Sliding Room Divider (Inspired by Star Wars)

We wanted a cool looking room divider that could block out bright light. Using our CNC and some rollers, we made a sliding room divider straight out of Star Wars! Check out the Fusion 360 online course: www.fusion360formakers.com use the code MAKECOOLSTUFF10 to get 10% off.
Subscribe: bit.ly/ILikeToMakestuffSubscribe
Second Channel: bit.ly/iltms-2
Check out my TopVideos!: bit.ly/ILikeToMakeStuffTopVideos
Get digital plans, cool merch, and indepth articles at
iliketomakestuff.com
Learn 3d modeling in Fusion 360 with our online course:
www.fusion360formakers.com
TOOLS & SUPPLIES WE USED(affiliate links):
kit.co/iliketomakestuff/my-wo...
kit.co/iliketomakestuff/shop-...
Want to support ILTMS? The Maker Alliance gets exclusive content and more...
www.iliketomakestuff.com/join
FOLLOW:
/ iliketomakestuff
/ iliketomakestuf
/ iltms
MUSIC: share.epidemicsound.com/iltms
#diy #ILikeToMakeStuff #homerenovation
About I Like To Make Stuff:
We have lots of projects including woodworking, metalworking, electronics, 3D printing, prop making and more!
These videos are our attempt inspire and empower others to make the stuff that they want to have. Hopefully you'll see something here that will inspire you to make something that you're passionate about!
Sliding Room Divider (Inspired by Star Wars)
• Sliding Room Divider (...
I Like To Make Stuff
/ iliketomakestuff

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Check out the Fusion 360 online course: www.fusion360formakers.com use the code MAKECOOLSTUFF10 to get 10% off.

[@michaelsigward3021]

watch all your stuff man, you've come a long way. would love to see you tackle some plantation shutters some time.

[@skilledshots7200]

When doing it by hand it's actually a lot easier to use a hole saw and then just cut out the centers with a jigsaw that way you don't have to make the curve with the jigsaw and you have a perfectly round end that you don't have to shape out

[@Drunken.Kitten]

was thinking flash cut router and a template. thats the thing about carpentry, many ways to get the same result

[@JonathanRansom]

I'm glad you kept the wood look. Makes it much more sophisticated!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

It was Meighan's original idea. And it was a good one.

[@acubley]

@@Iliketomakestuff And it looks soooo good up against the brick.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

i love that the un-painted wood gives it an "if you know, you know" kinda look so itt's Star Wats inspired without being in your face about it, also overall pretty cool mix of form & function

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks, it works great and I love walking into that room.

[@Kyharra]

God that saying if you know you know is fucken unbearable

[@Artista_Frustrado]

@@Kyharra you saw the Memes didn't you?

[@bobbywweaver]

Creepy Josh accurately portraying all the lookie-loos during the intro. Nice!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

I know, right?

[@wrenchdoozer]

The ILTMS galactic headquarters is looking very nice.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks, we need to spruce up the outside

[@MrJKCampione]

Love how you used the scraps for temporary bracing, parts of the wheel assembly, etc. I love when I can get the most out of my wood purchase.

congrats for the glamour shots at the end, beautiful.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you! 😊

[@murishani047]

Some Aurebesh "Neon" signs like you might find on Nar Shaddaa or Coruscant might make for some cool CNC wall art!

[@gustonzimasheen]

It still amazes me that the Star Wars interior designs are from the 70s. And they still look just as good and "Sci-Fi" in this day and age.

[@TheCHRISCaPWN]

This is such a cool idea for a functional design that brings the pop culture aesthetic. I really like this one, but that's really no different from other projects you guys make!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you so much!

[@txma.]

For other projects you could do in a space theme, a starlight ceiling may be cool (though it may also be tacky)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That's a cool idea. Much easier with our drop ceiling too

[@edwardholmes91]

@@Iliketomakestuff Yes, will make it a lot easier with a dropped ceiling. Probably easiest to do with fibre optics I'd guess?

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

Just in the intro of the video. I love how the light on the floor was even diffused/dimmed when you had your digital concept up.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Anthony did a fantastic job with the graphics.

[@DannyHathawayMT]

My 6yo daughter and I watch every video together, her build suggestion is ‘a swinging chair with a built in desk because when I have to do class work I have a hard time because I always have to be moving’ 😂 thanks for making such great content I can share with my kiddo and we can both learn from!

[@jeremys3174]

Love how it turned modernized the look of the room.

[@masonxiib0omx771]

A snack bar for your D&D games! Have like a mini fridge and areas for snacks/storage!

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

This is so cool!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@NickHorvath]

Clever use of all the cutouts as spacers and mounts for the wheels.

[@MrBLUEDEVILUK]

I liked it even before I’ve watched it. Such a great idea.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Yay! Thank you!

[@WiredWorkshop]

Can confirm that there fusion 360 course is awesome! It helped me out a bunch when I was first starting out and they went over so many different useful tools and tricks I didn’t even know about. Also very cool project, I really love when something from a movie can be rebuilt and also serve as a useful function!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kristinedraws]

That was super cool and thanks for showing the non-CNC way (as I don't have one) myself and my library only has a little one. I totally want to do this for my closet door.

