Shit you built with your own two hands (picture thread)

[rideit]

I call this the 'Picnic in the park, 1966. It is mostly vintage components, and is evocative of a summer day, with family and freinds. Wind at your back, picnic basket loaded, chasing after that cute red head in your 5th grade class...

Update to now, where a (not so young) man's fancy turns to thoughts of...MOAB!!!!

Always keep track of the two time zones that matter...

[rideit]

Just made six of these for a Fat Bike winter advocacy festival/event.
They came out SWEET.

[BigDaddy]

Just made six of these for a Fat Bike winter advocacy festival/event.
They came out SWEET.

Very, cool... But are there two alike?

[rideit]

Very, cool... But are there two alike?

On a molecular level, certainly not.

Today's...the Cutlass (Picnic version)

[BigDaddy]

Nice, I drove a Cutlass. Needs to be mounted like a weather vane, so it can spin around...

I thought you were doing a "snowflake series" with those... might be fun?

[rideit]

I can do a snowflake one, with glass...are you interested?
They are quite time consuming.
Maybe snowflake on mirror clock face?

[rideit]

This one is NO picnic.
It's just badass.







Check out the hands...I call em' 'bloodblades'

[brice618]

I built all the wood in this picture, excepting the pre-hung door.

Starting work on an island on casters for it. It's a laundry room. This is the first project I've been in complete charge of. Pretty fun.

[RootSkier]

I've hated this kitchen since we moved in. So far, I've added new lighting, painted, and installed tile floors. But the cabinets have been pissing me off every day.



So...the real remodel beings. Phase I: get rid of those heinous builder-grade oak cabinets in the corner. Reclaimed fir and (new) black pipe. Total material costs ~$200, almost all in pipe fittings.



Other lighting...



Next up: new countertops.

[gaijin]

Rootskier- that pipe/slab shelf is exactly what I'm brainstorming for a bookshelf at my house. I have 12 slabs, but need the pipe and fittings. So stoked to see that in here. Thanks! I'm taking notes...

Any random advice you wish you knew before you began? I also will go with matte black.

[Tye 1on]

Root that fkn kicks ass. I had the shelf idea in mind, but the black pipe/fir plank execution rocks. Did you consider recessing the caps on the top shelf? What are you thinking for countertops? Mexican tile?

[RootSkier]

Any random advice you wish you knew before you began? I also will go with matte black.

Yes. Coming from a timber frame background, I am used to working with exact tolerances, like 32nds of an inch. With black pipe, both the threading and length of pre-cut pieces is not consistent. So, around here anyways, if you go the hardware store and craft an elaborate "stand" with a couple lengths of pipe, multiple tee joints, elbows, and floor flanges, you cannot make each stand exactly equal. You must account for this somehow. I did it with reclaimed wood, where it's not exactly flat and not exactly equally thick.

Further, when you start combining multiple connections and try and stick to a layout, shit gets real "3D" in a hurry. Normally, I would have done identical layout on each level of shelving, and everything would be perfect. Not so with black pipe. It was pretty frustrating but I think that using reclaimed wood sort of alleviated my problems with sections that might be slightly different lengths or very slightly out of level or plumb. Certain measurements indicate that shit is whack, but it looks good in real life, so I will not speak of it again.

Did you consider recessing the caps on the top shelf? What are you thinking for countertops? Mexican tile?

Sure, I could have easily recessed the caps. I wanted them visible to tie it all together.

Right now, I am thinking concrete countertops. They will not be cast in place, but rather cast upside down in melamine forms in my sunroom. But we shall see.

[jamesp]

Shelves look awesome. Do the counters stainless steel, tile backsplash.

[AlpiNord]

I've hated this kitchen since we moved in. So far, I've added new lighting, painted, and installed tile floors. But the cabinets have been pissing me off every day.

Nice.....but......what about beer taps instead of the lower pipe elbows, eh?

[RootSkier]

Do the counters stainless steel, tile backsplash.

Negatron. This is a sub-$1000 kitchen remodel. Metal counters are credited. Future metal counters will be zinc, but not in this house. Next house will be the "forever" house and shit will get REAL. But that's a few years off.

