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18th January 2014, 06:37 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Blackwood light fitting covers
A designer mate who specialises in lighting was after a couple of blackwood covers for 2 of his 560mm dia metal fittings. The fittings have 6 lights attached to them.DSCF3560.jpgThe solution was to put a row of segments on some machined and biscuit jointed boards.DSCF3553.jpg Normally if your after strength you should use 3 rows of segments. In this case I'm only using 1 plus the jointed boards as the finished item is only really a decorative cover. Its the metal fitting that will be bolted to the ceiling 8 metres off the ground. Note the use of "pinchdogs",DSCF3554.jpg these things are great when you are building up segments one at a time. You drive them in with a hammer and they clamp one segment to the next so that you can screw the segment in place or in this case skew nail from the inside only as we don't want any nail holes showing on the finished surface.
Next step is to screw the unit to a face plate....DSCF3559.jpg This particular design is pretty straightforward, it really only needs the outside diameter cleaned up with a small bevel.Which was done with a sharp bowl gouge and the the face skimmed off with a scraper. So here it is after the turningDSCF3557.jpg Pretty well job done...DSCF3558.jpg Just have to turn the other one then give a coat or 2 of norther European oil and, taa dah! job done.DSCF3561.jpg Not a bad way to spend 13 hours at a reasonable rate! Dunno what could be better than working in your shed out the back for a living?....Well maybe if someone would employ me to ride motorbikes around or drink beer, or both.....any employers out there
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19th January 2014, 06:08 AM #2Senior Member
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Well done thanks for sharing
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21st January 2014, 08:58 AM #3
Pinchdogs, I've not seen them for so long I'd forgotten about them.
Thanks for the reminder.Dragonfly
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21st January 2014, 04:12 PM #4
Great job on the light covers. I must admit that I am finding it difficult to picture it, is there any chance of getting a photo of them installed?
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21st January 2014, 06:54 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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Good question Christos. To be honest I have not got a clear picture of what the finished product will look like either. All I know is that there will be 6 lights fitted to each one and each light will have a translucent molded plastic shade on it.There was also 50 individual light fittings made from blackwood as well for this particular job, each with its own shade on it. I will ask the guy doing the job for a picture of the finished article.
Originally Posted by Dragonfly
Next time I get an order for one of my round windows I will try and show just how handy they are.
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