How we made this granite fit PERFECTLY

[@martinsmith251]

Beautiful table. Love the curve int he legs. Like you say… it’s almost like you can make nice stuff.

[@LiftArcStudios]

hahaha well thank you!

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

I've built furniture pieces from steel, and I have to say you did an excellent job creating a very delicate piece using steel. Well done!

[@didierb5314]

That's the kind of fabrication I like to see. You rock !

[@LiftArcStudios]

Well thank you, we'll keep making awesome stuff as long as you keep watching!

[@Kawika88]

Another advanced class in the 'Oblique' & 'Ellipse' bends. CAD to Physical to CAD. Tay brings it back to basics with a little logic. If you are ever in Roanoke and have a dream about something you want, these guys can knock it out. This is a Great Shop that is ever creative.

[@BruceFindlay-kv5gr]

A great demonstration of how something that look simple can be a complicated build.

[@LiftArcStudios]

If there was a moto we should have printed and put up on the wall it's that straight lines and right angles are easy. Custom is always a tough nut to crack, I think that's definitely one of Tay's gifts, making hard things look effortless and seamless!

[@AnneDunning-s3c]

I would have approached this project from the opposite ditection, so I especially appreciated seeing how you conquered it. I have more experience with stonework than metal. Whereas you assumed the stone as fixed and worked the metal around it, I would have fixed a precise metal cut slightly smaller than my stone, then wet-grinded the stone into conformity. This video showed an impressive range of mastery of techniques for making metal conform to specification. Thank you.

[@drak0v]

I love the way Tay fabs things. Amazing piece.

[@LiftArcStudios]

Yeah man, Tay definitely turns craft into an art. Thanks for the kind words!

[@brianhall9019]

That’s beautiful Tay. Great job.😊

[@PaulThomas-qo9vy]

That is likeable & useable artsy-fartsy, a cool design! Great stuff, thanks for taking us thru it all ! 👍👍

[@LiftArcStudios]

It was a fun build for sure! Thanks for watching!

[@roberta4989]

Uncle Bob's here supporting Lift Arc Studios!

[@LiftArcStudios]

Heck yeah Uncle Bob!

[@charlesellison5999]

Subscribed off of two year-old video you had just was going around looking through videos of plasma cutters I am a plasma install tech we install bigger machines than you use, but just thought I’d let you know you got a new subscriber lol

[@907jl]

Nice work, and a beautiful table. What great way to make use of a sink cutout!

[@LiftArcStudios]

We love it when something stays out of a landfill and also is a fun challenge from a customer and this was definitely both!

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Nice job by you and your crew. Stay safe.

[@LiftArcStudios]

Thanks for the kind words, Robert!

[@plasmaDave]

Best way of copying a none standard elypse is to photo from the top. Then trace it from the image in CAD, scale it and clean it up.

[@LiftArcStudios]

Excellent tip! I'm passing that along to Spike for sure!

[@tbranscom1]

You can tell Richard Petty was really impressed by the table.

[@LiftArcStudios]

Which is tough because we all know he's the King!

[@bones-1955]

You have assembled a good team...which can be difficult to find these days

[@LiftArcStudios]

That means a lot, we’re all lucky to be able to make cool things together!

[@Self.reliant]

Now it would be nice to see how you determan pricing on these custom jobs

[@LiftArcStudios]

We can make that happen, check in on the podcast in the next couple weeks and we'll dive into it!

[@Self.reliant]

@LiftArcStudios perfect i just finished building my own plasma table for my small engine shop. Sometimes I need custom parts to repair old equipment

[@LouJustlou]

Sweet looking table!

[@LiftArcStudios]

Hey thanks Lou!

[@jonsolomon4814]

Very nice!

[@LiftArcStudios]

Thanks, I'm proud of how it turned out!

[@gmacka6333]

Great job by the by

[@Jeffrose_]

Beautious Maximus.

