Greenbeast

Keep wiring in mind when doing the design.

Oh i very much am!

 

If its a commission then you could make the fittings and have an electrician wire them up for the customer. That way you are not selling any electrical devices. What the legality of that is though, I have no idea.

 

Mick. 

 

 or a third way is to get the clients electrician to wire it up, and have that in writing.

hmm so perhaps i could integrate a bulb holder and a route for cabling and they can handle getting the wiring installed through the device back to the lighting circuit with a sparky.

I guess it would be advisable for them (or me) to find a sparky that would be happy with that beforehand

Thanks guys.

Owen, i figured it would be on the wrong side of expensive to go all official.

I will see what the customer has in mind for design and go from there.

Does anyone have any UK specific advice for making and selling light fittings?

Is this just a legal/liability no-go area or what?

I found this a little bit when i first started and was just hitting steel for no real reason.

Definitely pick a small simple project and try to see it through.

Worth getting The Backyard Blacksmith by Lorelei Sims, has some great projects ranging in skill at the back

love. it.

i'm not sure proper apprenticeships exist at the moment

Oh i know it's not the safest, but it does work. And i've yet to cause myself harm.

I'm intrigued by doing with with a sander/polisher, but don't have the money to experiment right now.

Do they take the same brushes?

i use an angle grinder with twisted knot wire brush on everything i make.

different hoses because i think propane eats away at standard hoses

but you'll easily find a good propane set, that's what i did bought a kit with torch, hoses, nozzles, gloves, all sorts

As above oxy/propane may do you fine, no welding but it can heat and cut fine, propane much more available

This sounds amazing. I will definitely endeavour to attend!

I think the initial decision behind the bifold was a) because it would be cool and b) because i've not fixed down in my mind the layout of the wardrobe in terms of hanging space and shelves/drawers.

Having an open design like this means i can make those decisions later but you are right, 3 pairs of standard doors would make this project so much easier.

Given that the span of each pair is 1400mm (55"?) i have plenty of flexibility in fact.

So i think i will go for standard pairs of doors, Smoothbore, i had already thought about the drop-in idea for the door panels, thanks for that.

I can install some substantial uprights between each pair of doors. Maybe 1" square bar drilled and tapped for countersunk fixings for the hinges (which can all be a more standard design now)?

Out of interest the original logic behind the standard pair on the far left is that it will contain this:

Thanks guys! Going to reread your posts, digest what you've given me and possibly think about redesign a little

Looking to knock up something like this for my new bedroom.

I'm thinking 25mm/1" angle for the 'frames' of each door, with some kind of painted sheet timber material (ply or mdf) for the infill, i may inset mirrors into the sheet, undecided

I'm looking for thoughts on hinges, how to fix it all in place, and what to do about tracks

I'm thinking of drilling and tapping for a short bit of threaded bar to act as the track follower

Should i go with a 'pin into plate' method for hanging/hinging all the frame mounted doors (obviously the bifold doors will need some kind of standard pintle style hinge) or 

 

"No kids, the fire isn't real.  There is a gas line hidden in the bellows."

 

I don't get this, as if a gas fire is not real fire?

Some smiths use only (or mostly) propane anyway

i can't believe these people are out there in the world

Thanks guys

Borntolate i think you're spot on there. I will take heed of this advice when reattempting the piece

looking good owen, i remember fondly us forging spear heads last year, something i've yet to have another crack at.

good luck with the guild

I'm pretty sure it went better the next morning, but i mucked up a twist right at the end and threw the thing into the corner of the workshop

:lol:

I think i had been making the mistake of keeping it out of the fire too long

Thanks ya'll, really glad you like it.

Jim, I made the handle and bowl out of the same piece of steel.  Although the next one I make I plan on trying to either rivet or weld on a different handle.
 

Stephen.

 

was it sheet that you cut out?

i like that a lot

Ok thanks for the input guys, i'm going to make sure i get them back in the fire sharpish today

doc -  a split perpendicular. That sounds possible. I will have another 'crack' at this tomorrow and see what i can do.

Curious as to how this project is coming.  Would love to see pictures.

It's on the back burner, but i have been staring at the various parts on the smithy floor this week.

I've been refurbing my house interior and now am preparing for christmas fair season!

I will get back to it in the new year  :)