The only way to get good at woodwork is to do a lot of it. While I can appreciate wishing to avoid having to do it on projects where it matters, it is worth playing with any off-cuts to practice your skills.
Wonderful! Someone who makes their baseboards with the same level of skills as I. Sometimes I feel so inferior when I see baseboards that are made by people who seem to be expert cabinet makers with degrees in structural engineering.
I really envy the way you peeled back the silver foil from the foam. That NEVER seems to happen when I try to do it. I usually have to pick at with a kitchen knife!!
Looks like a great start to another layout, I look forward to following this series. Urm, when I did product design in uni we used a few different types of foam to make prototypes with, the lower density blue and pink foams are fine for a hot wire cutter, but we had a dense yellow ish foam with foil backing like that which you couldn't use a hot wire to cut, as it gives off some really toxic fumes (and dosnt really cut in any case) Can't remember the exact type of foam, might be worth you checking if your going to hot wire it to make sure it's safe. Stay safe man, and happy modeling :)
@@GWilliamsonModels hi, that's cool. Yes with the right types of foam a hot wire is the perfect tool. You can even make jigs and do multi side cutting to create architectural elements like sculpted columns. Fair enough. If its the dance yellow foam I'm thinking of it's good for model making, just nothing with heat. Also watch out for things with static, if you sand that foam the dust will statically stick to anything and be a pain to remove. :/
I think it's PIR foam that doesn't cut with a hot wire, vs XPS which does. I bought the same stuff and completely coincidentally read something about not cutting PIR with hot wire (luckily for me, before I tried). I tried a sharp knife but that infernal squeaking was unbearable. In the end, it was my jigsaw with a Bosch 'soft material' blade that did the job, comparatively quietly and with minimal dust. Might help next time? By the way, your woodworking looked fine to me, but that could be because I actually am terrible at woodworking 😅😬
@@jamfjord hi, ah that sounds about right for the foam types, after 9 years its hard to remember the actual names/ types. a Jigsaw is a good shout too. :)
What would be the minimum plywood thickness I should use If I plan to build a larger baseboard, something like 3m x 1,5m? I plan to have a transversal strut every 0.75m... and then add a layer of 5cm XPS board.
Interesting, personally I wouldn’t say it’s the thickness of the top, more that you’ve got a good support below. I think I’d be tempted to have an egg box frame for that size
I wonder if the reason the hot wire cutter won’t cut the foam is because insulation foam is supposed to be fire retardant to a degree and not melt? Just a thought.
Never realized how grateful I was for the calm music until you let the raw camera mic audio play lol
Exactly. Sometimes it’s good to see the grim reality of Hollywood 😂
Lol
Cant wait to see this at the exhibition in the south later this year!!! As well as Corrish
See you there!
I'm pleased that I'm not the only one that is useless at woodwork 😊
It’s very much my Achilles heel .. or one of them 😅
It's amazing how I only have two legs but a multitude of Achilles Heels'@@GWilliamsonModels
The only way to get good at woodwork is to do a lot of it. While I can appreciate wishing to avoid having to do it on projects where it matters, it is worth playing with any off-cuts to practice your skills.
@@KidarWolf hopefully at some point I’ll get the hang of it!
Very interesting, clear and very useful. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful! Someone who makes their baseboards with the same level of skills as I. Sometimes I feel so inferior when I see baseboards that are made by people who seem to be expert cabinet makers with degrees in structural engineering.
Some people make absolutely stunning baseboards, almost to the point that it’s a shame to stick a model railway ontop covering it up 😂
I really envy the way you peeled back the silver foil from the foam. That NEVER seems to happen when I try to do it. I usually have to pick at with a kitchen knife!!
Honestly, that’s NEVER happened before. I felt like a god
@@GWilliamsonModels fantastic. I thought there must be a secret to doing it that nobody had alerted me to!!!
Come clean, the video shows some still in place at the left hand end (or I'm seeing things).
@@gordanmilne7034 oh god, has my life been a lie for the past week?!
@@GWilliamsonModels If you come clean you'll be forgiven or so I've heard.
Looks like a great start to another layout, I look forward to following this series.
Urm, when I did product design in uni we used a few different types of foam to make prototypes with, the lower density blue and pink foams are fine for a hot wire cutter, but we had a dense yellow ish foam with foil backing like that which you couldn't use a hot wire to cut, as it gives off some really toxic fumes (and dosnt really cut in any case)
Can't remember the exact type of foam, might be worth you checking if your going to hot wire it to make sure it's safe.
Stay safe man, and happy modeling :)
Cheers mate, yes I’ve tested it with other foams and it’s fine with them. I did wonder about this type, since it’s so dense.
Thanks!
@@GWilliamsonModels hi, that's cool. Yes with the right types of foam a hot wire is the perfect tool. You can even make jigs and do multi side cutting to create architectural elements like sculpted columns.
Fair enough. If its the dance yellow foam I'm thinking of it's good for model making, just nothing with heat. Also watch out for things with static, if you sand that foam the dust will statically stick to anything and be a pain to remove. :/
I think it's PIR foam that doesn't cut with a hot wire, vs XPS which does. I bought the same stuff and completely coincidentally read something about not cutting PIR with hot wire (luckily for me, before I tried). I tried a sharp knife but that infernal squeaking was unbearable. In the end, it was my jigsaw with a Bosch 'soft material' blade that did the job, comparatively quietly and with minimal dust. Might help next time?
By the way, your woodworking looked fine to me, but that could be because I actually am terrible at woodworking 😅😬
@@jamfjord hi, ah that sounds about right for the foam types, after 9 years its hard to remember the actual names/ types. a Jigsaw is a good shout too. :)
Hammering on the kitchen granite worktop (might be quartz) - you are a brave man sir 😂
It’s either that or the dining table that I made..I trust that the marble will hold out for longer 😂
I can relate to the kid crying in the background and the “I’m sorry! I’ll be done soon! I know it’s loud!”
It doesn’t help that my son always wants to be close to me NO MATTER WHAT. I mean, I love it…but I think you understand.
That is absolutely what happens here, my 2 year old is usually climbing up my back..makes soldering a risky game 😂
Great video. I'm looking to build a shelf layout in sections and your latch system is just what I was looking for. Where did you get them from?
Search on eBay for ‘heavy duty adjustable latch’, they should come up
where did you get your legs for your stand please ?.
They’re DIY’ers adjustable trestles!
What would be the minimum plywood thickness I should use If I plan to build a larger baseboard, something like 3m x 1,5m? I plan to have a transversal strut every 0.75m... and then add a layer of 5cm XPS board.
Interesting, personally I wouldn’t say it’s the thickness of the top, more that you’ve got a good support below. I think I’d be tempted to have an egg box frame for that size
I wonder if the reason the hot wire cutter won’t cut the foam is because insulation foam is supposed to be fire retardant to a degree and not melt? Just a thought.
Oh yes quite possibly! It will cut other types of foam just fine
What is the widths of each of your boards
Baseboards are all 100 cm x 40 cm
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Not going to boast, but I’ve just won your 009 wagon on eBay, George
Congratulations! I’ll post it Monday for you ❤️