[@JasonPatz]

I love this design. Nice job.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you! 😊

[@JV-pu8kx]

"Right in the middle!" Way to go, Robin!

[@Sztivmon]

First of all, those are gorgeous, and your cinematography for the reveal was just breathtaking!! And such a sophisticated take on a well-aged concept! I'm gonna push to the slightly extreme on this, but maybe you could try your hand at making some arcade racing games so you can go one on one in Mario Kart or something. Full on adjustable seat, pedals, shifter, wheel with feedback and speakers in the headrest. I'd be willing to bet you'd make it more awesome than I could imagine.

[@otterysweldwood3495]

Very cool love the subtle Star Wars vibe.

[@ggooaa100]

Air hockey table would be awesome and you could do that with a CNC and some other basic stuff and it would make a cool video as well as a nice hall game :D

[@akumabito2008]

Good call on leaving the screen unpainted. It looks amazing!

[@jespernohr]

Make a massive topographical map of the world you play D&D in and hang it on the wall. Bonus feature is that it needs a way to show point of interests, city names, where the character group is etc.

[@brokenantlerworkshop]

FAN-tastic! I think v2 will need some LEDs for night time ambiance. Maybe a fog machine. Maybe.

[@lt.danhooper1635]

The way the slats open and close reminds me of the cuts/windows in the doors of a republic gunship

[@cptjennings6]

That was so cool. Loved how that ended up looking at the end. Good call on leaving the inside panels the color of wood. Makes that whole thing feel warm and cool with the white on the outside.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Glad you liked it!

[@benniewashereza]

Love star wars projects

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Us too!

[@danielstellmon5330]

I really like the clear window in the dust shoe.

[@brianemunroe]

Holy cow, that looks great!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@RobertKreese]

Liked this video berfore even watching it. I've been thinking about doing something like this! Cool.

[@hamilpatel4025]

Great idea for block light, it gives me some idea for window curtains/blinds

[@dillygoggsmakesstuff]

Thats insane Bob! Better than I had imagined!

[@_WillCAD_]

Nice. When the holidays come, put some red and green tissue paper between the fixed and moving panels (using removable tape, of course), and then the light that comes through will be tinted holiday colors. At night, the light from inside the building will light up the windows in those colors for people to enjoy as they drive by. Or, do it now in blue, green, red, purple, orange, and gold. You know, lightsaber colors.

[@JTate-zj9ch]

Looks sweet! I'm coining the term "Star Wars Shiek" as an interior design genre!

[@alexanderadasme2196]

Im for sure using this design somehow in my place..like, horizontal blinds, but Star Wars. I love it!

[@arnaudbreton6969]

It kinda has a classic 70s vibe I like it , I want it in my house 🤩🤩

[@mr.bigs7652]

U guys should make some sort of bed/couch or a chill spot in their. Thatd be cool!!

[@bemy_is_best]

9:39 this is such a cool shot!!! Also the camera work for the reveal shots is top notch!

[@yellowbelly3dprinting218]

FREAKING COOL!!!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@JacobHGamez]

I love your Star Wars stuff

[@sapelesteve]

That turned out looking terrific Bob & Crew! So glad that you decided to go with the natural wood look for those cover panels! Well done! I also think that you guys should install a soda fountain & popcorn maker in that room! 👍👍😉😉

[@connormccarter9581]

This was cool. I really liked the smoked affect in the payoff shots at the end! Hmm, maybe you need a prop display for all the old projects? Or maybe a mini library for inspiration? Or a everyone builds their own lightsaber day/video?

[@bendavanza]

Super cool looking

[@crash0zero]

That's cool... you should model up and make the lounge area from the Millenium Falcon next, complete with a Halo-chess table. Seems like it would fit in nicely with the rest of the room...

[@GeneJordan]

I'm not a passionate Star Wars nerd or geek, but as soon and I watched the intro, my immediate response was "this is so cool". What kid who loves Star Wars would pass on having one of these in his room? Regardless of his (or her) age?

[@antoinegantesmonchau3752]

What you guys do is giving me inspiration ! And they all look cool 👍 thanks

[@the_traveling_texan]

Absolutely beautiful

[@rtyria]

That is looking really cool.

[@sneekswallart]

Great video man ....and thanks for coming to the uk for MAKERS CENTRAL ...it was nice to meet you again...

[@zugzug2849]

Cool project. Need to add a Scomp link close by for your droid.

[@Sawtooth70]

I love it, it turned out incredible. Great video, very inspiring.

[@LoganLovell]

as an engineer who uses CAD tools all day everyday, I can vouch that Fusion 360 is perfect for makers. it's got everything you need without overwhelming you. I used it a couple weekends ago to design a coffee table and see how it would look in my space. the added bonus is a lot of the UI is similar to other AutoDesk software so if you have those skills, it translates well.

[@jester4761]

Some red and blue LEDs in the slots would be cool too. Red for your imperial moods, and blue for your rebel days. Honestly, that room is missing some sabers. Make some/buy some, whatever, but show us how you can hang them and power them so they never have to be off.

