Floating Coffee Table
This Floating Coffee Table was my final project for my Fabrication Class.
During this project I was able to utilize a wood turner for my very first time and I was very proud how it turned it.
Cut off a chuck of wood
Cut off a chuck of wood
Began to trim excess
Began to trim excess
Began to cut coasters on the Band Saw
Began to cut coasters on the Band Saw
Drilled whole to began lathe work on pot
Drilled whole to began lathe work on pot
Hallowed out center of the pot on wood turner
Hallowed out center of the pot on wood turner
Jig for welding square base
Jig for welding square base
Jig for attaching upright
Jig for attaching upright
Ripping apart a pallet for the table top
Ripping apart a pallet for the table top
Attempt 1: My attempt to square uncut lumber did not work for a plexi glass table top
Attempt 1: My attempt to square uncut lumber did not work for a plexi glass table top
Attempt 2: My attempt to make a flat surface out of left over uncut lumber. Apparently, it felt like felt like a potato chip.
Attempt 2: My attempt to make a flat surface out of left over uncut lumber. Apparently, it felt like felt like a potato chip.
Final attempt: Used 1x4s to create a flat and square table top
Final attempt: Used 1x4s to create a flat and square table top
Spray painted glossy black
Spray painted glossy black
Attached 3" turnbuckles to improved tension and rigidity
Attached 3" turnbuckles to improved tension and rigidity
Final product of succulent pot and 6 coasters
Final product of succulent pot and 6 coasters