Tag: vault
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Lots of gear work
It’s been pretty great being able to be in the studio all day, everyday…even if there is no AC. The posts allow for the big center gear to be attached once the other 8 sections are bolted together.
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Gears are finished!
It took too long figuring out how I was going to cut the gears for the bank vault. I tried projecting them and using lots of math but finally found a gear generator app online. It allowed me to print the gears, spray mount them to the wood and then cut them out. It was…
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Work, work, work
Classes ended a week ago and I’ve been in the studio every day since. Right now I’m working on getting the vault bolted all together and the pistons aligned. I’m also painting all the for sale and foreclosure signs; these should be done very soon.
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Bank Ties
Today I started working on a series of ties for bailed out banks. I’ve been intrigued by images of corporations, specifically CEO’s. An image I found recently showed the top three bailed out bank executives walking alongside each other. Each of their ties were remarkably similar, having a strong diagonal pattern. I also started to…
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Drawings, Ties, and Vaults
Over the past couple of months I have continued to work on the bank vault along with some other projects. The vault is coming along nicely and is in the Bondo (patching) phase. All the cracks and holes need to be patched before final assembly and paint. Because Bondo must be used outside, the cold…
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Filling it in
Adding masonite to the MDF boxes to make them look solid. Realized that the holes need to be aligned perfectly or the piston/pvc pipes will not line up. Lots of hole cutting…16 pieces, 2 sides each times 3 holes each = 96 holes.
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More Vault Work…Pistons
For the past two weeks I have been working on figuring out the piston section of the bank vault. There are 24 pistons which have a toothed bar at the tapered end. This toothed bar connects to a series of gears, which are turned by the door opening mechanism. When the door turns, the giant…
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Door is coming along
Have almost finished the structure for the door. Made a cutting error which meant I had to go back and trim a tiny bit off of every piece but in the end it worked out great. Have some new ideas for the diptych paintings I have been working on. I lost interest in them but…
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More Google Sketchup
Google Sketchup has really been a life saver. I have been able to render the sculpture in 3d without ever cutting the first board.