Warmcanofcoke's Tom Yardley Jones TARDIS

[warmcanofcoke]

[galacticprobe]

Really great work so far, Nate! I'm looking forward to seeing this lamp when it's done.

Dino.

[museumdave]

Boy-Howdy!  I am with Dino
It is coming along beautifully Nate you should be very pleased

It looks great now, but once it is blue and flashy-

Keep up the good work

M.D.

[warmcanofcoke]

I will, thank you both for the awesome comments and support. I need to find a pipe cutter in the basement so I can cut the Brass tubes so I can cover the threaded bars. Somewhere I have some wood puddy to fill in the ruff edges of the cut - but you get the idea.

[superrichi1a]

There is something strangely addictive about watching the creation of a TARDIS lamp! I cheated on my own build, used a shop-bought outdoor lamp, but I really do think there is something much more sturdy, perhaps stronger looking, about the scratch-built lamps of most of the classic-era boxes. Your's looks very neat and lovingly made!

[warmcanofcoke]

Found the Pipe Cutter.

I measured out the length of the brass tubes.

Occasionally I found the 9/32 of an inch / 7.14mm tubes to be a snug fit on the 1/4 " thread rods, so I used a pair of pliers to hold the rods. So that I didn't damage the screw thread I used some wood to help hold the rods. This let me keep the rods steady and I twisted/screwed the tubes into place.

I left about an inch of rod on the bottom of the beacon so I can attach the beacon to a base plate in the future.

Washers.

covered the threads of the rods with masking tape.



and the re-paint

[warmcanofcoke]

After Painting - I used my table saw to cut off the excess portions of the threaded rods. then I put on a grinder bit on a my drill and smoothed off the jagged edges.


Here is a test fitting of the crown for my beacon.


Now I just need to find some screws. - I think it is coming along nicely.




Nathan

[galacticprobe]

Looking really great! Getting better and better, Nate! Beautiful.

Dino.

[warmcanofcoke]

Thanks Man.  soon I'll have to finalize my shopping list for the next phase.

[Rassilons Rod]

Lovely job. Wish I had one. As it is, I might have to repurchase a fresnel at some point :/

[Theta Sigma]

Awesome job!  Reminds me of the one I made!  Unfortunately, I never finished the full sized box to go underneath it!

[Kingpin]

It's a work of art, very clean and crisp... it'll look great once it's topping a Police Box.

[warmcanofcoke]

I've found some nice white plastic to put behind my top signs.

just measuring now.

[warmcanofcoke]

well that was most satisfactory.

I have just cut some white plastic sheets to put behind my Top Signs.

Here we see the signs without the white filter plastic on a green floor.


And here we see the signs with the White filter plastic. (in the picture the reflection of the wires from the overhead lights can be seen * not scratches on the sign.)


Here we see the signs up against the window to let light through the signs. On the left we see the effect of what light coming through from the inside of the box will look like. On the right we see the effect of what it would be like if we were inside the box looking out.

[warmcanofcoke]

Minor Update : went to the local Home Despot and purchased $88 worth of supplies -  Interesting to note it doesn't look like much. I have often read Posts where new members have asked the question "How much does it cost?" I'm trying to keep a running tally - It is not that you can't build it less expensively and price does not denote build quality. Just curious what the end cost will be.

I purchased some 1/4" nuts (for another project), 1/4" washers (for another project), Some Brass Screws(for another project), some Handles (for another project - possibly for an RDS and a K9), Some wing Nuts for my Police Box Beacon, 4 lbs Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty (wood putty), and about $60 in Wood for the corner posts. (stored temporarily in one of my attic lofts.)


(Looks like One of the boards is cracked - I may have to go and replace it. I'm sure it will still work its way into the build somewhere.)

Each board is about (but not exactly) 4.5" wide.
http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=4382.0

I believe the competing hardware store Lowes allows you to use paypal .... I do have some credit there - time to get some quarter rounds and some wood glue.

*edit - OK I've discovered Home Depot accepts paypal - however I know someone at Lowes who will let me use their discount ...