Making A Small Table Top
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- We have an antique sewing machine stand that has the foot treadle to work the sewing machine. I have wanted to make a top for it so it can be a small table in our basement family room. I have a piece of red alder that I cut into shorter lengths and turned the live edge inward to form a valley in the center of the new table top. I then stitched the two halves together with walnut bone shapes that I cut out on the CNC machine. On the top of the table I cut out a space for a piece of plexiglass to cover the valley formed between the two pieces. The table looks quite nice but somehow I feel it is almost too delicate to put anything on.
After I finished this project and had edited the video together, my wife pointed out that it's on a sewing table and I should have done some kind of stitching pattern like a sewing machine would do. How did I do a project about putting two pieces of material together on a sewing machine table and completely miss the idea of stitching the two pieces together?!?!? So pretend the bones are some sort of stitching sewing kind of shape. It's the same project, but maybe it has some kind of cohesive idea.
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0:41 (wood)
1:36 (making the top)
12:51 (conclusion) 
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Maybe you could make the pedal mechanism turn one of your earth spheres sitting on top of the table. You’d need to make a little transmission to adapt it…maybe some more gear work. :-)
Genius idea, I would love to see that!
I like that
@@frankmakes or perhaps even a series of seasonal options. A merry go round, a little Christmas train, etc.
Or one of those solar system mechanisms (which I guess is called an "Orrey")
I always appreciate the extra little sound effects you put in, Frank. The little pops you put in when picking up the table top on the CNC table were funny.
Yeah I loved that. Like the workpiece was stuck to the table. Also a nice pop for the otherwise fluid jumpcut in which the cat disappeared.
@@ps.2 I'm pretty sure Frank can just make his cat do that. The cut was so smooth!
Your wife said exactly what I was thinking. We can pretend they are lousy thread stitches or staples. Love your work.
I was thinking of going with slightly oversized disconnected feather stitches. 😂
I felt like I just failed first year architecture school, LOL
@@frankmakes LOL I was closer. I thought perhaps shapes resembling different sewing machines, but stitching is so much better.
Sewing needles used to be made from bones so you're close enough!
Empty spools of thread instead of bow tie shapes would be perfect.
My mother dressed our whole family on such a treadle sewing machine. Out of respect for her work, I donated the machine after her death to an association that collects non-electric sewing machines for Africa, where it can provide useful services for many years to come.
That so dope!
This is definitely one of your more ... odd ... projects :D
I'll likely never have use for it but your comment about CNCing the bones upside down because the router bit deflects and creates a taper is FANTASTIC "master's knowledge". Cheers for including that.
Us mere mortal woodworkers would take a NICE piect of plywood and trim it our with some AWSOME walnut and would be proud of the project - then there's Frank! !! !!!
13:27 How many takes to get the cat to walk in right on cue? 😂
Frank, You're a gem!! Anxiously awaiting little swimming fish.
"A thirteenth one thousand of an inch" or 0.33mm, imperial is such a weird system.
Love the videos, keep it up!
I think a treadle powered desk lamp would be fun. You would have to keep your feet going to read a book.
“Fun”
I was thinking that too: an led lamp and some electronics to smooth things out and you wouldn't have to work too hard to get a nice steady light.
Yes, or run a computer. Couple it with a UPS (uninterruptible power supply). 😜
Or a phone charging station that you have to sit there and pump. 'come on, let's get to 8%'
@@frankmakes Has been done: ruclips.net/video/q8kx7QA2ZZg/видео.html
Brilliant techniques. Some people think all you have to do is push a button on a CNC.
Love your work, Frank. Greetings from Downunder. Had you cut some 1/4” MDF instead of the plexiglass, then taken that to a glass supplier, they could laser-cut, then temper a glass river to last forever. Spectacular with a green tint. This is how river tables originated. I’d also consider a hard-wax finish (like Osmo or Rubio Monocoat). Much easier to maintain and repair, over time. As for the treadle, a dynamo driven desk lamp would be brilliant for a notebook computer workstation, where lighting is only needed when keying, but not so much when clicking.
Ingenious display of multiple skills there , Frank. Great fun.
Great as always, Frank! But I must admit that you got me when you said "13/1000 of an inch". Thoughts and prayers for the imperial system users!
Another impressive project - ALSO, I would SO enjoy having a den like yours in your opening scene!
I'm really glad those bones are on the bottom. One of the precious few things I can't get on board with that you've done. I like that you did not go with epoxy for the river. Thanks for the content!
There was a sewing table in my house just like this growing up. It was incredibly fun and relaxing to pump that foot pedal while sitting there. Smooth and mechanical, kept the mind going the same way a fidget spinner might.
Frank, thank you so much for your creativity and videos. You are an inspiration to me and many others.
I drool at your collection of tools/machines
I see this as a tongue-n-cheek reference to boning, which is included in some dressmaking. Still referential to sewing! Nicely done!
When you said the “live edges make a nice valley” I thought for just one second that we were going to see a classic Frank magic stop motion of the table making itself into an epoxy river.
my coffee shop has one of these. Nothing on top of the table but you can sit there pushing the pedal to your hearts content.
