Ok. It’s taken more time than I thought it would because of some unexpected issues, but, here is the unfinished Simba10 chair that I mentioned a while ago.
We just it assembled today, so there is quite a bit of fine tuning that remains… sanding, finishing and general “tweaking”, but it’s now nearly complete and my plan is to bring it to the RMRRF in a couple of weeks as a demo of what the LR4 is capable of.
This is by far the biggest and most complex CNC project that I have ever attempted, with over 100 pieces, requiring a full sheet of plywood. I could never have done it without the LR4 (although my Primo could also have done it as it’s 24" x 24" workspace is large enough. )
It pushed several limits of my LR4 and required that the machine be tuned better than it had ever been before.
I’ll add some additional pics as we get it completed, but here’s the initial teaser…
Yeah, it’s an interesting design. If one wanted to, you could probably condense it a fair amount.
As for the humidity, the guy who designed it is in the Philippines so he has to contend with high humidity and temperature. He has some info about how he does it at his website, https://make.better.furniture/
A couple of high points are that he uses marine plywood and marine finishes. I think he also has a block of epoxy on the bottom of the legs. (And, by the way he sells these chairs in small quantities for $600!)
And, according to some info at his page, he’s also exploring using solid lumber for some parts.
In our case, here in Colorado, this first one is going to be used indoors so we won’t have any of these issues.
Thanks. I may need a little help. I don’t know the weight but being most of a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" plywood, it may not be a one- person task to get it onto a cart.
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