[@yossid422]

Incredible as usual

[@joelcopeland3018]

I don't know if you guys have an icebox or drink station in this area, but I think drinks and snacks go well with gaming. Maybe you guys can design something to take care of the drink snack storage.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Sweet build Guys!! Turned out awesome!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

We really love it! The console looks awesome in there too

[@homie817x]

that’s an awesome concept

[@kingofcastlechaos]

Cool project. If you have an alley there, you could motorize your building's rear wall to crush all the trash in the alley against the back wall of the other building. It would be very SW inspired, and also keep all the crap and trash away from your building.

[@marcelo.vargas]

A nice coffee station, or coffee bar would be great, and considering I want to do one might give me some ideas

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That's a great idea!

[@DuceDesigns]

I'd love to see a built-in bar following the star wars style, maybe even a droid bartender 😉

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That dispenses Slushies!!

[@caleblloyd2781]

That is such a cool wall! I love that it looks great, is very "star warsy" and I think it's a super creative way of fixing the problem

[@OverlandTrailer]

This sort of build is why you're my spirit animal. Love it Bob!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Haha, thanks!

[@derschlotter5605]

Great idea. I will use this in some capacity and changes for my windows in my shop. 👍

[@promonto]

nice

[@ScytheNoire]

A hole saw bit would probably be the easiest way to make the curved sections if you are this manually.

[@babynugent]

Bob, these are absolutely beautiful. What an awesome design.

[@headzsets4337]

Nice! As far as more ideas. Every conference room needs a coffee station. Because, but first... coffee.

[@bobbywong9392]

Keeping with the Star Wars theme. A collapsible shelf or table for when someone is in a hurry. Or if something is being set up and it's just mainly there temporarily..

[@Chewbacca1220]

This is very unique!

[@ga5743]

Oh yea that works!

[@jontaylor8447]

I recommend building a tie fighter (to scale, of course) appearing to burst through the wall.

[@MROC66]

SO FRICKING COOL!

[@xnadave]

PLASTIC brad nails?! This is truly the age of wonders. (I've destroyed more than one router bit by running through a screw on my CNC router.)

[@MG-Makes]

Another idea for the people without CNC could be to use a hole saw with the radius you want and then cut the straights with a jig saw!

[@aeonspast]

This is SO cool looking. I absolutely love it.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thank you so much!

[@SenorRCorona]

Cool!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@CGRTist]

Love the idea and design of these screens!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Very very nice job there Bob. The wood grain finish looks great. I bet people in the rest of the building will want something like it once they see it.

[@adamjrutherford]

As an idea for something else to build for the room, because you mentioned you okay D&D there perhaps a wall art piece that doubles as storage for pens, pencils and a few sets of spare dice. This way if anyone forgets their supplies or you have a guest you have some spares right handy.

[@jimmychowdhury4638]

Since the "Conference Room" Is really a game room. How about a hidden arcade cabinet? Like it is behind a painting or something (to keep that conference room business esthetic) and folds out to be an arcade machine.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

😉👍

[@hothead1975]

Star Wars theme coffee bar!

[@MarcusBjorkander]

Continuing with the Star Wars theme I think you will need a wall projector, and what better way to mount such a thing than to put it inside an R2-D2 unit, placed somewhere in the centre of the room? You could use the same unit to host a lot of controls for the room, such as mood lightning, any motorised future builds etc. And possibly for additional storage as well, for minor stuff needed for games etc.

[@gavinhillery3130]

This would look great in a mid century modern Death Star.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Maybe the emperor would have been a little more chill if he had some warmer design elements.

[@garythree]

Very cool idea and great implementation!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Glad you like it!

[@blkscorpion01]

Some diffusion paper between the two layers would really take that up a notch. The view IMO doesnt seem great, but it would still allow all the light through

[@901D]

So it is Wooden horizontal blinds, Cool!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Essentially

[@fostre257]

This actually looks and works amazing! A complete transformation of the space.

[@SQLJedi]

Looks freaking awesome 👌

[@joshdura]

Love this! You missed out on the biggest point of motorizing it though. Does it need it? No. Would it be extremely cool? Yes. Easy decision! Haha

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Next time!

[@lauraandedwardcannon8861]

Check your local codes about that exit sign. You may need to install a second one with an arrow because the view of the door is obscured in most of the room. Fire marshals are notoriously picky about things like that.

[@dorkfortress2159]

I think the emperor's throne from return of the Jedi would look really good at the head of that table.

[@cityofsaints4929]

Amazing build as always! Now build a Star Wars Droid inspired Fridge for the space!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Cool idea!

[@GregsWorkshopOregon]

That entryway looks very mid-century modern

[@calebb5106]

you have all these really complex things, though what about some simple stuff like hangers, shelves, brackets for shelves, or maybe something fun like a light fixture to go above the star wars machine

[@joeslifejourney150]

I would love to see if you could do a dungeons& Dragons themed carving on the CNC. Something that hangs on the wall and has depth to it