Industrial Table Commission.

[KemppiFrog]

la boutique du soudeur sells assorted bottles. Slightly painfull once, but only refills after.

here's one:https://www.laboutiquedusoudeur.com...GXpMD29q43xDdp9Z1tt6gEEYMN6K25aoaAh2lEALw_wcB

 

[Barking Mat]

Onwards..

Looking at the lattice work last night I found I'd make a mistake. The knitted bit top and bottom bit need to be the same size as the lozenge void.

So I changed that.

And trimmed them down to tack in.

Then I realised the one the left, the top lattice isn't equidistant. So I fixed that too.

Then did a load more finishing.

Then painted the first one with a brush. Previously I did a test pièce and it came out perfectably respectable, the following day, i.e. minus brush streaks. So i'm slightly anxious to see this in the morning. Not being very paint, me, I do boat bodywork, but generally with a roller.

 

[Beeezer]

Is it a optical or do they have a tilt on them?

 

[Westfield-builder]

I've been wondering that, too.

 

[selectedgrub]

Top work, they look awesome
I'm not keen on the paint but that's a personal thing.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[KemppiFrog]

You might want to get one of those Brico HVLP sprayers, not expensive and work quite well. Personally, I tend to use satin finish, less glaring on the little defects .

 

[Munkul]

They look really awesome. I have to admit, I wasn't sure at first. Now you have the filler and paint on, it looks fantastic, your client should be happy!

Satin is a bit easier on the eye, i learned this the hard way on the first set of table legs i made, thankfully the customer was happy with gloss. I'd have done again in satin, though.

 

[finyuk2005]

One wee tip that i have found helps with brush painting, is to give it a light coat of spray paint out a can before the brushed paint is fully cured,
i think the thinners in the spray paint slightly melt away the brush strokes and they near enough disappear!

 

[Barking Mat]

Is it a optical or do they have a tilt on them?

I've been wondering that, too.

It's optical, they look 'odd' at odd angles.

 

[Barking Mat]

They look really awesome. I have to admit, I wasn't sure at first. Now you have the filler and paint on, it looks fantastic, your client should be happy!

Satin is a bit easier on the eye, i learned this the hard way on the first set of table legs i made, thankfully the customer was happy with gloss. I'd have done again in satin, though.

I do hope so, the paint did flatten out nicely in the end.

 

[Barking Mat]

But... All I can see is every imperfection...

Hmmm.....

 

[MysterG]

But... All I can see is every imperfection...

Hmmm.....

Best start again then

 

[Munkul]

But... All I can see is every imperfection...

Hmmm.....

Squint through one eye, if the imperfections disappear then job's a good un

Semi seriously though... you as the fabricator WILL notice every single little flaw. It gets me every time, when things are finished painted ready to go out, and I spot flaws... but I'm looking for them! The customer will see what they want to see. First impressions are very important. If it looks great at first glance, and the second glance, then generally they aren't going to look specifically for faults.

So... if you have an ultra picky customer, it has to virtually flawless. If they're more easy going like most people are, you can get away with very small blemishes.

When people say something is "perfect" it rarely is.

Paint finish can be quite important though. I'd never brush finish anything these days. I just can't get it right, so I won't even try. All sprayed.

 

[a111r]

la boutique du soudeur sells assorted bottles. Slightly painfull once, but only refills after.

here's one:https://www.laboutiquedusoudeur.com...GXpMD29q43xDdp9Z1tt6gEEYMN6K25aoaAh2lEALw_wcB

Cripes that is dear!
2.7 times more by vol. than the UK's dearest equivalent size. Do more put up with flux cored there?

 

[KemppiFrog]

Cripes that is dear!
2.7 times more by vol. than the UK's dearest equivalent size. Do more put up with flux cored there?

Things in general are a bit pricey here, hence my hoping the UK outfit would do it's deposite/rent free service here. The big guys tend to muscle out cheaper contenders.
Dunno about peeps using flux cored here, I have the only Mig among people I know. The few I bump into in big production, just put up with the costs and pass them on. Social charges make stuff quite steep here, along with tax in general. Around 53% are 'employed' by the gov, so someone has to pay.. (might stop here, as drifting into politics)
Part of the same situation: When I first registered to work, Several young people asked to join as apprentices. Prob there is your workplace then has to conform to all the standards for a major factory and if you keep them after the basic contract, you cannot lay them off. So I kept to a sole business as an 'artisan'. Can't offset expenses, just pay tax on turnover.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Squint through one eye, if the imperfections disappear then job's a good un

Semi seriously though... you as the fabricator WILL notice every single little flaw. It gets me every time, when things are finished painted ready to go out, and I spot flaws... but I'm looking for them! The customer will see what they want to see. First impressions are very important. If it looks great at first glance, and the second glance, then generally they aren't going to look specifically for faults.

So... if you have an ultra picky customer, it has to virtually flawless. If they're more easy going like most people are, you can get away with very small blemishes.

When people say something is "perfect" it rarely is.

Paint finish can be quite important though. I'd never brush finish anything these days. I just can't get it right, so I won't even try. All sprayed.

Tend to agree, one is hyper critical about ones own work, when the customer usually is greatfull it just gets done. BUT, I did have one that when I delivered, he and his wife went round each bit and really looked for little defects, which I then corrected.. Did several jobs for them, until a mutual friend let me know how much they liked my work and how reasonable(cheap) it was...I decided I had other clients who were more important after that.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Oh, forgot to mention..after the last session of nit picking, I fixed all the little things, then he played games with payment. No need for that; so he was off the list. I was a bit peeved, especially since I had helped him out at short notice on urgent stuff before.

Back to tables...

 

[slim_boy_fat]

just pay tax on turnover.

You mean 'profit'?

 

[Other Daniel]

Yup.
You pay tax on "profit", not on turnover.

 

[Barking Mat]

First four tubes and 16 nuts installed.

Last two larger tubes and nuts promised for tomorrow.