Earlier in the month we helped a co-resident at our HQ set up their shop.

Stands / racks were needed for cables, speaker stands and more.

I’d built a version of the “$30 Lumber Rack” (original here) earlier in the week to tame my pile of pipe, duct and timber.

A couple of clever angled jigs were set up on the drill press with forstner bits and before long we had a sturdy adjustable system.

Following a large fire last year in the warehouse next door a contractor laid temporary cabling to restore phone services for a client.

Sadly there was a huge amount of orphaned cabling already attached to the IDF.

With a change in tennants and relocation of various services at the site there were two options : do it quickly [ugly] or do it right.

With only a minimum of extra time the IDF was fully rebuilt and documented (including installation of Mode 3 wiring for an alarm panel) with orphaned cabling removed and propper jumpering done making future service a breeze (not to mention increasinging reliability!) Plans are already underway to expand services on site.

We took a little time today to draw up a quick DXF in Illustrator and get some quotes for laser / waterjet cut steel plates to act as truss bases for a client. Even though the project would have been cheaper (than commercially available parts) the client did not wish to proceed for a number of factors. An excellent design and study none the less which will be useful down the track…

The above was a 3D render in Illustrator.