Finished the one that has been sitting

[Crazyraceguy]

It never fails. A job like this normally goes pretty quickly, 2 days max, but it got held up waiting for the wood grain laminate. I have been working around it, doing other things. Then, as soon as the laminate showed up, it was hurry up time. I was still working on the previous job though. I spent the day Tuesday working on both of them at once.....and you know how that goes. Neither of them got done.
I got the desk done Wednesday morning and it was delivered immediately.
The long countertop shroud took another couple of hours. It is over 24' so had to be in 3 pieces.
It's the last part of a bigger job, but the rest was just rectangular panels, covering an existing wall and a central podium. I don't know if I even have a pic of that, maybe in the background of something else?
Yes, the flipper door cabinet, it's on the bench behind.

 

[squall_line]

I love seeing dominos next to P slots!  Man after my own heart!

Of course, your reasons are completely different than mine, but still...

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Yeah [member=75217]squall_line[/member] I really like that Zeta. One of our suppliers did a demo for a few of us several years ago and I thought it was great, could definitely see the potential. We didn't have an immediate need, so the boss wouldn't bite right then. Turned out that only a few weeks later came the perfect job. I brought it up again and he went for it. That was before the fire, so it got destroyed, along with everything else. Since it worked out to be so handy, I bought one as part of the first haul of replacement tools. I use them together often.
At this point, the only thing I am lacking is the DF700 and the OF2200. Neither is a "need" at the moment, but I have been wanting a DF700 for a long time. It would have made that shoe-cubby job, from a few weeks ago, far easier, but I got it done.
The OF2200 would be a beast for my router table, but I just can't make myself to that to one of those. I really don't do much with big bit as a hand-held. That and I am so enamored with the Triton's form-factor.
It is absolutely perfect for table use, but could use the 2200's beast power.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I've started to have a need for knock-down stuff and the Zeta P2 gear is just fantastic. The edge it has over the Festool connectors for me is that it can be used on mitred joins in standard 3/4" or even slightly less thick stock. The Festool connectors are horrendously expensive here, the DF700 kit is $425AUD and the DF500 kit is $659AUD. I found sellers on Ebay that sell Divario/Tenso and Clamax compatible connectors extremely cheap, around 20% of the genuine Lamello ones.

This would actually make the Zeta more cost effective than using the connectors with the DF500/DF700.

I bought some of the Clamax and Tenso connectors to try and they are really well machined and tight, as I'm seriously thinking a Zeta P2 will be a great addition later this year despite the huge initial outlay. Although in reality it's not really much more than a new DF700.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The real beauty is that the connectors can be used in the face of 3/4" sheet goods. The don't have a lot of racking strength in that direction, but I rarely use them alone anyway. A few Dominos do the heavy lifting and the Zetas hold it together.
That and the much smaller access hole for tightening them and you can use the Tenso and have no visible connection.

 

[peacefulandpatriotically]

What exactly is that technique you've used to make the curved panel?  is that a sheet of plywood with kerfs cut into it or individual slices of plywood adhered to a laminate?

Regardless, your work is excellent and I enjoy seeing your posts

 

[Crazyraceguy]

What exactly is that technique you've used to make the curved panel?  is that a sheet of plywood with kerfs cut into it or individual slices of plywood adhered to a laminate?

Regardless, your work is excellent and I enjoy seeing your posts

Yes, it is kerf cut plywood, but really only because it is easier for me to do it that way now. In the past, I would have done this with "bending ply", but that stuff is not the greatest thing to work with. It takes 2 layers, glue between them and a million staples. Plus, you still end-up thin. It is only 8mm thick, so the 2 layers are only 5/8". That doesn't mesh well with meeting a flat surface of the typical 3/4".
The kerfing of pieces this big would be a rather daunting in most cases, but the shop where I work has a huge computerized panel saw, which makes it effortless. Literally, I click a few places on a touch-screen and walk away. It does everything and I come back in a few minutes to finished pieces.
Mitering it to flat sides and laminating it to be seamless....well, that a different story.
Dominos, Zetas , and a few years of practice are kind of a thing.

 

[peacefulandpatriotically]

What exactly is that technique you've used to make the curved panel?  is that a sheet of plywood with kerfs cut into it or individual slices of plywood adhered to a laminate?

Regardless, your work is excellent and I enjoy seeing your posts

Yes, it is kerf cut plywood, but really only because it is easier for me to do it that way now. In the past, I would have done this with "bending ply", but that stuff is not the greatest thing to work with. It takes 2 layers, glue between them and a million staples. Plus, you still end-up thin. It is only 8mm thick, so the 2 layers are only 5/8". That doesn't mesh well with meeting a flat surface of the typical 3/4".
The kerfing of pieces this big would be a rather daunting in most cases, but the shop where I work has a huge computerized panel saw, which makes it effortless. Literally, I click a few places on a touch-screen and walk away. It does everything and I come back in a few minutes to finished pieces.
Mitering it to flat sides and laminating it to be seamless....well, that a different story.
Dominos, Zetas , and a few years of practice are kind of a thing.

Thanks for the explanation.  Fantastic work again brother 

 

[PaulMarcel]

The kerfing of pieces this big would be a rather daunting in most cases, but the shop where I work has a huge computerized panel saw, which makes it effortless. Literally, I click a few places on a touch-screen and walk away. It does everything and I come back in a few minutes to finished pieces.

Next time you kerf a large panel, maybe record a video of it running (if you're allowed). Would love to see that in action.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

The kerfing of pieces this big would be a rather daunting in most cases, but the shop where I work has a huge computerized panel saw, which makes it effortless. Literally, I click a few places on a touch-screen and walk away. It does everything and I come back in a few minutes to finished pieces.

Next time you kerf a large panel, maybe record a video of it running (if you're allowed). Would love to see that in action.

[member=3513]PaulMarcel[/member] I definitely can record it cutting. I think the hard part is going to be figuring out how to post it, so you can see it. I've never posted a video.