Flickering Fire Bulb for the WIN! Absolutely LOVE this build! Thanks for the more in depth explanation of how the Shaper works. I finally get it and must have one of my own! The Chyrons of Impending Doom™ are hilarious and completely relatable. Thank you for sharing the screw ups with us. It really helps people to see even the pros get it wrong sometimes. Speaking of which, I thought you were leading up to the ultimate irony of wearing a "Smokey the Bear" tshirt during the rewiring the bulb segment. My father would often talk about performing a "smoke test" to make sure any home electrical project was wired properly. Thankfully, your wiring passed with flying colors (as if it wouldn't given how careful you are!). More lamps!
Thanks Mark! The shaper is indeed a crazy fun (and sometimes frustrating) tool to use. As brilliant as it would have been, my Smokey shirt was unintentional (and thankfully I didn't burn down the studio) :D
i think a slightly contrasting wood inlay would have been a good coverup for the dominoes shoeing on the mess up. or a resin infill. great lamp none the less.
The timing of this is uncanny,,, I'm also suffering from trying to make a perfect "widget" and hearing you talk about it has made me realize I just need to make the darn thing. Thank you for all these great inspirational videos!
Your explanation of how the "domino tape" works is the best I have ever heard. It finally makes sense to me! The lamp looks terrific, and I love the flickering bulb. Good luck at the show.
Good call! The white bulb I put in is actually a Phillips Hue bulb - but I was worried that was a bit too complicated to set up for the gallery show so I sent the flicker bulb to San Diego.
@@vantikistudio thanks for the reply! The Philips hue bulbs can be setup and connected to via Bluetooth and can have all the features including effects with just the app and no bridge. Not sure if you thought they needed a bridge to connect to. Not sponsored.
Your words of wisdom echo in my brain as I embark on projects. Done is Best! You and Mrs. Van Tiki are always a bright light of inspiration in my studio. Thank you for sharing your art and process with us.
Thank you very much for another great video. Like the flickering bulb better. Thank you for sharing even your mistakes. Hope to see both of you at tiki oasis.
Thanks! The white bulb I had in the video was actually a programmable Hue bulb - but I didn’t want to try to get it working at the show in San Diego so I opted for the flicker bulb 😅
Dear Mr. Van Tiki, just a helpful hint ok? Your work bench has Dog Holes, and I understand you don't want to damage your work bench so... I think you would benefit from getting a sheet of one inch thick good quality plywood, and boring half inch holes in a pegboard pattern (using a drill bit smaller than a half inch), staggered, to use some Dogs (pegs) and Wedges. For the Dogs, half inch dowel with a small hole drilled across the center of the diameter about 3/4 inch from the end, then saw a straight line kerf from the end to the drill hole. The drilled hole will prevent the cut from progressing the hole and cut will act so the half inch dowel will compress into the slightly smaller than the half inch hole. You can bang them in and pop them out using a smaller dowel and hammer. Once you have both your Domino Board in place and your project board, hammer in a few dowels, then install some wooden wedges to tighten everything together. Using a few dowels attached to the board and chamfered could key the board to the worktop. This would allow you to push everything tightly together and secure it in place, and allow you to chew up the sacrificial board. You don't even have to put a full pattern onto the working board at first, just drill the holes where you need them. Its an idea, I've seen others do it. Its easy to put together and use.
Love it! I recently found your videos and I’m really enjoying them! I’m wondering if you could cut a piece of veneer the same shape as the lower eye area. That way you can make a second lamp with the front piece with the domino holes that snuck through. A contrasting veneer might even give it a sense of depth as if you meant to do it that way all along 😉
omg. hahaha thats crazy. I came up with the EXACT same lamp bulb interlocking mechanism fir my own tiki lamp earlier this year.. (not trying to steak your thunder) Although, I use two tabs..
Love that flickering light bulb!!! So amazing! Also, I have that tool and it did the same thing to me when I was doing some lighting wiring work. sigh.
The flickering bulb is cool, but it's also got a color to it. If you use a non flickering bulb, it would look better with an orange or yellow color, or maybe even a red, to it rather than just plain white.
Make a tester out of MDF or something a little less expensive next time and then you can make the mistakes with the domino or suss out other issues. However, the lamp looks great. Well done!!! Regarding finishes, I use a beeswax/linseed oil mixture that doesn't stink too bad and leaves a really nice finish. You can probably order it online from Lee Valley Tools if you're interested. Flickering flame lightbulb has a nice ambiance.
Good call on making a MDF tester - I always feel like I don’t have time to do testers, then end up spending time fixing mistakes 😄 I’ll check out that beeswax finish! Have you ever used Rubio monocoat? That is another one I want to try.
@@vantikistudio I've not used monocoat. But a lot of woodworkers and makers on RU-vid use it. I guess it depends on what you're looking for in terms of protection. Blacktail Studios uses some sort of UV based finish. The beeswax/linseed is durable enough that I coated my kitchen drawers with it, but not so toxic that you are required to mask up to use it. That's what I like about it. Before deciding to pursue art as a career I worked as a cabinet maker and for a piano refinisher. I used many toxic finishes and so I try to avoid most of them these days.
@@dylanm3519 agreed on the avoidance of toxicity! I used monocoat on our house floors and it went well - and I love all the color options for tinting wood
Thank you!! I am trying to maintain composure - I’m thrilled that you checked out the video! I love my Shaper - thank you for all the fantastic updates - auto pass is THE BEST!
Nice video. I've seen that golfers tape on amazon that you used. But I never tried it. Now I'm not sure I will give it a try. Anyways I've messed up cuts because of tape/material slippage. I've started using wood screws outside of the cutting area(s) along with tape and have never had a slippage problem again. It messes up your spoil board on work station. But they're inexpensive and easy to replace. Great lamp. Great job. Good luck.
Thank you! Ug - the dreaded material slipping! You may not have seen it, as it happed very quickly in the time lapse, but I shot a couple of brads into the board with the domino tape on it to really lock it down
Easy, Flicker. The massive light leak out of the bottom is wildly distracting. Is it possible to black out the bottom? Opaque acrylic bulb holder for exzmple
Does the shaper origin self correct? I only have a standard router that i've been trying to get better at using, but all of the shaper origin stuff i've seen looks SO GOOD!
It does correct! It has motors that move the cutting head and compensate for any wobbles and user movement to over a thousandth of an inch accuracy. It is a wild tool!
I live in Tokyo actually, I'm curious if you have any ceramic or tiki related stores / shops that you know of or would recommend (other than Hands / Tokyu Hands)? Thanks again for another great video (and let me know if you ever need anything from Tokyu Hands shipped to you!)
OMG! We’re heading to Tokyo in October and I CANT WAIT to return to Hands in Shibiya! That is really the only art supply store I could recommend. I also got supplies from a local shop in Fujinomiya (where we lived), but I don’t know if it’s still around.
Nooooooo! Really a minor mistake, a matching wood plug could patch those errant mortises (maybe for home use). Important learning curve though! And teaches those evil perfection demons a lesson you are not one to trifle with.
