Charging Station
comments (0) December 27th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery
WBGoodwin, member
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For quite a while now we have had a snaggle of cables lying on the kitchen counter for the purpose of charging phones, iPods, etc. This was a sore point with my wife, so I made this charging station for her for Christmas.
The body of the case is a piece of old growth crotch black walnut with the base moulding and top were made from heavily eyed birds eye maple. Granted, a little exotic for it's intended use. However, function was still my first priority. My goal was to create a charging station where I could switch off the power when not being used thereby halting the wasteful phantom trickle of electricity. I also wanted to know when the power was on so that I would not accidentally leave it turned on. Lastly, it needed to be easy to access the charging cables and provide a practical platform for the devices to sit on while charging. Once these conditions were met, the appearance and wood choices could be made.
Exclusive of the wood, which I already had remaining from other projects, the cost of the electrical components was about $10. I chose to use a small scale colonial blanket chest as my model. The sides were machine dovetailed and I used a heavily figured section of a black walnut crotch for the face and another section of the crotch board with a knot hole in it for the back. This provided a nice place for some of the cabeling to exit the case.
The electrical components consisted of a simple black rocker switch, a green neon indicator light, and a compact four outlet power strip. My wife was happy.
Thanks, Bill Goodwin
Design or Plan used: My Own Design - William Goodwin
posted in: Reader's Gallery, period interpretation, dovetails, accessory, walnut, maple
Contest Description
Congratulations to our three winners! Trialsman for Jewelry "Books", golfgloeckner for Curly Cherry toolchests, and Kvakker for Guitar Stand.
Three prize packages were awarded.
First Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No.9-1/2 Block Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 92 Shoulder/Chisel Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Second Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No.9-1/2 Block Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Third Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Contest ended December 28
Winner was selected by the community and announced on January 12.
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