[@LiftArcStudios]

gratias ago tibi!

[@gmacka6333]

A lot of glass tables have those little rubber nubs that the glass rests on, it helps take away the vibration caused by any slight imbalance. They're only a buck or two to buy

[@tylerpuccio9883]

The first shop I worked at I got to play with an 8’ tapered roller and learned so much from the owner about cold rolling/bending. I know you weren’t making a circle but when you do pre roll the last 6-12” to you radius checking with a template prior to turning the material around to increase press with the roller. Hope that makes sense but it worked great. Very seldom did we have to modify after the fact.

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

Want to up the geometry challenge tell your CAD to generate a 'proper' scalable logarithmic scroll (so not an approximation of quadrants). Got it sorted in the end but 🥜'y. Nice job on the table too 👍

[@LiftArcStudios]

Thanks man! I'll definitely tell Spike about flexing on CAD!

[@WmSrite-pi8ck]

An ellipse is the shape traced around two focal points, such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant. It's actually a really rigorous definition if you compare it to something like an involute or epicycloid.

[@AnneDunning-s3c]

Thank you for keeping me from being the only one fidgeting through that discussion. This piece looks like an oval rather than an ellipse. Do not tell Tay.

[@p.t.anderson1593]

When I cut cnc plasma stuff that's going to have other stuff welded to it, if I don't use tab and slot, I program in a little 1/16" external pip ▲ in the edge to mark the spot. When it's all welded up I grind it off. No need for a template. Also good for marking centerlines and other stuff.

[@5ivearrows]

I might cut the lower oval out of half inch plate on the plasma table. I'd likely do it in halves to not waste the entire area of the oval.

[@LiftArcStudios]

That definitely makes sense! It's always that balancing act of going on feeling and style when we're crafting something and figuring out a way to CNC the process instead.

[@5ivearrows]

@@LiftArcStudios I would only CNC it because I don't have the masterful level of bar bending skill displayed here lol

[@nitt3rz]

Have you managed to fix the roller, or does it still sound like it's chewing on nails?

[@LiftArcStudios]

Wyatt and Tay got at it and got her working good as new! Thanks for checking back on that though!

[@jimyoungblood1687]

With all the time, equipment and talent you guys poured into that table, how much did you have to charge the customer? $10k?

[@LiftArcStudios]

@@jimyoungblood1687 honestly like $1500

[@RG-gn1ln]

Surprise, you haven't invested in a Hossfeld Bender since you're doing furniture and ornamental iron work.

[@LiftArcStudios]

You can never had enough cool tools

[@jaybird426]

Did we lose Aaron in the shop? I haven't seen him lately or I'm blind lol

[@LiftArcStudios]

Aaron's still around but he's starting an awesome new project we'll tell you guys all about once it's up and running so stay tuned!

[@motivatedpeon]

An ellipse is everything but well defined. Try to calculate the circumference 😎

[@LiftArcStudios]

excellent tip!

[@wizardind3203]

if it gets coffee gets spilt on it ,it needs drains

[@AnneDunning-s3c]

I was thinking resin in that 1/8" gap.

[@christophersquires5890]

Where’s Arron been?

[@LiftArcStudios]

Aaron started a rad new project, when he's got it up and running we'll be doing a bunch on it to show you guys what he's been up to.

[@ahbushnell1]

Good video except at 21:20 I couldn't understand a word you were saying??

[@LiftArcStudios]

Oh dang, we'll figure out what happened there! Thanks for the heads up and the kind feedback!

[@chainsawcanuck]

I find with elliptical shapes just lay it out then roll it, with slip rolls can do a compound radius.. Then beat it over a mandrel 🤣 Don't over think it

[@johnpope4464]

Spite didn't allow for the curriculture of the legs

[@mrdddeeezzzweldor5039]

Enjoying the trials of ovality in this one...

[@LiftArcStudios]

Yeah ovals are a tough, but we nailed it in the end