team tractor Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 I’ve just had a big order on windows. I thought I’d share the progress 👍 I know I know the worlds sideways here in Tamworth 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 No comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 a slight improvement over "Crittall".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) No lets be fair apart from the blood stains he does do a good job and I benefit from his offcuts. No No!!! not bits of fingers... wood. Generous to a guy you will never meet. Edited May 12, 2022 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 23 minutes ago, Walker570 said: No lets be fair apart from the blood stains he does do a good job and I benefit from his offcuts. No No!!! not bits of fingers... wood. Generous to a guy you will never meet. I spent a day catching up with the rounds 👍but they’re right this time . You should see the amount of shavings 😂 this is the mess with an extraction system as it’s impossible to extract on the rounds /ring fence 33 minutes ago, ditchman said: a slight improvement over "Crittall".... 😂 crittall . Tbf tho crittall has stood the test of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 The last new crittal I put in was 20 years ago . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: The last new crittal I put in was 20 years ago . I’ve never fitted it . I’ve supplied sub frames for it tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, team tractor said: I’ve never fitted it . I’ve supplied sub frames for it tho we had internal french doors by crittal...they had bronze polished lock plates and handles.......i think crittal do double glazed windows doors now....our outside crittall windows used to have running condensation sometimes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Loving these 3D jigsaws you're doing now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Loving these 3D jigsaws you're doing now! 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Nathan had problems with the first supply of wood for this job and had already cut many of the curved sections. The wood was going to be scrapped and he kindly brought me a supply which I have now converted into a carving board. Still not quite finished but happy so far. I just used the curve Nathan had cut and layered some strips of oak in between. Edited May 12, 2022 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Wouldn’t it be easier to make the whole square or just cut it out of a bigger round tree 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 If you look at the frames Nathan is making they consist of sections cut on a curve. Those are what he dropped off for me. I just had to very slightly run them over a sander to get them to fit side by side. I then put the strips in between and the result was something pretty ergonomic. The marking out and cutting and fitting he has to do to get these windows all perfect is mind blowing. Yes, I know he has the machinery to do most of the work but the lay out has to be done from human provided meaurements etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted May 12, 2022 Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 Nathan, next time i pop over i'm going to show you how to post the pictures the right way up, ive got neck ache looking at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Walker570 said: Nathan had problems with the first supply of wood for this job and had already cut many of the curved sections. The wood was going to be scrapped and he kindly brought me a supply which I have now converted into a carving board. Still not quite finished but happy so far. I just used the curve Nathan had cut and layered some strips of oak in between. That's a pretty cool board nev , it's certainly very different , and very attractive 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Dougy said: Nathan, next time i pop over i'm going to show you how to post the pictures the right way up, ive got neck ache looking at this. Please 😂. 11 hours ago, Old farrier said: Wouldn’t it be easier to make the whole square or just cut it out of a bigger round tree 🤔 😂😂😂 10 hours ago, Walker570 said: If you look at the frames Nathan is making they consist of sections cut on a curve. Those are what he dropped off for me. I just had to very slightly run them over a sander to get them to fit side by side. I then put the strips in between and the result was something pretty ergonomic. The marking out and cutting and fitting he has to do to get these windows all perfect is mind blowing. Yes, I know he has the machinery to do most of the work but the lay out has to be done from human provided meaurements etc. It boils my brain some days nev . I spent 2-3 days just marking out the curve 🙈. You’ll have to come down the unit and see them soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 42 minutes ago, team tractor said: Please 😂. 😂😂😂 It boils my brain some days nev . I spent 2-3 days just marking out the curve 🙈. You’ll have to come down the unit and see them soon I'm astonished that you aren't just feeding the laser plotted dimensions automatically into your CNC machine using a little robot hand (with a few maimed digits for authenticity) 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, amateur said: I'm astonished that you aren't just feeding the laser plotted dimensions automatically into your CNC machine using a little robot hand (with a few maimed digits for authenticity) 😂 Cnc ? 😂 I wish . This wouldn’t be possible with one really how we make it but they would make the pieces . It’s 2.6m long too 👍 Edited May 13, 2022 by team tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 14/05/2022 at 05:54, TIGHTCHOKE said: Coming along nicely. Cheers dude . It’s exciting when we get this far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 That's stunning workmanship and look what excellent work Neville did for me with some of the offcuts. Thank you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 4 hours ago, Dave-G said: That's stunning workmanship and look what excellent work Neville did for me with some of the offcuts. Thank you both. That board looks stunning dave . I suspect that their is much more skill involved than nev admits to . Top job nev 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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