Category Archives: Al’s Workshop

Earlier this year came up with the idea of making silhouette night lights so this is the Facebook page.

MSCD logo picture frame light – 3

Posted on 05/09/2019 by AlanM52

While the morning sun is about masked off the internal frame tray and spray painted matt white. As usual used the spray paint carousel. This is early afternoon and that won’t take long to dry so I’ll soon be able … Continue reading →

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MSCD logo picture frame light – 2

Posted on 04/09/2019 by AlanM52

With some concepts in mind started making the internal frame. Doing a fitting before glue-up. The backboard here is the actual picture frame back flipped over. When dry it’s removed along the ‘masking’ sticky tape so the frames don’t stick … Continue reading →

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Scroll saw stuff – name plaque 3

Posted on 03/05/2019 by AlanM52

With the pattern stuck onto the plywood we can start drilling the pilot holes as described in the previous post.. Off we go..

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Scroll saw stuff – name plaque 2

Posted on 03/05/2019 by AlanM52

After creating and printing the ‘Al’s Workshop’ pattern we can now stick it onto plywood and start cutting. Cut some plywood on the table saw.

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Scroll saw stuff – name plaque 1

Posted on 02/05/2019 by AlanM52

Doodling in Word 2013 to create the Word Art text for a scroll saw name plaque. More to come…

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Golden Retriever silhouette night light – part 8

Posted on 01/05/2019 by AlanM52

This project is completed. Having said that for now it’s using a simple 2 cell battery pack with switch as I’m waiting for the LED strip light with controller to arrive, same as that used in the Samoyed night light … Continue reading →

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LED string lights delivered

Posted on 30/04/2019 by AlanM52

Arrived today and I’m thinking of using them instead of the regular fairy LED’s for silhouette lighting.

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Golden Retriever silhouette night light – part 7

Posted on 30/04/2019 by AlanM52

During a test fit of the internal doggie frame assembly into the picture frame itself I noted there is no clearance between the front face of the doggie and the back of the glass. we need to make some thin … Continue reading →

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Golden Retriever silhouette night light – part 6

Posted on 30/04/2019 by AlanM52

Mock-up with masking tape to get the best lighting effect.

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Golden Retriever silhouette night light – part 5

Posted on 29/04/2019 by AlanM52

Preparing to wire the doggie, but forgot to first spray – the doggie Ordered another LED strip light with controller and again while waiting for that to arrive will swap the coloured lights on this $3 fairly light from the … Continue reading →

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