Thursday, 23 October 2014

First assembly stage & counterweights

I cut the redwood laminate to shape and then glued them to the plywood using PVA glue. 



I used nails as pins to place in the base of the concrete lazy susan using epoxy. 



Using a small masonry drill bit and a hammer drill to drill out holes for the pins to sit in. 



This idea worked well and I used another piece of ply to seal in the cable and for added strength as the base pillars will be holding the most weight. 



The wire extrudes for the bottom pillars very discretely, giving it a nice aesthetic. 



I then moved on to moulding the counterweights. This was done by using laminated paper for a glossy finish and placing them between brinks for keep flat while setting. 





I decided to leave a little bit of wire on either side of the pillars also to give a nice aesthetic. 




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