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Thanks Alien, I really like the clock myself even though it was probably the most simple thing to make out of it all, I will probably make a few more similar ones
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with Japanese expertise.alien937 wrote:I'm loving the Clock and lamp! Hand Made in
looks good bud, now you've starting doing something with the wood they look better.
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Thanks novo I much appreciate the tip about wood finishes mate, hopefully in a week or two I should be able to start running a plane around them as you suggested too
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yer, once the wanking wrist is sorted.slim wrote:Thanks novo I much appreciate the tip about wood finishes mate, hopefully in a week or two I should be able to start running a plane around them as you suggested too
reckon a 45 chamfer on the underside of that large coffee table would have made a huge finishing difference. over 45 and it would "lighten" the look of the top which might not be the look your after.
Japanese finish, Japanese parts, brit behind the tools, just the way it should be.
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Liking it all slim..nice work..
and from certain angles that table looks like its floating in mid air..
and from certain angles that table looks like its floating in mid air..
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I think you are right about a 45 on the underside mate, maybe a third of the way up the timber would have worked well on it & that's something I will be trying once the wanking hand is sorted (until the other one gets worse that is)novocaine wrote:yer, once the wanking wrist is sorted.slim wrote:Thanks novo I much appreciate the tip about wood finishes mate, hopefully in a week or two I should be able to start running a plane around them as you suggested too
reckon a 45 chamfer on the underside of that large coffee table would have made a huge finishing difference. over 45 and it would "lighten" the look of the top which might not be the look your after.
Japanese finish, Japanese parts, brit behind the tools, just the way it should be.
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Thanks mate, I hadn't spotted that floating business but you are right I think its even more pronounced in this pic of the other end ?jaz66 wrote:Liking it all slim..nice work..
and from certain angles that table looks like its floating in mid air..
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Slim you have a bit if a business opportunity there I reckon. The lamps are a winner, and the clock. that Japanese finish complements the sheen of the metal. the table is excellent. I went to that bike gear place (is it moto-legends?) they have a shop in Guildford full of blokes with beards selling you leather goods, your stuff would go down great in there as bespoke shop-fitting items. Or in the Bike Shed at Woolwich, or the Ace Cafe, or any triumph dealer's showroom.
If I were you I would send those places a few snaps and see if you get any takers.
great to see the objects develop as you do each one.
If I were you I would send those places a few snaps and see if you get any takers.
great to see the objects develop as you do each one.
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Thanks for the nice comments marmike
I think you are right mate & I am now looking to make a small part time business out of it, but what I don't want to be doing is just knocking stuff out for the sake of it or doing the same thing over & over again because its more about the joy of making something different that some folk like rather than any desire to get rich off it
I have been in discussion with a bloke that bought a small table & another item off me recently he has a couple of shops he said he could sell stuff through & true to his word he has already sold a big ticket item for me & made a few quid himself, going to sit down with him on Saturday & see if we can work a deal out, to be honest something like that is better for me than selling it myself
I think you are right mate & I am now looking to make a small part time business out of it, but what I don't want to be doing is just knocking stuff out for the sake of it or doing the same thing over & over again because its more about the joy of making something different that some folk like rather than any desire to get rich off it
I have been in discussion with a bloke that bought a small table & another item off me recently he has a couple of shops he said he could sell stuff through & true to his word he has already sold a big ticket item for me & made a few quid himself, going to sit down with him on Saturday & see if we can work a deal out, to be honest something like that is better for me than selling it myself
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yeah i think that's the key mate stick to your strengths and delegate the other stuff if you can find people you trust.
as you say, better to make a name as a designer/maker at premium prices than try to set up mass-produced operation which is always gonna be capital-heavy and a real sweat to do.
as you say, better to make a name as a designer/maker at premium prices than try to set up mass-produced operation which is always gonna be capital-heavy and a real sweat to do.
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I think we are thinking along the same lines mate apart from the premium prices bit lol
As long as it covers my costs & makes some pocket money that will do for me, long gone are the days of me chasing an extra quid, I'm far happier now with less cash & more time to feck about with things I enjoy
I know that one lad who had a load of the early stuff off me was making a lot more off it than me & I couldn't care less to be honest I got what I wanted with no hassle & that counts for a lot in the mad world of slim
Having said that I'm not a complete mug, the new bloke will be paying cash for every item he takes away then if he cant sell it then that's his problem, to be fair he seems happy at that so I'm thinking he already has buyers set up, I'm also thinking he wants a load of stuff made to order & that's yet to be discussed but I'm definitely not going to do production line stuff for anyone
As long as it covers my costs & makes some pocket money that will do for me, long gone are the days of me chasing an extra quid, I'm far happier now with less cash & more time to feck about with things I enjoy
I know that one lad who had a load of the early stuff off me was making a lot more off it than me & I couldn't care less to be honest I got what I wanted with no hassle & that counts for a lot in the mad world of slim
Having said that I'm not a complete mug, the new bloke will be paying cash for every item he takes away then if he cant sell it then that's his problem, to be fair he seems happy at that so I'm thinking he already has buyers set up, I'm also thinking he wants a load of stuff made to order & that's yet to be discussed but I'm definitely not going to do production line stuff for anyone
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Lol that first lad you meantion sounds like me. Off hadnt been for distance I’d be purchasing off you tools the same I thought about it many times from the first time you posted. I know profit when I see it.
