Thread: display

Hey Texx,

Great Idea, and well made under duress, having only one shed and multiple hobbies is a PITA, I do welding, Wood Work, Wood Turning and Picture Framing all in one shed, I am in the process (Have been for nearly 12 months) of doing a walled out section in one corner 3m x 3m to do the framing, I've got one wall up. can't rush these things.

Back to the thread, I also thought about Mini Ord, and then about using the router to do a base board, and then I got distracted and now you have rekindled the thought, and I will have a look in the next week or so, I have been asked to get a lockable display box thingy so that I can sell some pens through the local Tourist Centre, I will possibly borrow your design,

HazzaB

i rekon grooves routed in some in inch boards would be good for sure but i never had the bit required to do the job , but that would be a good option.
on the mini orb thing its just an idea and i do think you need that bit of room between each pen to show them better , that display in the pic is made by ripping 3/4 dowel straight up the middle and glued the 3 ply with about a 8 or 10 mm gap between each dowel to give the pens some room ,would be just the same if conduit had been used but would of been a bit harder to fix the conduit into place,
or do you mean fix the conduit gully up not rise up so each one is its own valley , i think the pens would be a bit cramped up like that just my opinion that they need some room between them

I have made some work trays out of MDF that I use when making my bullet pen kits, also very handy to keep all the components for a pen you're working on together.

Just 18mm MDF grooved with a 3/4" cove bit, spacing could be adjusted to your own requirement.

For display purposes you could add the self adhesive felt or flocking.

Looks useful, Big Shed.

Is there such a thing as a roundover/cove router bit in one? Like a cove bit but with splayed wings that will basically make a corrugated iron look in one pass? Would look a little fancier for display. [EDIT: searched McJing with no luck... over to carbi-tool to see what they have ]

I'll be making exactly what you have there as it'll be perfect for assembly.

Thanks,
Dave

Found it at carbitool (thought I would!). TSS2 - Counter Top bit... Could be useful.

Cheers,
Dave

Originally Posted by texx

i rekon grooves routed in some in inch boards would be good for sure but i never had the bit required to do the job , but that would be a good option.
on the mini orb thing its just an idea and i do think you need that bit of room between each pen to show them better , that display in the pic is made by ripping 3/4 dowel straight up the middle and glued the 3 ply with about a 8 or 10 mm gap between each dowel to give the pens some room ,would be just the same if conduit had been used but would of been a bit harder to fix the conduit into place,
or do you mean fix the conduit gully up not rise up so each one is its own valley , i think the pens would be a bit cramped up like that just my opinion that they need some room between them

I did mean valley side up and I based my thoughts on these display cases you can buy Pen Kits & Wood Turning | Timberbits.com I do agree with you that giving the pen more room does display the pen better I guess it is a balance one need's to work out between space and display.