JSR Furniture Making

13/07/2018

One of my wood workshop targets is finally a reality, it's taken all day and required the disassembly of the car but finally got this home....

24/09/2017

May of had the banister sitting in pieces in the lounge for a year but it is finally fitted!

16/06/2017

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2017/06/10-tram-lets-make-some-steam-nearly.html

This blog will be all about the electronics that drive the tram. It is a bit more text heavy so apologies, although there are a couple o...

15/06/2017

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2017/06/9-tram-building-bodywork.html

The bodywork began by using the dimensions from the 'Going Electric' article (below), but updating them for my design. Going Elect...

14/06/2017

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2017/04/8-tram-its-all-about-those-buffers.html

This post is all about manufacturing the buffers. Below is the beginning of the drawing which I updated into mm ready for turning. ...

14/06/2017

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2017/02/7-tram-getting-wheels-turning-hook.html

A few things have happened over the last couple of weeks. I have started to get the wheels turned from the blanks, 3D printed a case f...

19/05/2017

(6) Tram - Holiday snaps, Grateful Gifts & Some Axle Boxes

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2017/02/6-tram-holiday-snaps-grateful-gifts.html

We recently went on a holiday down in Devon and stumbled across a brochure for a round Robin tour including Boat, Bus, Steam Train. If you...

19/05/2017

(5) Tram - Lets get welding

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2016/11/5-tram-lets-get-welding.html

I have been neglecting this blog a little bit, with the amount that has been going on in regards to GCSE and A-Level student work, plus ...

19/05/2017

(4) Tram - The Chassis continued

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2016/10/4-tram-chassis-continued.html

As mentioned in the previous post, I have now cut the axles, driveshaft and buffer beams. I also faced the axles of on the centre lathe rea...

10/10/2016

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2016/10/3-tram-chassis.html

The next stage is to begin to build the chassis. A handy hint I learnt from Dave was to spray the metal sheet with white primer, so it is m...

10/10/2016

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2016/10/2-tram-control-panel.html

10/10/2016

http://furniture-making.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-tram-locomotive-build-begins.html

After getting some advice and guidance from the previous DT Technician at Bootham (who still pops in every week!), I have decided to start ...