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[rasalon]

Bill's PDFs are *very* useful. Also, the Flight Control TARDIS toy is pretty accurate. If you have a vernier caliper and a calculator you can pretty much find out any non-documented dimension. The magic number is 13.4.

I just figured out that By PDF you mean the line drawings in the post just above yours! They are very usefull, I am using one of them as a guide with all my measurements scribbled all over it. I was referring to a 40-50 page document by (the name escapes me). that's the one that I did not find very usefull and made me want to create someting like it but for the NST.

[evil bob]

Lol, yes, Bill Rudloff's pdf drawings. I've seen the TARDISbuildersMANUALbyGLENWALKER.pdf, but it went into details in areas that didn't pertain to what I wanted to do. 

[rasalon]

I wholeheartedly agree

[rasalon]

The roof has given me the most problem, I used the roof calculator so I think I am safe to give measurements here. (thats a place holder lamp)



My roof has an 8 degree pitch and to achieve that I cut the supporting struts at 8 degrees on each side. I did not however do the same to the 5mil panels leaving a V shaped gap on top for wood filler




The step below the roof is at an angel to drain away the rain. I had to meet the corners at 45 degrees to have a seamless gap.  The steps are 3" high and 3" wide.



the hole is to put poor glue in from the underside




The middle of the roof was left empty to receive a combined cap and lap at one go the hole is 8" square and the cap will be ¾ " high (make it easy for wiring).

[rasalon]

Finally finished my columns construction, here you see one with only one side veneer  on (1/4" plywood) this way it covers all the holes and mounting hardware. (used A lot of water proof glue) the screws are there till the glue dries. now all I have to do is to flatten the edge of each column.

[rasalon]

OK i thought I was finished with the columns but I had forgotten to cut out the sharp end... I noticed that in all the NST the column has this detail (not just Matt Smith's) so it took an hour or so to come up with this jig.



which is used like this...



for a final result of this ...



Once I sand the putty patches I'll be ready to prime and I'll be done with the columns.

[DoctorWho8]

You could have save some effort and used a router.   But that is a different, if not precarious, way of doing it.
Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff

[rasalon]

I did consider what you are suggesting but I have carage bolts that are coming through the wood of the columns which are meant to hold up the walls and are permanently installed. With a cover such as this it hides the holes and it will insure that the bolts don't back out.

[rasalon]

Here are the top sign boxes, the top of the box will be attached to the roof and the bottom will be removable



The notch on the bottom of the box is to sit flush with the doors



test assembly

[slidin_sidewayz]

Nice approach regarding the plywood veneer on the posts. I considered doing it that way before settling on the routered-out method. Just looking at your posts, though, you don't think that perhaps the square section should be a bit more exposed, ala:

perhaps? Just a suggestion. Oh, and you're putting this outside?? Does it not rain in California?

[rasalon]

Nice approach regarding the plywood veneer on the posts. I considered doing it that way before settling on the routered-out method. Just looking at your posts, though, you don't think that perhaps the square section should be a bit more exposed, ala:
perhaps? Just a suggestion. Oh, and you're putting this outside?? Does it not rain in California?

I'm not sure what you mean by the square section, I will post a pic of the sign box and the column together shortly, I think it looks like the pics that you posted but let me know. And YES it does rain where I am, infact I've been working in the rain the past week to finish my project, the umbrella over the power tools helps out a lot. I am going to prime and paint it before putting it outside. I've also taken some measures like angling all horizontal surfaces to make sure no water collects.

[slidin_sidewayz]

I was referring to the area above the bevelled edge you created with the ply on each post. It's still square-edged compared to the rest of the post. It's actually taller than the sign box frame edges are thick.

[rasalon]

OK here is a pic of my post / box arrangement, what do you think

[slidin_sidewayz]

Aaaaaaahhhhh.... I see! You made a cap for the top! That would make that area taller, for sure! ;-)

[rasalon]

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