Plantation shutters

[jfc]

I borrowed a set of plans for these of our dear departed friend Barry but the customer decided it was going to be to costly so i sent them back without making a copy
Has anyone made these before or know where to get some plans ( free if possible )

[dirtydeeds]

add me to the list

id like to know where you get the hardware for them and i mean at proper trade prices (not retail with a begrudged 5 or 10% discount)

[jfc]

What i remember from Barrys plans there was no hardware , it was all made from timber .

[dom]

Made some a looong time ago, i'll see if I can find a picture.
What I do remember is, that they were for a young lady in Maida Vale and I didn't find out until I'd finished what profession she followed, she payed in cash, damn it.

[engineerone]

yea but at least you didn't pick up any unwanted side effects ;D

jason, i too seem to remember that the plans barry had, which i too did not get a copy of, had wooden dowels for the plates,
and only hinge hardware.

paul

[misterfish]

Of course, Norm made plantation shutters in the 2006 series (yet to be shown in UK). If I remember rightly he used jigs and bought in some of the specialised components. I'll try and look over the weekend if anybody is interested and get more details. (Or even send a copy of the show)

Misterfish

[jfc]

I think the plans Barry had where Norms . I remember alot of jigs . I'd love a copy please as i would like to make one for myself to see how long it takes . Might have to price for around 50 of them so dont want to mess up time wise !!!!!!!

[9fingers]

You can watch a video clip here
www.newyankee.com/video.cgi?0602

At just over 2 minutes it is about 10% of the complete programme run time and gives an idea of Norms method. There is virtually no custom hardware. I do wonder how long the linkages based of staples will last. Stainless stapes should last better and look good for longer.

Bob

[jfc]

Ok , looking at that you can lose most of the jigs . I might have to put my playing head on and have a go at this .

[dirtydeeds]

the video clip doesnt play

[jfc]

Try pressing the big arrow head pointing forward , thats play ;D

[jasonb]

Was chatting to a shutter supplier on a job a while ago, he used to have them made to measure in the UK but it is now cheaper to order them from the far east, all made from hardwood and finished to any RAl colour, hope you are not intending to make any money if you make them yourself

Jason

[engineerone]

just like internal doors

paul

[dirtydeeds]

has anybody any idea why the clip wont play, the thing is completly dead

the play button doesnt work
neither will the video go full screen size by double clicking

as the instructions say

[jfc]

It works fine here .

[dirtydeeds]

now ive found out why

its the usual microsoft conspiracy, if you dont use microsoft, you are barred

[jfc]

Thats a shame because it is really really good and shows you how to make them down to the finest detail . ;D ;D ;D

[9fingers]

DD,

I've just checked this on three browsers.

IE and Netscape are fine but Firefox is not happy and won't load te video. I did this test on the same computer so each browser should theoretically be capable of locating the Windows media player (ver 9) that I have installed.

Which browers have you tried and is your media player up to date?

Another possibility if you have Real player.
Open real player, select file /open (or cntrl O) and paste in
www.newyankee.com/video/0602.wmv

Any good?

Bob

[Dave S]

9finger said:

IE and Netscape are fine but Firefox is not happy and won't load te video.

The 'download embedded' add-on works for me in Firefox

Dave