I needed a chair.
#1
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:08 PM
First we had to build some saw horses!
Ok now that's done, lets see them plans, printed out full size and taped together to make a full size blueprint.
Of course Roy being Roy trusts his own skills more then cutting out and tracing the blueprints though. I trust him better too! We are now starting to see parts!!
The full size blueprints are still very cool to look at but taping them all together was a pain in the ......
#2
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:09 PM
I new I had all these things just setting around for some reason.
More parts!!!
Laying out all the parts of the pedestal
Finally some assembly!!
Well, that's all we're getting done today.
More to come....
#3
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:11 PM
Today I screwed the circles to the bottom of the floor and used my belt sander to help make then all a bit more rounded and match up a little better. I'm thinking that will help a great deal when I go to bend ( ??? ) around the curves. I wonder what would be good for that. Anyone got a suggestion? I haven't put any thought to what I'm going to bend around them yet!
Then I finished gluing the last of the sides and screwed them back on.
So I just had to flip it over to see what it looked like! I know it don't look like much yet, but hey I'm moving forward!!
#5
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:29 PM
Well today I was putting the other side on and I decided that I wanted to make sure that I was the first person to set in the chair.
Do I get extra geek bonus point for the jersey? LOL
TO BE CONTINUED......
#6
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:41 PM
#7
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:47 PM
#8
Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:50 PM
#9
Posted 29 March 2009 - 04:07 PM
Will you add sound effects?
Also in that picture you remind me a little of commodore Decker...
keep the updates coming...
SS
#10
Posted 29 March 2009 - 04:24 PM
#11
Posted 29 March 2009 - 06:47 PM
Will you add sound effects?
Also in that picture you remind me a little of commodore Decker...
keep the updates coming...
SS
Yes is in time I have have lights and sound. One member at the Trek Prop Zone said joking that it looked like the opening of ST II making me Kirk's Daddy!! The cost at this time, with me reusing a ton of stuff I already had, is about $100.00 plus hours and hours of labor. I hope to have it done for under $200.00 I'm keeping a total and when I get it finished, or at least finished the first round, I'll post it.
These plans came to me by way of a member of the staff on the Trek Prop Zone from discussions that he and many others had on the the Replica Prop Forum that took place over the last few years.
#12
Posted 08 April 2009 - 01:32 PM
#13
Posted 08 April 2009 - 04:13 PM
#14
Posted 08 April 2009 - 06:26 PM
#15
Posted 08 April 2009 - 08:33 PM
Added in some side to side pieces for more area to glue to as well a a touch more strength. Glue it up and get ready to apply the skin.
Held on with lots of glue and a few nails. I used a punch to knock them right below the surface so I can hide them.
#16
Posted 09 April 2009 - 09:16 PM
#17
Posted 11 April 2009 - 05:41 AM
When your done, you are going to have to offer this as a "kit" for some of us to buy
You are already creating an online tutorial to use to assemble it
#18
Posted 11 April 2009 - 06:03 PM
Last Wednesday's work.
Added in some side to side pieces for more area to glue to as well a a touch more strength. Glue it up and get ready to apply the skin.
Held on with lots of glue and a few nails. I used a punch to knock them right below the surface so I can hide them.
http://www.fhc-webde...s.com/spin2.MOV
Here have an outtake!! LOL
http://www.fhc-webde...s.com/spin3.MOV
continued below
#19
Posted 11 April 2009 - 06:08 PM
Sunny day here in Indiana.... so I got some work done on this!!!!! The dogs were gone and I locked the wife in the pen, wait reverse that!
Anyway
I mark and cut of course, then I drill a very shallow holes for the nails to sink into.
Then I glue and hammer in the nails. After that, I use a punch to put the nails below the surface. I could use the punch to make the shallow holes, but for me, the drill offers more control. It would be pointless to go through the board.
Moving along
Moving along
#20
Posted 12 April 2009 - 10:52 AM
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