What an interesting project. I like the idea of Plexiglas instead of resin. I think it looks great.
Beautiful work, Frank - nice piece, and creative
Sunday morning, a fresh cup of coffee, and a new Frank Howarth video... Perfect way to start the day!
Here’s a tip for you. The liquid ceramic coating that you can buy for your car works great for preventing scratches on plexiglass and other clear plastic. I use it on for my reading glasses and any plastic that I want to keep looking new. I bought a 2 oz bottle 3 years ago and have hardly put a dent in it. A little goes a long way. So in that sense it’s pretty cheap too.
Looking forward to seeing the mechanism for the fishies swimming. ;)
I'm imagining this table as a bathroom vanity in an off-grid cabin, and the treadle driving a small pump for the sink :P
That would make for a really cool scroll saw, Uri Tuchman made one very similar a while back
I too have one of those sewing machine stands - a Singer in pristine condition. I still don't have "the right idea" for a top for mine but it was definitely very inspiring to watch this video. Though I don't have a CNC, the idea of a cross-stitch really appeals to me.
Funnily enough, it is only a few hours ago that I (temporarily) bolted a piece of laminated chipboard to my stand, allowing me to put things on top of the stand which otherwise has just taken up space in my shop.
A generator powered by the treadle that could charge a cell phone would be fun. Though completely impractical in day to day life, it would be a fun conversation piece and a good backup to charge phones if the power goes out.
I expected you to flip one side over so the beveled live edges would match up closer. The plexiglass was an interesting solution to the gap. I hope you will revisit this project. A foot-powered generator hooked up to an NFC charger for your phone would be cool. For the swimming fish thing, you could use those stickup LEDs, and they could "flow" from one end to the other.
Frank, Great job on the river table! The treadle mechanism would be ideal to power a scroll saw.
Fish in the River would be so cute 😍
I love it no matter what. Thank you for sharing.
Always a pleasure to watch you work 😊
Excellent looking project! But, it's the first time I have ever heard of wood slabs like those described as looking "too delicate"!
I can see where the CNC system can greatly help the physical implementatoin of your creativity. Maybe after i win one of the lotteries ..
I like the retro aspect of this project. It looks great. Cheers!
Text scroll was definitely the best part!
You could make some type of whirly gig. I'd love to see how you'd approach something artistic like that. Maybe on the table top, but maybe wall mounted.
I didn't think of a sewing theme either, but her idea is right on!
Simple, yet effective. I can see it working well in an entrance way with one of your bowls on it Frank.
Another awesome video!! Thank you!!
Would be cool to see those little fishies swim through there like a mechanical old wooden toy. Like the one Sylvain GAUTIER makes, the video is called Natsilane - The mechanical orca. Would also love to see you tackle one of those articulated animals or something of the like.
as always ... brilliant!!
I literally pulled a sewing machine base from my parent’s garage today and want to make it a table. Probably won’t be as unique of a table top but I will think of yours when I make it. 🥰
Overly complicated construction? No. Not Frank. :-)
Love your stuff man
Frank you could make the mechanism control a pencil sharpener that's mounted to the table top. Could be fun and unique.
Frank, Nicely done. Fish with aligator chasing it.
After reading your wife's comments, it's all I can think about regarding this project. Also, a simple mechanical art piece (look at the hammering man by jonathan borofsky) would be a really fun project for that sewing table.
edit. If you do consider this idea, I'd like to suggest a dog wagging it's tail
I have one of these treadle tables too. I added a sink bowl to the top and am going to put a little pump under it so you can pull drinking water out of a 5 gallon bottle into i. It will be for our bunkhouse. The treadle pulley cord can still be purchased from a sewing machine store and a drinking tap with a bottle connector hose is also available.
Ok along your collection of wood, do you also have a collection of bones???
Scary LOL
Great work sir!
This has probably been suggested already but I think a dynamo USB charger could work well, with the sewing machine pedal. (there's plenty of cheap ones available online that could be easily repurposed for this kind of thing).
Maybe even putting in a small LED light, in the area between the slabs, which can both illuminate the table and let you know if there's power in the charging unit.
Good luck with whatever you choose, though, and thanks for all the great content you make. Inspiring stuff.
Nicely done, like the result even tho your wife made a valid point about the stiching pattern. BUT about your *I´d like having fish swimming in there* idea: Just have your wife sew a canvas with fish motives (belt in lack of a better word) give it a runner left and right and you´re pretty much done - the belt drive is allready there. Regards Smarty
I have one of these sewing machine bases too that was my great grandmother's and I've been trying to figure out what type of top to mount to it (wood, granite, marble, etc...). I like the look of a slab, so thanks for pushing me in a direction~!
its a treadle base ..even some wood lathes had them long long ago.. great project well done!
Frank is a frickin' genius😳
I’ve always loved your projects and this one is no exception! A good idea for the machine is to make it a manual cell phone charger. Just hook it up to a 5 volt motor/generator.
To keep the textile theme going, you could set up a circular knitting machine and when people use the treadle it makes a scarf or hat. I saw where someone did this in a train station with a bike - you pedal yourself a scarf.
you say the cheap version of the river tables, but greg klassen's original river tables were exactly this, albeit with glass, and they're way classier
Guys guys! There is a whole bedroom in there! The ever expanding Howarth basement saga continues....
