Coop Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Freddie, do you work w/ family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Freddie, do you work w/ family? I work for a body shop, my dad works there. I work with my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just enjoy doing what you are doing that's the key . If you build something for your gal , sign it and date it ! Who knows it could give your kids a thrill to see where Dad built this before he was even born ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 I started turning down requests about 25 years ago. I just started telling them that I really enjoy doing woodworking but it is no fun when I am up against it. Your right you don't make enough and they don't really want to pay what it is worth. And a lot of times working with cheap materials only makes it worse. I just don't really have any fun when I am working for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted November 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Delivery complete and paid, also tipped. All they need to do is flat black everything behind the covers. They absolutely loved the covers thank god. I did a little victory dance after I walked out of the house with my tool bag! I photographed their journey from the shop to new home. *Edit* For you cabinet makers on here as a disclosure , I did not make scribe panels for this install, nor did I feel like scribing the entire cabinets to the wall. This job did not warrant it. The walls in this basement apt. were pretty horrifying in some areas, and the customers knew this, so we will all sleep well tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted November 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 there is something poetic about the last picture being in the crapper.... I guess that is the exclamation point for this project. As frustrating as it might have been, looks like A+ work to me! Wow Mike, you hit the nail right on the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 Nice job Freddie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedfmcm Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I think it looks like you kept the metal enclosure intact and just mounted this in addition? Was this becuase it was nasty and dark if you removed the metal piece? Curious to the thoughts behind this as i have a similar heating system and have begun to consider a more elegant solution like you have prepared. Thanks, Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 They look great ! Scribed to the wall is an extra for the client to decide ( and pay for ! ) a reveal or a piece of trim can work as well. Radiators are quite rare in the south. I loved the level of packing for transport ! I do something very similar to protect my hard work from any damage during delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 The customer opted to keep the metal covers in place to keep everything cleaner behind the covers. It will all be flat black soon. Thanks Steve! Bought those moving blankets from harbor freight for $9 each and they come in handy for moving projects out of the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Classic shot with the TP on the cover and not on a roll holder. I'll be one to admit I get so darn frustrated when I go into the bathroom and notice the roll is empty on the holder...but the new roll is used and actually sitting on the tank of the toilet. I just think to myself, the roll holder is literally an easy reach to the right WHILE YOU ARE SITTING. But, you have to contort yourself a little bit and make more of an effort to put it on the tank. Rant over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Here's to another quality job from Freddie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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