daycare furniture

[Ajcoholic]

I'm making a whole bunch of pint sized shelving and kids benches, etc for a local school/daycare. I'm matching several pieces that were purchased elsewhere (but in KD form) and everything is made from 1/2" (12mm) Baltic Birch.

I'm cutting all the gables (there are 15 individual units, plus other things irregularly shaped) out on my BT48, with my 48" x 48" cutting area, and universal vacuum. Jobs like this are why I needed that vacuum! Being able to throw a 1/2 sheet on the top and press go, and walk away. Very nice :)

All the grooves and dadoes are cut to accept the shelving, backs etc and we just need to glue everything together afterwards. Sure makes jobs like this simple. Simple means profitable!

Ill take some pics of the completed stuff, this week. Its mostly in the spray room now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPz1hF4Tjg&feature=em-upload_owner

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[scottp55]

Looks GOOD Andrew!!
Yep, Post pics of completed....still on first cup and NOT enough caffeine to mentally assemble them:)
What Ply? What is shop DC? 5hp?
Not enough sawdust!
scott

[Tim Lucas]

I agree with Scott, where is the sawdust ???

Looking good and looks like a fun job !

[Ajcoholic]

You guys are funny... That part of the shop is the messier section! Yes I work clean, lol

The material is 12mm Baltic birch, cut with a down spiral 1/4" bit in two passes. The material is actually 0.475" thick so I first climb cut to 0.4" then conventional cut to 0.48". No tabs.

Even with the down spiral my dc picks up the shavings on the 2nd pass. I have a 7.5 hp Belfab unit with a cyclone ahead of the fan unit. It isn't huge but does a great job of handling a shop my size. We often have several things running at once and it is just enough to keep up with three of us working.

[Ajcoholic]

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[scottp55]

Thanks Andrew....obviously I can't even read the post thoroughly before my second cup:o

[Ajcoholic]

Thanks Andrew....obviously I can't even read the post thoroughly before my second cup:o

No prob Scott

Our 16 month old was SCREAMING all night from 11pm until 5 am. Ugh.

I'm on cup #3 of coffee since #1 son gets me up at 6:45am as accurately as an atomic clock. No rest for me...

Now you know where my avatar comes from. Lol

[Ajcoholic]

Yep, Post pics of completed....
scott

Here are some more pics. As I said, mostly simple shelf cabinets.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic014/image4_zpsbj3kbrdy.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic014/image4_zpsbj3kbrdy.jpg.html)

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Some a bit more than a box, these are the kids benches/storage units

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[scottp55]

Aah.
Thanks Andrew,
It was the corner unit and the bench/shelf units(LIKE those!) that threw me:)
Nice/clean/functional.
Are those shelf/cubicles for the kids personal stuff, or for the toys,nap mats, etc.?
scott

[David Iannone]

Looks great. Always like to seeing some of the projects you have going through your shop. Especially the ones the Bot helped on.

Dave

[Ajcoholic]

Just thought I'd share a few photos after we delivered the furniture. Not all set up, but you get the idea...

I like jobs like this between kitchens and other "finer" furniture. You can get the parts cut out, assembled and finished quickly, and it will stand up to the beating the kids will give it year after year. Plus there is $$ to be made, which is in large part thanks to the Shopbot cutting the shaped and rabbeted parts.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ajcoholic/ajcoholic021/image73_zpsdnaknl79.jpg (http://s83.photobucket.com/user/ajcoholic/media/ajcoholic021/image73_zpsdnaknl79.jpg.html)

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[willmorgan]

Very nice, my wife teaches second grade and would love a few of these. Now I need to try and make this one for her!


Just thought I'd share a few photos after we delivered the furniture. Not all set up, but you get the idea...

I like jobs like this between kitchens and other "finer" furniture. You can get the parts cut out, assembled and finished quickly, and it will stand up to the beating the kids will give it year after year. Plus there is $$ to be made, which is in large part thanks to the Shopbot cutting the shaped and rabbeted parts.



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[scottp55]

Andrew,
What are those countersunk cups for? Pocket stuff the kids have? (Nice!)
Are those Lamello connectors for the BB?
Great looking job!
Thought you were in Ontario?
Quebecois on the arch ?
Translation please?
scott

[Ajcoholic]

Andrew,
What are those countersunk cups for? Pocket stuff the kids have? (Nice!)
Are those Lamello connectors for the BB?
Great looking job!
Thought you were in Ontario?
Quebecois on the arch ?
Translation please?
scott

That long table (two sections of 48") with 16 stainless steel cups is an art center, and the cups are for each of the kids' crayons.

Timmins is along the Quebec/Ontario border. There is almost a 50/50 mix of French and English speaking here, unfortunatley I grew up with two Croatian immigrant parents (and I can understand them just fine, lol) and I don't speak a lick of French. My son is in all French school as is my other son (whos still in daycare but all French). My wife is bilingual.

The text loosely means "take my hand and together we'll grow"...

[scottp55]

Ah..crayons:)
Still have large Canadian French population around the mill towns(town next to mine is Biddeford and they still have a La Kermesse festival) and our northern county has a large Acadian population. Bilingual is much easier at your kids age to pick up.
That's a Fine sentiment on the arch!
Thanks Andrew,
scott