Here's a video of the routing and the immediate steps afterwards. It's entirely muted except for a little bit of the routing to show how loud it is.
CNC from Theo Zizka on Vimeo.
It's been quite a while since I updated this blog. To fill you in on what's been going on, I've been constructing and finishing the chairs and not much else. I have had to file down the marks left by the router, fill the holes in the plywood, cut out the supports/ leg things, file and sand those, fill in the gaps in those, and glue everything together. Then I have had to do more sanding and filing to put fillets on all of the sharp edges, plus fill in the gaps between the legs and the top and bottom (as well as newer gaps opened in the process of things being put together). This is the last week before all physical work is due (though the due date is a dubious one and the gallery opening a week later is much more solid). I'm working on doing all of the final sanding before I treat the chairs with a finish that was recommended to me by Mike. It's polymerized linseed oil and bees wax, and I'm just about to hop in the car and drive to Canton, MI to get some. Don't worry, I've already tested it, and it works great (and it's all natural!).
I acquired a 5' x 7' rug at Salvation Army to put on the floor of the gallery to keep the chairs from getting too banged up, and I got some of these silicone bubble toy things (known as "novelty caterpillars") which I've found can contain the non-newtonian fluid and remain squishy. Steps for the next week:
1. Finish sanding chairs.
2. Apply finish to chairs.
3. Fill silicone toy things with goo.
4. Find good cloth receptacle to hold silicone toy things in cushion-formation.
5. Document chairs w/ cushions w/ people sitting on them.
6. Print out thing to go on wall with photos and explanation.
7. Finish thesis.
I acquired a 5' x 7' rug at Salvation Army to put on the floor of the gallery to keep the chairs from getting too banged up, and I got some of these silicone bubble toy things (known as "novelty caterpillars") which I've found can contain the non-newtonian fluid and remain squishy. Steps for the next week:
1. Finish sanding chairs.
2. Apply finish to chairs.
3. Fill silicone toy things with goo.
4. Find good cloth receptacle to hold silicone toy things in cushion-formation.
5. Document chairs w/ cushions w/ people sitting on them.
6. Print out thing to go on wall with photos and explanation.
7. Finish thesis.