Eddy's 36'' x 24" x 48" Paladurium Construction Journal : Pictures!

[eddy planer]

Hi folks!

This going to be blast for you and for me, too.

Look I got at last recieved these 8ft Chengal planks
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Look at these after saw the plank , notice the white (after saw) and shaded(before saw) Chengal wood really do change colour in aged.

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Attached the Marine graded plywood, used to build modern cabin cruiser.Hence this have to be a durable water- proof. Look at those layer by layer of synthetic patches and fully waterproof structural adhesive.
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[eddy planer]

Hi folks!
The showdown is here. I'm going to DIY it, wish me good luck, and I hope you'll have a blasting time reading! There you are:

Measured the Chengal planks
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Lay the plank on the sawing machine and saw them to my required size!
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There you are, those completed saw planks to built legs are now ready!
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Next step, this process will be shave the excess wood to create a L step by using sawing machine.
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See how this work...

[eddy planer]

Hi folks,


Look closely to that , many saw cutting or groves,

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Guess what I going to do next step?

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

There you are...!

Using Chisel to cut off the excess
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Or use hammer to whack off those , too!
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[eddy planer]

Hi Folks

There you are, chisel off some bit of excess and really carefully chisel flat to create a perfect L-shape groove

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there you are a perfect L-shape groove
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[eddy planer]

Hi folks

here i carefully lay another plank to try out the L-shape groove.. let hope this work. Oops!
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Bingo! It's fit like glove!

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[eddy planer]

Time to joint them with 6'' screws . drilled to ensure hole in proper location.http:/

Some proper place to joint with 6" screws to closely fit.
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[eddy planer]

There you are the frame of rack is completed
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Now fitting legs to the frame
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to be continue...

[eddy planer]

Now using 4" tap screws to joint leg to the frame..
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Tap Screw standing by..
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[eddy planer]

Alas, this process isn't easy. While screwing this leg plank to the frame, the whole thing start to wobble .But i can manageable .
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Two plank of leg completed.. 2 legs more to go!
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[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Now its almost 50% completed.. all legs are secured!
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Now chamfering the legs with shaver, i mean wood shaver!
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[eddy planer]

After the completed of the frame with legs, I have to ensure the everything are really secure. So using a big clamp to clamp tightly to one another for at least 2 hrs.

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the next step..
use scrap wood to protect my precious chengal wood for clamping.
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[eddy planer]

Yeah folks

with much difficult to secure the fella!
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another side as well.
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[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Now the clamping process completed after 2 hrs. now the 3'' thick Marine graded plywood
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Done the marking to ensure all the pin point location are correct position.
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[eddy planer]

Now use 6'' tap screws to secure it.
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All tap screws already inserted and secure.
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Now the Chengal rack is 80% completed with me...within 3hrs of my fruits
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to be continue.....

[Luc Tango]

wah bro, really blown away by your skills. lots of effort man. I'm going to DIY a small terrarium soon with just light weight acrylic (not going to have much water). any tips for me? (although i've learnt alot from the thread already.) :P

by the way, you should probably list down the contacts that you got your accessories/items from and perhaps we could have it up as a sticky for DIY enthusiasts!

[RonWill]

...now the 3'' thick Marine graded plywood

Eddy, the marine ply is really 3 inches thick???!!! What's the price like for a 4x8ft stock sheet?

You know what you look like in the last pic? The only business long-sleeved shirt carpenter I know with a Mont Blanc & iPhone 4 in his pocket!! HAHAHAHA!!!!

Nice work bro!! Waiting for your next updates.

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Hmmm, thanks for reading, I really do hope this DIY Chengal built helps you, or you find it interesting.

Now , the laminate sheet been placed on the rack ready to be measure and cut.
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Now, in order to cut the laminate sheet to size and its required a sawing machine. It been placed on top of sawing machine
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There you are.. the laminate sheet is sawing.
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to be continue..

[eddy planer]

Hi folks

Its time to use adhesive to bond between the laminate sheet and the rack
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Now the laminate sheet been placed on the rack after the adhesive glue turn a little dry (about 15 mins ) Ensure there is no bubbles within the adhesive glue between the sheet and the rack or else it will be easily pop out when weather turns very warm.
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