As expected this week I went into production mode for the finials for the ceiling panels surround at No.3. Below you can see the second batch I cut being profiled in the first picture and then the top side finishing in the second. The process for machining these involved pocketing the MDF board and pre-drilling it so the blocks can be accurately located and screwed securely from the back of the sheet. The tops are then profiled and finish cut with a 1/2 inch ballnose tool as shown. The dowel holes are cut so they can be located into the pre-drilled board accurately when flipped over. The second side is cut with the same process once flipped and lined up. Once off the machine the blocks are hand cut and finished to size. In the third image below you can see how these will be assembled with the egg and dart and other moulding to make the lower part of the cornice for the ceiling panels. There are around 50 of these panels so it’ll require 200 of these finials. Out of the first batch I got about 20 good ones, there are always a few casualties as you tweak the process. The second 25 were all good, so only around 155 to go… So next week will be more of the same.
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