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Brighton University visit

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On the 20th of December I visited Brighton University to have a tour around their facilities. It was aimed at the 3d printers, CNC and laser cutters. We were greeted by Rob king who runs the workshops and over a nice coffee we discussed what we wanted to get out of the day.

We moved down into the expansive workshops

What struck me the most with the workshops appearance was how organised and clean they were. This facility was designed and used for the Student teachers learning Design and Technology subjects ready for teaching in Secondary schools.

We were shown examples of work that had been produced. this varied from making wooden moulds to plastic adjustable spanners. The technology really opens up possibilities for furniture making and furniture design.

The laser cutter has given me a few ideas how I could signature my furniture in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding card box

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This was an interesting commission set by a client for their wedding.

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They had seen a wedding card box in a wedding card magazine but the style thay wanted was not available in the UK. They asked me if i could make one for them. After a few weeks of designing and making alterations to drawing we came up with this.

It holds 4 10×8 prints and 1 7×5 print. They are held in place with tabs and it can be changed as and when you want to. The pictures are protected by perspex which was used for safety reasons.

It is also featured here http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14494&title=wedding-card-box

 

 

Oak Table featured on the woodworkers institute website

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6 Seater dining room table made in Solid european oak. The top is made from 12mm toughened glass
6 seater dining table

The Oak table I have just completed for a client in London has been chosen this week as work of the week by members of the forum.

You can find it on their homepage at http://www.woodworkersinstitute.com/page.asp

The table is made form Solid European oak and has a 12mm Toughened glass top.

 

Thanks for looking and please share

 

 

New Tools

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My strategy this year is to update most of my tooling. I have opted for Festool They are certainly not the cheapest but I a firm beliver in, you get what you pay for. Having been so impressed with the Domino cutter my next purchase will be the Plungesaw. This tool is going to be really useful in the workshop and site for cutting mitresd edges and cutting in scribe panels. The beaty of the Festool system is that all the boxes link together to make transportation and storage very simple. Also the extraction systems link into the storage boxes. Festool pride themselves on their dust extraction capabilities, and if the plunge saw is as effective as the Domino interms of extraction it will make my day in the work shop far more enjoyable. Take a look at the links to see for yourself the festool range I highlt reccomend