CubbyChowder
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Hi guys, thought I'd post up in here as well to show my most recent project, pretty happy with it.
If you like my work and want to follow along, check out my shop thread (link in signature below, "My Shop: Where Passion Meets Livelihood (or tries to)" to see more consistent updates on what I do.
Anyways, after finishing up a few projects last week I decided I would spend this week getting to know the new bead roller. Haven't really had a chance to use it yet so I was excited to dedicate some time to it. I also scored a like-new Milwaukee sheet metal shear on Craigslist for $80 so that was even more motivation. I then went out and bought a few sheets of 20ga cold roll steel.
I started off by building it a support table out of some scrap wood and metal I had laying around:
I wanted to make my first bead rolling project into a furniture piece, so I came up with a little design, cut my first panel and drew the pattern on with a sharpie:
It was pretty straight forward, no complex curves or anything so it wasn't too difficult, came out looking pretty sweet though:
Built a frame out of angle iron in the shape I wanted and mounted the panel to the inside of it, giving it a border and structural strength:
I then did the exact same thing but tried a different pattern just for the sake of practice, this one was a little more simple:
Connected the two panels and built sheet metal panels for the sides:
Right before applying patina solution:
The solution just after cleaning it off. It builds up a layer of rust looking dust that needs to be wiped off before clear coat. I thought it looked kind of cool though so I took a picture:
Wiped it all off and clear coated it. Love the deep grey finish it achieved. Went stealthy and sinister:
Built a walnut top for it and here are some pictures of the final product. Learned a lot and know now what I need to do differently next time. I'm not super happy with how the diamond stitched panel took the patina solution but I know what I did wrong, so I like the geometric side better:
Thanks for looking! Any comments or constructive criticism are encouraged!
If you like my work and want to follow along, check out my shop thread (link in signature below, "My Shop: Where Passion Meets Livelihood (or tries to)" to see more consistent updates on what I do.
Anyways, after finishing up a few projects last week I decided I would spend this week getting to know the new bead roller. Haven't really had a chance to use it yet so I was excited to dedicate some time to it. I also scored a like-new Milwaukee sheet metal shear on Craigslist for $80 so that was even more motivation. I then went out and bought a few sheets of 20ga cold roll steel.
I started off by building it a support table out of some scrap wood and metal I had laying around:
I wanted to make my first bead rolling project into a furniture piece, so I came up with a little design, cut my first panel and drew the pattern on with a sharpie:
It was pretty straight forward, no complex curves or anything so it wasn't too difficult, came out looking pretty sweet though:
Built a frame out of angle iron in the shape I wanted and mounted the panel to the inside of it, giving it a border and structural strength:
I then did the exact same thing but tried a different pattern just for the sake of practice, this one was a little more simple:
Connected the two panels and built sheet metal panels for the sides:
Right before applying patina solution:
The solution just after cleaning it off. It builds up a layer of rust looking dust that needs to be wiped off before clear coat. I thought it looked kind of cool though so I took a picture:
Wiped it all off and clear coated it. Love the deep grey finish it achieved. Went stealthy and sinister:
Built a walnut top for it and here are some pictures of the final product. Learned a lot and know now what I need to do differently next time. I'm not super happy with how the diamond stitched panel took the patina solution but I know what I did wrong, so I like the geometric side better:
Thanks for looking! Any comments or constructive criticism are encouraged!
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