As far as the taps Alpinord suggested -- can't go fucking up the R-50 in the walls now, can we?

[gaijin]

Yes. Coming from a timber frame background, I am used to working with exact tolerances, like 32nds of an inch. With black pipe, both the threading and length of pre-cut pieces is not consistent. So, around here anyways, if you go the hardware store and craft an elaborate "stand" with a couple lengths of pipe, multiple tee joints, elbows, and floor flanges, you cannot make each stand exactly equal. You must account for this somehow. I did it with reclaimed wood, where it's not exactly flat and not exactly equally thick.

Further, when you start combining multiple connections and try and stick to a layout, shit gets real "3D" in a hurry. Normally, I would have done identical layout on each level of shelving, and everything would be perfect. Not so with black pipe. It was pretty frustrating but I think that using reclaimed wood sort of alleviated my problems with sections that might be slightly different lengths or very slightly out of level or plumb. Certain measurements indicate that shit is whack, but it looks good in real life, so I will not speak of it again.

The inexactness is what I was imagining. Thanks for the reassurance! It'll be my first time using pipe, too, and also want to go with pre-cut. I'm using random slabs and the rustic look should hide the imperfections. Cheers. It looks awesome.

I'm thinking of a ladder frame mounted to floor and ceiling but your wall mounts look substantial. I think I'll just have to get my hands dirty and figure it out. Still have lots to do prepping the slabs, though. Should be able to start once it stops snowing. I'll post when I'm done later this spring/summer.

[jamesp]

polished concrete would look good also, but can get expensive also no?

To get round the pipe not being consistent lengths, is it possible to use 2 different diameter pipes? ie long piece of smaller pipe going through all the shelves, then shorter sections of larger pipe supporting each shelf, cut/grind to different lengths to level the shelves. You can then do away with the t's?

[Hugh Conway]

Or you could just buy a hacksaw and a pipe threader.

[RootSkier]

Are you gonna fabricate and tap your own fittings, too?

You can have identical length pipe and still run into issues, because the tee joint and flange taps do not begin in the identical "place" on the fitting.

[RootSkier]

polished concrete would look good also, but can get expensive also no?

To get round the pipe not being consistent lengths, is it possible to use 2 different diameter pipes? ie long piece of smaller pipe going through all the shelves, then shorter sections of larger pipe supporting each shelf, cut/grind to different lengths to level the shelves. You can then do away with the t's?

You could just use all thread if you are worried about it.

Concrete countertops are usually more expensive than granite if you pay someone else, but if you build them yourself, the materials are relatively cheap, especially if you don't get fancy with colors and aggregates.

[BigDaddy]

Right now, I am thinking concrete countertops. They will not be cast in place, but rather cast upside down in melamine forms in my sunroom. But we shall see.

How in the name of baby Jesus would you move and install them (without breaking them or your back)?!

I always thought the point of pouring in place, is that they then fit "perfectly" (if you make some good forms). My guess is, you'd make small sections, and are doing them upside down to get a better top surface...

Also, those shelves are great. I made something like that with cooper, but less sophisticated about 20 years ago... May have a pic somewhere.

[EarlyWood]

Nice work rootebaga (...it just rolls off the tongue)

[RootSkier]

How in the name of baby Jesus would you move and install them (without breaking them or your back)?!

The kitchen is pretty small. They'll be 1.5" thick and the biggest section is only around 11 square feet, so not much over 300 pounds. No biggie. The sunroom, where I'll cast, is only like 15' away. It's a U shape, so there will be three pieces.

I am having a slightly hard time sourcing a reasonably priced mix here, though. I don't have time to gather the ingredients and mix it myself. Might bail and do some reclaimed fir truck decking if I can locate some locally.

[Sirshredalot]

Just wanted to say the shelves are looking really good, Root. I like the steeze you have going there.

[rideit]

Just finished this guy up today. Finally got into the swing of welding, this is my first piece doing tig. It is ridiculously hard, but simple all at the same time. I love it.
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