Wednesday 15th April 2026

No meeting last week, but an interesting session this week making 3D work benches.

A trip to Google came up with several workrooms with similar benches. The photos also showed what else was stored in the workrooms, which we will assess in due course.

A bench design sketch was developed and dimensions agreed. Geoff then drew the bench in his 3D package, which was duplicated and the units laid out to fit on the printer baseplate.

The print program then automatically added supports (armatures) to maintain the shape of the model until the resin sets solid.

Finally, the drawing is sent to the 3D printer. Once the liquid resin has fully drained off, the model will be thoroughly washed and dried before the benches are taken off the board and the supports removed. 

Stephen thought the windows needed to be cleaned to allow views of the new interior and set-about it using a cotton bud. A couple of figures were temporarily placed inside to gauge the visibility through the windows.

Thoughts were also given to the small roller shutter into the same building and how the finished products could laid out on pallets outside. 

Wednesday 1st April 2026

There was no meeting last week as Geoff had a last minute meeting to attend, but we picked up where we left off the previous week.

A polyboard panel was cut for the roof space together with holding in tabs to allow for later removal. The LED strings (1 x 4 and 1 x 5 lamps) were fitted to the polyboard ceilings using hot-gun glue. An extension wire was added to the upper floor and both feed wires fed through a hole in the baseboard, to a plug/socket. 

Due to the different number of LED's on each floor, it was sensible to wire them in series. The small power supply unit was adjusted and 8v gave a reasonable light level. The windows are pretty-heavily soiled and might have to be addressed if the interior detailing warrants it. 

We had another look at stone workshop photos online and decided that some 3D printed work benches would be nice, which Geoff will investigate.