I would love to own this table. I am an xray tech so the femur bones are a really cool touch
Cat scan was negative for workmanship defects! :) Good job.
I was going to comment that Why Not thimbles or spool shaped ties...then your Starwars crawl of your realization... make no bones about it! Still, you demonstrate the issues one can encounter with CNC and fit. Nice work as always!
I like the CNC projects you do. It came out great , I have had my CNC now for just about 1 year, I keep coming up with new projects to do with it. maybe I'll 3d print some inlay's
nice build. i like it
Cool project, Frank! We're all waiting for you to do one of those live-edge resin pour tables. I'm sure Cam from Blacktail Studio could help you out, he's up in PDX too. You two would make an awesome collab video together :)
second the motion for collabo
A treadle powered scroll saw is in order. I've always thought you needed a scroll saw! Using a CNC is just too easy :-)
Check out Uri Tuchmann's channel; he actually did just this!
Great job, Frank. I'm looking forward to seeing those fish swimming in the (dry) river.
Bill
That wood make a cool foot powered scroll saw.
Every time I watch one of these videos I want to go and make something 👍🏻
I've got an idea for that rotating device, Frank! You know the old hand-cranked ice cream makers? We had one when i was a kid, and the container the ice cream was in should be small enough to fit in that space. You just have to figure out a way to hook it up...... and get a bucket around it........ and get ice between the ice cream container and the bucket.......... Oh, never mind.
I was definitely expecting to see a river table once Frank started placing the two live edges together.
An idea that could work is to add a mirror shelf that rocks with the foot pedal, possibly only about 10 degrees form horizontal, that way the beauty of the bones are available for non feline eyes.
You could go the opposite direction with the treadle too...add a feature on top of the table that causes the treadle to move. Great table!
You could add tiny lights that run on the treadle power. Would look like bridges in a valley or gorge.
Great job again! Personally I would turn the mechanism into a charging device for a smartphone...
The parenthetical scrolling text made me lol. Sounds like you need to get your wife in on the conceptual phase. 😂
3rd! Love your videos Frank!
Obviously the bones are used to illustrate how ancient sewing needles (made of bone) have been upgraded into (not as ancient) sewing machines :P
Frank I always enjoy your content, thanks you for that !
One suggestion about removing that plexiglass covering the knot, try using a suction cup. Yeah I know Iam a simple thinker.
Enjoy!
Thanks Frank!
The cross members could have additional detail (either CNC or just glued on) to make them look like foot bridges spanning the valley. Even better if they are a little more random in their placement.
thats a great little idea
That editors note had me in stitches. Pun intended.
6:25 only you sir could get me to read a video... That being said you wife was right and so i did as you instructed and boy was it beautiful!!! thanks for sharing! lol...
edit: actually it looked the same from the top ....
haha, the sewing pattern your wife remarked would have been so much better, what a head smacking moment, great work though
maybe you could turn the current table top into a whole wood table, and you coult execute your wifes ideo for the sewing table, but you do you ofc
A wooden automa would be something interesting to consider attaching to the treadle
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I have a similar sewing table base that I made a top for out of Purple Heart, but after several years having passed I think I am going to try an epoxy live edge top similar to your but incorporate sewing items in the epoxy. Maybe some small scissors, thimbles, etc.
Treadle powered table saw, naturally!
So now I’m hearing this song in my head: the thigh bone’s connected to the table bone.
You could make a whirlygig, maybe of someone at a sewing machine :D
How about a treadle-powered blender for evening cocktails. Could be fun for entertaining (if we ever get back to entertaining).
The CAT edit was perfect.
Hey frank. You could take one of your turned globes and make a way for the foot pedal to make it turn :)
So a complicated idea for the foot pedal but perhaps a nice outcome? Use the foot pedal to make "water" (some liquid) flow across the chasm like a river.
Do a resin pour over the bottom 1/2-3/4 of the chasm. This is just to use up space so you don't need so much water. The effect will only work in a short depth of water anyway so anything deeper will be a waste. I'd color the resin pour to give the "water" an appearance.
When I refer to the liquid as "water" I imagine it would need the addition of something to prevent algae, etc growing in it as I imagine it will be stagnant much of the time.
A mechanical pump can be used or, as a slight diversion out of the norm for the channel, a very small generator can power a small electric pump.
(The resin pour could be done at a small angle to encourage a flow - to generate a surface pattern. The live edges will help with that as well)
Just an idea. I haven't spent much time thinking about it so there's likely holes to be blown through the idea.
Keep up the great work! 👍👍
Maybe steal the lens and effect wheel from one of those cheap water-effect lights. Then put a teal and blue LED behind the effect wheel. A small electric motor (RF300) powered from the treadle should provide more than enough power. Since the treadle rotes anyway, some wooden gears should work to turn the effect-disk.
Lovely table and... fear not... some of the earliest sewing needles used by prehistoric peoples were made from bone, so there's that.
Love what you do . But maybe less can and more from you natural talent in wood working