Furniture

[riverfever]

Who's building furniture, like tables, with metal here? I have wanted to weld for a long time and I think the little women is buying me a welder soon. I thought that trying to build some tables (after a lot of practice) might be a great way to start. I figured it wouldn't matter as much on a table if the welds didn't penetrate enough as opposed to something on a vehicle. The design would be fairly simple and boxy in design. Anyone doing this type of fabrication?

 

[Rev Den]

I made a 10' tall lamp.

There are pictures.

No you cannot see them.



Rev

 

[Matthew Currie]

I've done a little in the past, nothing much recently, and not much in the way of real creative work, but straightforward stuff like pedestal tables, etc. Wrought iron and mild steel both work nicely for this and weld easily. The welding won't be your biggest challenge; you need to be extra extra precise in jigging and setting up, because every flaw in sqareness or plumbness is really obvious in furniture.

 

[riverfever]

I figured by using square tube (not what I meant to say is it??) it might be easier to get things straight. I really hadn't thought about using a jig though. Honestly...I was ignorant enough to hope that I could just have someone hold the pieces while I tacked them. Do you think I'd have to create some elaborate jig?

 

[RichP]

I figured by using square tube (not what I meant to say is it??) it might be easier to get things straight. I really hadn't thought about using a jig though. Honestly...I was ignorant enough to hope that I could just have someone hold the pieces while I tacked them. Do you think I'd have to create some elaborate jig?

You're not ready for freestyleing furniture yet , a good starter project is a long table that goes behind a couch using mild L shaped steel once you get the frame done you can go two ways, drop in a piece of 3/4 in plywood and use fancy tile or if its out of square use a piece of tempered glass on top instead...
I played around with a acy/oxy rig and brazing a few years ago and got pretty good at it..

 

[riverfever]

If I can get the frame done nicely, I have a friend that used to do cages and suspension work for Baja racing that now branched off into furniture. If I give him dimensions, he can have it cut. I was hoping to get a piece cut for the top and then burn it in place. He does crazy furniture and fireplace doors in big homes in Vail and his partner does the river stonework.

 

[riverfever]

You're not ready for freestyleing furniture yet ,

You don't thin there's a market for abstract furniture?:dunno:

 

[RichP]

If I can get the frame done nicely, I have a friend that used to do cages and suspension work for Baja racing that now branched off into furniture. If I give him dimensions, he can have it cut. I was hoping to get a piece cut for the top and then burn it in place. He does crazy furniture and fireplace doors in big homes in Vail and his partner does the river stonework.

Well, if you decide on a steel top there is some interesting patterns you can generate with det cord and some creative shaping with shaped and stringed C4 compounded with various minerals for colors, you can get some really striking patterns though it does tend to get the neighbors a bit antsy Theres a woman artist in either new mexico or ariz that does it commercially.
I've also seen patterns generated with straight minerals and compounds then using a high temp oven that gets the steel red hot, poisionous though with some of the acid mineral compounds.

 

[riverfever]

Now that would be cool. I'll have to research that.

 

[Traverse]

Well, if you decide on a steel top there is some interesting patterns you can generate with det cord and some creative shaping with shaped and stringed C4 compounded with various minerals for colors, you can get some really striking patterns though it does tend to get the neighbors a bit antsy Theres a woman artist in either new mexico or ariz that does it commercially.
I've also seen patterns generated with straight minerals and compounds then using a high temp oven that gets the steel red hot, poisionous though with some of the acid mineral compounds.

I used to powdercoat and a women would bring in her tables and what not to have clear put over em. The colors and patterns she could make were outstanding and the clear coat really protected and helped to set off the color. not sure if its the same lady, but the same technique. She sold her stuff for a mint.

 

[RichP]

I used to powdercoat and a women would bring in her tables and what not to have clear put over em. The colors and patterns she could make were outstanding and the clear coat really protected and helped to set off the color. not sure if its the same lady, but the same technique. She sold her stuff for a mint.

Thats her, can't be too many with the required licenses out that way, maybe...