs, I think I will limit the testing weight to 250 kg. If, as I fully expect, they pass this test unscathed, I think it will demonstrate that the zigzag design is perfectly safe for all, except perhaps the grossly obese.

Rocker

I have made a morticing jig, as an additional door prize for next month's GTG. If the winner already has one, or owns a Domino or a slot morticer, they can choose one of the other door prizes instead.

Rocker