craftyI've also hit a point where I need to use a drill press to finish a couple of things; I can do that in the "hack shop" at work on Tuesday.
| Jig saw bolted to plywood for inverted cutting By mounting the saw and flipping it over, I could get more control over cutting small pieces, since I have neither a table saw nor a band saw in my tool collection |
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| Modified jigsaw set up for table cutting This shows the jigsaw blade extending up through the work surface |
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| Another view of the mounted jigsaw |
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| updated eyestalk assembly I eliminated one of the big parasols, switched to a new piece of bamboo with a knuckle in it and shortened the works to match the classic plans. The pivot disk is cut out of 3 layers of 11/32 plywood laminated with Gorilla Glue. It's not yet actually mounted, the real mounting holes in it need to be done on a drill press. |
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| Closeup of new eyestalk assembly |
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| Parasol mounted as Iris In this final version, the inner parasol has been cemented to a lamp pipe union so it actually screws firmly into place |
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| Arm/plunger assembly I found two pieces of bamboo that could be slid together to form a telescoping arm assembly. This is in the retracted position. (I'm going to shorten it a couple of inches for sanity's sake) |
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| Arm/plunger in extended position I also need to use the drill press to bore out a socket for the base of the outer tube in the arm assembly. |
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| Closeup -- the bamboo knuckle forms a natural stop |
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