tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post4945071180705173050..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Gateway (73)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-19034676157766339542015-03-22T08:06:05.582-04:002015-03-22T08:06:05.582-04:00Ralph,
hello again my friend. The soldering of th...Ralph,<br /><br />hello again my friend. The soldering of these parts has been a tricky affair. We went with silver solder as it melts at high temperature, which will mean that the solder stays in place during the powder coating process. The higher heat for the solder has made it tricky to put panels together without warping as the copper sheet is relatively thin.<br /><br />After the parts are powder coated, any further soldering would affect the black finish, so my plan is to use some combination of copper nails, copper rivets, and construction adhesive to attach certain copper fittings. This will be done in the shop, as I plan to go to site with the copper feet mounted. <br /><br />Only the copper feet for the rear support posts wrap all around the posts and will have an exposed seam, so those pieces really are the only ones needing further mechanical connection at the seam. The feet for the main posts terminate at the seam for the flanking post on both sides, and will be held with hidden clips. The caps for the stiles will be held with some combination of copper nails and construction adhesive. The main post caps will be fixed with decorative bronze nails like you see on the door fronts.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-15752349809916767072015-03-22T07:56:45.369-04:002015-03-22T07:56:45.369-04:00Hi Jonas,
appreciate hearing from you. The flanki...Hi Jonas,<br /><br />appreciate hearing from you. The flanking post attached to the main post with the keys, and when it mounts on, it slides down to lock. At the bottom it meets the granite sill, so that is as far as it can go in that direction. After it is in place, the kasagi beam fits on top of the flanking post and slides into the main post as well, which traps the flanking post in place altogether.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-60221618550753998982015-03-22T07:54:13.947-04:002015-03-22T07:54:13.947-04:00Shawn,
thanks for the comment and question. The d...Shawn,<br /><br />thanks for the comment and question. The dovetail keys are non-tapered. They fit with a slight interference.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-22263612102579566562015-03-22T05:46:25.417-04:002015-03-22T05:46:25.417-04:00Will the copper for the feet have the open seam so...Will the copper for the feet have the open seam soldered? I imagine that would be something to be done on site?Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-66882619024859458182015-03-22T02:10:44.461-04:002015-03-22T02:10:44.461-04:00Hi Chris.
Will there be any additional locking of...Hi Chris.<br /><br />Will there be any additional locking of the flanking post, to prevent it from moving onthe slding dovetail keys after mouting?<br /><br />Beautiful pictures as always.<br /><br />Brgds<br />JonasJonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-4234072660564328542015-03-22T00:57:49.708-04:002015-03-22T00:57:49.708-04:00Hey Chris,
Its great to see everything coming toge...Hey Chris,<br />Its great to see everything coming together on this project. Its all looking really good! Looks like you are having fun with all those sliding dovetails : ) <br />Are the dovetails tapered? <br />ShawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com