My son's new nightstand

Re: My son's new nightstand

Joe Fleming

Here is the rack photo.

Re: My son's new nightstand

Jim Dillon

Joe, what a clever concept and - for a first time project - your son did great! I bet opening and closing that drawer during a party becomes a real conversation starter. What's his next project? Thanks for posting. Jim.

I like it

neal in South Carolina

And, if he put a knob on one of the gears, he could open and close the drawer by turning the gears!

Re: My son's new nightstand

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Is he an engineering major

Thanks for posting. It wins the clever project of the month, at least.

Cool!!

Very cool, Joe.

Yonak

Now he'll be geared up for his next exam.

Mac-

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

-Engineering major maybe?

Nice for you both!

Neat!

Joe, how did...

Mike Farinella

you make the gears? You get an "A" for creativity.

Re: My son's new nightstand

Joe Fleming

I've included a link to my website where I have posted an mp4 file so you can see the gears in action. He is studying Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University.

http://www.airbrushingwood.com/gallery.html

The gears were printed from the wooden gear website using the program we bought on-line.

//woodgears.ca

You print a paper template then glue it to the wood. He cut most of the gears on the bandsaw with a 1/8" blade.

Of course, as all good projects are designed, I had to buy a new tool to finish the project, so I acquired a used RBI Hawk 220VS scroll saw. Snuck that one right past the budget committee. :-)

Joe

Re: My son's new nightstand

Joe Fleming

By the way... Many of you don't know me. I hang out on the woodturning message board and don't come over here very often. I posted this here because the turning content was so tiny. Thanks for the great comments. I'll let my son know. Joe

Mighty cool, Joe

Howard in Toronto

what a great way to combine his studies with your interests and skills.

Thank you for those pics and links.

Howard

That is really neat!!