Scribbly notes from the shed

[springwater]

The working board surface was Surformed flat again and the last one of the four pieces temporarily racked up. The wood is from an unknown type of Eucalyptus, ex-pallet slats and bearers, liquid nightmared, soaked in a linseed oil/bitumen paint mix for a few weeks and dried for months. Its spine got a few touches of Cadmium red oil paint for now.

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[springwater]

Kocked up a temporary frame and hung 30 copper wires at seven cm spacings. Yet to be added are 30 horizontal wires and 9 hundred Huon hearts which will be held at each intersection of the wires threaded through them. It'll stay outside open to the elements mercy until completed Not a good pic but hopefully it gives some idea
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[Claw Hama]

Great to see you back on air again Springy, you must have settled into that new workshop by now.
Will be whatching with interest.

[springwater]

Thanks Craw, the new workshop hasn't had as much activity going on that I would've liked but I've got some time off between Xmas and New Year that should see things fire up. Just trying to prepare things now like measuring and marking up and getting bits and pieces ready for action

[Claw Hama]

Great, can't wait to see what you come up with next

[springwater]

Quarter time...not happy with it. I'm thinking crimps doesn't everybody... anyone know a good crimp shop
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[Claw Hama]

What you want to put a crimp in the wire?

[underfoot]

. anyone know a good crimp shop
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Yep..have you got a Spotlight nearby?...they've got lots of them in the jewelry section..

[Claw Hama]

Ah a Spotlight not a spotlight, I thought you must have been going to dazzle them or shoot them undie. Spotlight and art suppliers ie Eckerslies etc are always good for a snoop around, lots of handy things.

[springwater]

Yep Thanks Undy...hmmm perhaps I don't have to go to the girly store...I'll head for the fishn tackle shop first, they think I'm a big game fishaman there, last time there I brought 100 M of 200lb line which I used for stitching bits of wood together

Craw, eventually it'll all hang from a rail at the top, I'll use crimps on the vertical wires as support for the weight on the horizontal wires, that's the theory anyway

[Claw Hama]

Oh, you mean you ferrules, to like make an eye loop and then crimp them. Yep fishing tackle or boat chandlers. Or even some electrical crimp lugs with the plastic taken off.

[springwater]

I think so, I know what I want but maybe got the name wrong, just something to clamp onto the wire would do but needs to clamp a 1mm wire, not cut in and make it weak and be less than 2mm when clamped. Probably need two sizes, the bigger hearts have 3mm holes. I'm thinking the whole idea is misconceived at the mo, what to do, stop or keep going, work it through, adapt, what's the worth, plenty of negativity.

Gotta get a birthday present finished by the morning so that got precedence and will be good to keep my mind off things.

[Claw Hama]

No negative waves man, adapt and power on.

[springwater]

No negative waves man, adapt and power on.

That's so typical of your spirit Craw, I know what you mean and you time and time show by example. I'm fimilair with that gunho approach but I'm not seeing a way through at the mo, only compromise

[Claw Hama]

So be a little more precise with you're issue and we'll see if we can help. One other idea off the cuff is that it is copper wire, you could always solder/silver solder something to them.