I went to the lumberyard to buy a sheet of plywood for the piano base, but I spied a round piece of wood that might be used as a barstool top. It was large enough and similar in price to the wood I would have to cut, so I bought the round. I printed the hole pattern on six sheets of paper so I can mark and drill the wood next.
I had the parts for my base, but I needed to mark the center accurately, so I modeled a center-finder. The two equidistant legs mean that the groove in the top will always point to the circle's center, so when I place a ruler there, I can easily draw a couple of lines to the middle.
One way to fasten the piano face to the circular wooden platform was a uniform spacer that ensured every fastener was the same length. I made a hexagonal hole in the bottom so that when I put a hex coupler in there, the coupler will always be the same distance from the top of the piano, and I can secure the couplers to the circular wood I just bought.
When I designed the keycaps, I did not account for the wires coming off the switches and LEDs, so there was a lot of friction, and the keys often stuck. I changed the model to add some clearance at both ends, but I may have to reprint all 36 caps.
I should not have waited so long to stain the circular wood block. When I stained the first parts of the piano, I made a mess of my hands, and I forgot to wear gloves again, so the finish looked great, but my fingers looked rough.
We watched Atomic Blonde to celebrate the Kickstarter for Sarah's comic, Noctiluca, a fun and sexy spy comic written and drawn by women. The movie we watched, Atomic Blonde, was a sexy spy thriller, but it had the problems that Hollywood usually brings, so the misogyny was a tough pill to swallow. We did not enjoy it as a whole, but we could all point out some things worth seeing.
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| Paper templates on round wood |
I had the parts for my base, but I needed to mark the center accurately, so I modeled a center-finder. The two equidistant legs mean that the groove in the top will always point to the circle's center, so when I place a ruler there, I can easily draw a couple of lines to the middle.
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| Boomerang of center-finding |
One way to fasten the piano face to the circular wooden platform was a uniform spacer that ensured every fastener was the same length. I made a hexagonal hole in the bottom so that when I put a hex coupler in there, the coupler will always be the same distance from the top of the piano, and I can secure the couplers to the circular wood I just bought.
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| Standoff to capture a hex coupler and pass a bolt |
When I designed the keycaps, I did not account for the wires coming off the switches and LEDs, so there was a lot of friction, and the keys often stuck. I changed the model to add some clearance at both ends, but I may have to reprint all 36 caps.
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| Adjustable wire clearance holes |
I should not have waited so long to stain the circular wood block. When I stained the first parts of the piano, I made a mess of my hands, and I forgot to wear gloves again, so the finish looked great, but my fingers looked rough.
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| Circular board with stain |
We watched Atomic Blonde to celebrate the Kickstarter for Sarah's comic, Noctiluca, a fun and sexy spy comic written and drawn by women. The movie we watched, Atomic Blonde, was a sexy spy thriller, but it had the problems that Hollywood usually brings, so the misogyny was a tough pill to swallow. We did not enjoy it as a whole, but we could all point out some things worth seeing.
Critical Affection: Atomic Blonde (1:21)
The rest of the summary posts have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Completed projects from year 12
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All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
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