Keep it up and keep it how you want. Your the boss don’t let someone try push you on a direction you don’t want or will take the fun out of it. Give yourself a decent margin that’s fair. Your a man who knows more than little Me anyways business wise as I’m still barely putting my toe in the water in comparison.
Keep at it.
Keep it up and keep it how you want. Your the boss don’t let someone try push you on a direction you don’t want or will take the fun out of it. Give yourself a decent margin that’s fair. Your a man who knows more than little Me anyways business wise as I’m still barely putting my toe in the water in comparison.
Keep at it.
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Lmao @ mike
It still makes me smile when I see the first lad, he seems to think he had got one over on me because he was making money I maybe could have had myself, what he hadn't realised was I was still getting exactly what I would have sold the stuff for but he was storing it & having the problem of getting rid of it = free warehousing & advertising
Honestly I'm not greedy about it, my prices stay the same no matter where the stuff is going when it leaves me, I'm an old hand at buying & selling & really don't mind if someone else makes a few quid
It still makes me smile when I see the first lad, he seems to think he had got one over on me because he was making money I maybe could have had myself, what he hadn't realised was I was still getting exactly what I would have sold the stuff for but he was storing it & having the problem of getting rid of it = free warehousing & advertising
Honestly I'm not greedy about it, my prices stay the same no matter where the stuff is going when it leaves me, I'm an old hand at buying & selling & really don't mind if someone else makes a few quid
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Very true and more often than not a quick flip at still decent money is so much better than waiting for that one person willing to pay top dollar price. Onto the next thing with quick flips soon build up a nice pot of profit. Keep stock rolling.
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Well my new contact came on Saturday & cleared me out of all my remaining stock apart from 2 small pieces that I am fairly sure are sold anyway
He then proceeded to order 4 stools with bigger tops all the same height & as many clocks as I have time to make when I'm able again just got to get this hand in usable condition now so I can get on with it
He then proceeded to order 4 stools with bigger tops all the same height & as many clocks as I have time to make when I'm able again just got to get this hand in usable condition now so I can get on with it
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Happy days. Just what you want. Nice chuck of change for you to reinvest and put some under The mattress no doubt. Well done sir.
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Keeping slims thread alive while hes unable to.......
His and hers, and yes i'm thinking about picking up a bit steel to grind my own (i wish i was allowed a forge to make noise with)
His and hers, and yes i'm thinking about picking up a bit steel to grind my own (i wish i was allowed a forge to make noise with)
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novocaine wrote:Keeping slims thread alive while hes unable to.......
His and hers, and yes i'm thinking about picking up a bit steel to grind my own (i wish i was allowed a forge to make noise with)
great! they even stick to the wall like in those old baronial halls.
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I quite like the swords, nice bit of work sir!
You are right novo I haven't been able to do much until yesterday, previous to that I could pull the trigger on the mig just enough to get the gas on but couldn't pull it enough to get the wire spooling
In the mean time as soon as I could drive I went collecting bits then cleaned it down as well as I could & also sorted them out into piles so I could have a weld fest as soon as I could, not quite there yet but I did manage to tack a couple of clocks together yesterday & cut some timber for tops today
You are right novo I haven't been able to do much until yesterday, previous to that I could pull the trigger on the mig just enough to get the gas on but couldn't pull it enough to get the wire spooling
In the mean time as soon as I could drive I went collecting bits then cleaned it down as well as I could & also sorted them out into piles so I could have a weld fest as soon as I could, not quite there yet but I did manage to tack a couple of clocks together yesterday & cut some timber for tops today
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good to hear you're on the mend. Want to borrow the SMAW, no trigger to pull.
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Thanks novo I'm getting there slowly
I was stick welding for 10+ years before I touched a mig & still have one here, to be honest I'm much better with a stick welder than a mig on reasonable thickness steel, just got bored with cleaning the slag up all the time
I was stick welding for 10+ years before I touched a mig & still have one here, to be honest I'm much better with a stick welder than a mig on reasonable thickness steel, just got bored with cleaning the slag up all the time
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After a couple of days of being able to weld to a reasonable standard again .............
Current stock that my contact is coming to look at & hopefully buy some of tomorrow
Current stock that my contact is coming to look at & hopefully buy some of tomorrow
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All gone
Now I need to get on with finding some more bits to make some more
Now I need to get on with finding some more bits to make some more
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Well I used up the last of my bits & this is the result
I'm not sure the trader will be getting this one as I really like it & have discovered what he's attempting to sell some of my stuff for
lets just say I'm shocked at what he thinks its worth don't get me wrong some of the stuff he's had he's trying to knock out at a small profit which is fair enough but bigger pieces I see I'm going to have to be careful with this bloke, I'm not completely daft though my prices to him just went up
A few people have said try to get into one of the London streampunk type shops & make some decent money off this stuff but I don't know what I'm looking for or where to start with that
I'm not sure the trader will be getting this one as I really like it & have discovered what he's attempting to sell some of my stuff for
lets just say I'm shocked at what he thinks its worth don't get me wrong some of the stuff he's had he's trying to knock out at a small profit which is fair enough but bigger pieces I see I'm going to have to be careful with this bloke, I'm not completely daft though my prices to him just went up
A few people have said try to get into one of the London streampunk type shops & make some decent money off this stuff but I don't know what I'm looking for or where to start with that
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