Rumple-Guy-Skin Turning Plastic To Wood!

[GJMATHEWS]

Pescado Loco asked me to post some photos of a chair that I started on Columbus Day. The sample chair came to us from one our regular customers with plastic onlay carving details.

They asked me to reproduce the sample chair 14 times but make sure the chairs were carved and did not use inlays.

Sure, we could pay a hand carver to do this, but when you have a CNC machine and maniac like me doing CAD and CAM, why bother hand carving something to match a customer request.

[noprob]

These are the first photos to give you and idea of what I do on a daily basis. The screen shot of the computer files will give you an idea of what is needed to produce just one chair. The shot of the computer rendered chair back will be milled on Monday 11-2-09. We are gluing up a larger back made up of 4 pieces of stock and milling the actual back out of that as one unit. This way we do not have to carve in the miters on the corners where the detail wraps around. The customer sample onlays were basically butchered when they did the miters for the angles. By milling the back this way, I solved the miter problem and the finishing problem that occurs when you glue carving details together on furniture.


I had to smudge the names of some of the files because they actually contain the customer name. Because we manufacture for many designers, some of our customers request Non-disclosure.

Always thinking I am!

Guy

[Eric Mims]

nice job Guy! looks great.

oh, I also had a laugh at your folder list. :D :D

[GJMATHEWS]

nice job Guy! looks great.

oh, I also had a laugh at your folder list. :D :D


Eric

I assume you are laughing at Strip Poker. That is actually a Folder for the name of the Poker Table I am working on. The legs are a stripper, exotic dancer, whatever you want to call them doing a pole dance. I will see if I have the file here and post the CG Model. I have been working on the tool paths for over the course of the last month. I have about 40 hours on tool pathing righ now and just about have the file ready for the CAMaster to run.

The table will be our signature piece for New Wave.

You Tube video will go with it.

Guy

[GJMATHEWS]

Eric

I assume you are laughing at Strip Poker. That is actually a Folder for the name of the Poker Table I am working on. The legs are a stripper, exotic dancer, whatever you want to call them doing a pole dance. I will see if I have the file here and post the CG Model. I have been working on the tool paths for over the course of the last month. I have about 40 hours on tool pathing righ now and just about have the file ready for the CAMaster to run.

The table will be our signature piece for New Wave.

You Tube video will go with it.

Guy


Found the file, here is a screen shot of the table leg.

Guy

[pescado_loco]

I'ld like a pole dancer kick stand. I think my wife would beat me with it if she found it.

[Eric Mims]

ah! yes, I remember you showing me that stripper pole file before. that's gonna be a show stopper

[GJMATHEWS]

Ran the chair back sample piece today to check it for overall dimensions and arc fit to the original. The stock model was produced in the computer and patterns given to the Cutting Division.

Everything worked like a charm for the sample piece. I did change the start position on one of the tool paths to eliminate some chip out on the tacking strip. I could have left it and just sanded it in since that particular area is covered with upholstery, but when your customer is paying what ours do, sandpaper doesn't cut it.

The detail program will be ran tomorrow and the backs will be finished by noon the same day.

Final photos on Tuesday, however, here are a few to give you an idea of what was taking place today. If you look closely and you can see the carving detail starting to emerge on the face of the chair back.

If you do not feel like reading the entire thread, you can see what I am in the process of carving by clicking this link.

http://www.camheads.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=683&d=1257120220

Guy

[GJMATHEWS]

Well, here they are. I left the shop this afternoon before all the chairs were finished but I managed to get some photos of a couple before I left. Also have some shots of the machine doing the detail work on the backs.

The customer ordered 12 of these chairs for an existing order and one for their showroom. At this point, they can order the same chair 5 months from now and all I have to do is load wood onto a CNC machine. With the exception of the turned front leg being done by the Turning Division, the rest of the chair is CG (Computer Generated) and machine made to custom match a sample.

Tomorrow, I will be cutting reproduction corbel brackets for a 1926 Wurlitzer Organ followed by gun stocks for a new customer. Another project for a fellow Creeker that is in the prototype phase will be finished by the end of the week.

On Monday, it starts all over again with whatever the fax machine or emails bring in.

Pescado, I hope you like the pictures. Afterall, you asked for them!!!! Hope the hand is getting better.

God, I love my job. Computers, power tools and wood. What could be better?

[pescado_loco]

Absolutely fantastic Guy. [fantastic]
The hands about the same. I had my first therepy session today. Made a little progress. The therapist is very sweet & good looking

[PatriotWorks]

On Monday, it starts all over again with whatever the fax machine or emails bring in.
...
God, I love my job. Computers, power tools and wood. What could be better?
Wow....What a tool!
Reminds me of history
A saw smoke coming out of the woods one day about 34 years ago in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.
I drove down a short muddy road off 212th and found a shop.
Inside the shop was a machine similar to yours in that it could hold about 15-20 parts.
The shop was powered by a steam engine and power transmitted by leather belts.
A craftsman had made a leg. This was the pattern. When I showed up, the operator was chucking up the last chunk of wood and was slipping belts over the pulley to make the wood spin.

In a matter of minutes beautiful legs appeared.
Then he informed me, this was the last run before the mill was closed.
Something to do with the steam power, smoke and danger to the community.