So here are some pictures of my laptop stand. #/4 inch plywood, 3 inch rise on the back, some random holes drilled for ventilation and some drilled along the riser to allow for cord maintenance. It works and is very sturdy.
The only modification that I would make next time is to cut the back riser at an angle, so that it sits flush with the table.
The last few days here have been spent doing household chores. It as necessary to paint the stairway to the second floor and get it ready for the final treatment of everything. It will lookwonderful when finished. Also I had to finally rake up the leaves in my yard. it also gave a me a good chance to clean up the sidewalk which has been a mess it seems that when the wind blows down the street the leaves and trash tossed out on the side of the road collect at the end of our driveway. AS such it is always a mess.
To paint the upper reaches of the oddly shaped stairway it required that a piece of plywood be cut to fit into the stairway, so that step ladders and paint could be placed on it, with out the plywood,they were impossible to paint, even with extension rods.
That being said it’s been a slow couple of days for the studio. I did cut 6 covers for hedgehogs this AM a glue them up. Right now they are in the vise drying and waiting for me to trim them and add elastic and a pocket. I use some really nice leather for them and can’t wait to see what the vise does for them! I was able to really crank it down and use some HEAVY pressure. It will be even more nice to see how well they turn out with the added pressure.
So I have 2 journals up n eBay with day left, go check them out HERE!
I’ll post some pics of the vise with hedgies in it and some pics of the laptop stand.
I had a great brain storming session about lead protectors for pencils. I’m not posting anything about it until I get the idea fully worked out, and a few prototypes out of the way. It could be very cool.
anyway, I need to get working while I’ve got the time to do it. Expect some hedgies up on ebay soon!
I just made myself a laptop stand. It will make everything easier. I had made one out of book board after having the laptop for about a month. It had too much flex in it and made typing difficult. Now when I type I notice that the keyboard doesn’t flex and when I ht a key it appears on the screen rather than not doing so. Needless to say that means that entries and working on th website(s) will be that much easier.
Now to do some work on the websites.
I will be ordering Moleskines on Monday. Which hopefully means that you’ll be seeing them on the site by Friday or Monday of the following week!
Well, I decided that the order would have to wait, since I will have the cash for a case of Moles after my next 2 sales on eBay go through. So Friday after turkey day, I will be ordering moles for the website. If I have etsy sales go rough as well I’ll be ordering more, but for now I’ll be ordering just a case of pocket watercolor sketchbooks.
I just got done putting up 2 journals on eBay, one small and one 6×9. One is black suede and the other is a distressed sheep hide. These were fun to make and of the first series coming out of the new studio, so it’s cool to see them up and finished. here are the 2 on ebay:
I used Southworth 24lb Ivory laid paper, unbleached line thread and did some linking long stitch on the large book. I was pretty happy with w these came out.
In other good news I got the sutures in my finger removed, so I no longer have to wear a nasty band aid all day. When I come home I ca remove the band aid and have full use of my finger! I’m a pretty happy camper. (My finger is also healing nicely)
IN response to Dustin’s comment about my PenSlips, I do me them and sell them. I carry them on my etsy account HERE! I can also take orders for them in specific combinations of colored eyelets and leather.
Well, yesterday (I had the day off form the DayJob) I backed, folded an generally got ready 6 journals. I didn’t think that I would have time to get the spines designed and sewn but I did!
Here’s a pic of the stack getting ready to have the spines designed and punched.
I thought that they came out pretty cool. I made 4) 5.5×4.25inch 200 page journals and 1)6×9 inch 200 page journal. I messed around with some patterned stitching, and some linking long stitch. I’ll post some pics tomorrow. I’ll be listing 2 on ebay and the other 3 on etsy.
I also spent copious amounts of time working on the website. My brother got me the rest of the buttons this AM, and many of them the day before so I was able to tweak a lot of the links and get thing that I wanted up like a FAQ,Links Page, and a few others.
Tomorrow ebay and etsy.
Here’s a pic of what the top of the paper cutter looks like with the wooden block in the middle:
This is a pic of the underside in case you were wondering where to make the cuts. I think I need to add a lock washer between the bolt and the washer- to eliminate the spin when I tighten the wingnuts.
Here’s the top with the bloc all the way to the left. I had thought that making the cuts would weaken the top a lot, making it unstable and thus making cuts that were crooked. What I hadn’t thought of as that the wooden block could act as a stabilizer when the nuts were tightened. I will say that when the block is loose or not in place there is a huge amount of flex in the top.
And here is a close up of the underside. It shows what a crappy tool the dremel was for this job, it melted the plastic far too easily to be of any use. It also shows how far back I had to trim the supports so that the washer would pass.
SOme notes about this project: Next time I would chose a screw with a smaller diameter, this would decrease the slot in the top, the cutting time and overall make this an easer task. I would also get a shorter screw- a 1inch would have been more than enough. A small carriage bolt without threads for the first 1/4 inch would have been a good idea as well. Anywhere with unevenness allows for the threads to get caught and makes smooth travel difficult. I would also bore the holes in the wood block larger, allowing the bolts a little travel, i think it would make adjustments easier. I would get proper tools for the job. The dremel sucked at this but then, perhaps using a different bit would have been better. If I used a narrower bolt I would have been able to use my saw and cut a single cut. But then anything would have been easier than drilling 60 or so holes and then trimming out the remains with wire nips.
All the moaning and groaning aside, this came out pretty sweet if rough looking. It works well and i think that with a few ore modifications it will be damn near perfect for my uses, and if I get another paper trimmer I’ll be doing a similar mod.
So here’s a pic of the vise in its new orientation. My dad is having a heart attack right now at this! As a woodworker I’m sure he sees many better uses for this 100 year old vise than what I have done to it.
And above is a pic of it closed over 5 hedgehog blocks. My theory is that it will hold a ozen hedgehogs with ease! How freaking awesome is that!!!
NO all I have to do is build the stiff wooden blocks to fit over the jaws…