Luminferous: Lantern Project Blog

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So the lantern has been taken apart (as is so far) to clean, soon we will be finilizing the put together and start working on the top.

The fire pots are coming along magnificantly.  we have about 8 designs, so far and thats from only 2 or 3 people.  and I had to stop them so we could work out some of them.

Stuart and Julie have taken some amazing shots which can be found @ http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=luminferous&w=11777544%40N00

and here are some of my work shots:

Jade wire brushing

Thomas and Emily working

Stuart making 4 sides into 3.

Lisa working the power hammer

Donia and Lisa twisting

Gwen working the Band saw (yahoo)

Donia is welding in the back ground, Stuart, and lisa in the for ground.

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Today we almost finished 4 fire pot stands and have about 8 more ready to just finish.

More to come soon.

Lots of work on the lantern and the pots. almost all the pots are done, and now we are working on the stands.

Today I had Lisa and Julie join to play and check out the shop. Along with them we had Emily and Stuart. Tommorow we do more.

The stands have two parts the post and then the part that holds them to the lantern. we have been working on the posts and will start with the next part next week.

Stuart twisting a piece for the stands

Julie twisting some steel

Stuart and Lisa straigthening a twisted piece.

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About half way done (or more)

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And now some pictures of the lantern…..MMMM sexy

Note the chandelier (Ignore the bolts they will go away soon).

There are over 80 rivits in the three pieces that cup the center. Stuart worked hard…..

I have the copper and will start working on the top soon.

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More pictures and updates soon

Tabasco

Lots of Stuff and Stuff:
Lets start with the older stuff.

A picture of the Fire Pots in all of it’s different stages. now to make the stands….

After 2 weekends of work the fire pots are almost done. I was travelling to SF last weekend for the FAF so Stuart and Thomas (a new worked monkey) did a ton of work. Here is His report (no pictures).

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“Got the remaining pipes cut and flared. I haven’t rounded the bottoms or
capped them yet, ’cause I want you to make sure you’re OK with them
first. Really feel that I was getting a good feel for it on the last 4
or so.

Cleaned the bottoms of all the pots that were previously flared.

Got all the square and round bar cut, edges on square broken.

Remainder of caps rounded, 19 more pots capped (welder ran out of wire
so had to stop).

Did a few tapers and a few coils.”

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I have an amazing group of people working on this and would not be able to get the things done that I need done without them.

So here are a few pictures of Donia working the power hammer learning how to use it and “breaking the edges” of 1/2 square bar.

So breaking the edges is what we do to make the steel less “straight from the factory” and also to smooth edges especially when you’re planning on twisting the steel. More photo’s of this after we have done some.

Here are some pictures of Donia and Emily working the flaring the pipe.

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The Lantern:

I have started working on some of the inside parts, here is a couple of pictures.

Started with the above and make it into….

Two more of those then a little work for the others and then them I start working on the top. need to build a frame for the copper roof and make sure there will be enough reflective material to make this thing live up to it’s soon to be announced name.

Enjoy, More work soon, more pictures soon after.

Had a great weekend of work with Emily and Stuart. We ringed and flared 16 fire pots, ( and with the 4 already done That makes 20).

It was a good work day, soon we will start making the stands and many good things will happen.

-First we added a little more guillotining.

Then we chopped them in half and put a bannana on top

Then we flare them

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And then they were done.

I also started did a little more work for the lantern itself. I had an idea, tried it liked it and now made all the pieces. soon I’ll start working on the roof and filling in some more details in the center.

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I know it looks similar to the last time I took Pictures of the Lantern But this time it has 6 legs and the pieces arn’t experiments, They are the ones that will be in the places that they are in.

Tabasco

This test was quick and easy.   14 oz (ish) of white gas, lost it’s gusto after about 1 hr and went out in about 90 minutes.

Here are some pretty fire pictures.

Stuart and I decided to play with the fire pot design a bit on Friday (6/16)

the quick addition of the ridge makes for a pretty detail and acually makes the flaring a little easier.  This will be added to at least half of the pots.

Tabasco

First fire test for the fire pots was last Weds.

Used 1/4 gallon of lamp oil and 1/2 a yard of canvus rolled and put inside the fire pot. When I had designed these I had intended on the fire pots lasting for at least 45 minutes buit hoping for longer.

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15 Minute

30 minute

45 Minutes

60 minutes

Around 2 hrs

At this point I needed to leave the shop for a bit and check get some coffee. I put the flame out (quick smother).

After returning I checked the pot, the canvus was still soaked in Lamp oil and there was some more fuel on the bottom of the pot as well. I guess it could have burned for another hour or so before all the fuel was gone.

The next test will be with WHite gas cause it is cheaper and burns bigger. I’m not sure how it will turn out.

Tabasco

Lantern:

It always fun to see how a screw up and create an idea that if done right blooms and blosoms. This week Mike and I had a surge of ideas for the lantern, and we are waiting for some steel to make it happen Below are a few pictures of where it is so far.

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More of the same from last week. Guillotining. we are lots of the way closer to being done with that. we now have about 13 guilitined (26 fire pots) and additional 2 that I had already done means we have 6 more to do, (12 more pots) for a totoal of 40. Part of this project allows for those that help build all of them to take one home for there own (to show off).

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Ain”t I pretty

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Some pictures of the shop. It has been worked on alot to clean it up and make it a little more orginized. were not done yet.

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This day we had Myself, Stuart, Emily and Donia

work work work

Stuart lighting the forge

Donia working the pipe

Emily

Emily pulling and working the pipe Donia and Stuart being the hammers.

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and for those that know I got a few things done on the Lantern itself this week.

I’m focusing on the frame first. making it look right, then will add the details. I’m almost ready.

First we experimented in deighn, and decided that 1/2 rivits are a bit too much but 5/16 is perfect.

Bottom and top ring. top ring is on the bottom, and the bottom ring which will be seen will have lots of rivits and some nice detail added. while the top ring will be hidden under the copper roof, does not need to be “as pretty”.

thats it for now kids. All these pictures and more can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tabasco/sets/72157594155253794/