Heavy duty one track wonder!

Although the work is hard, physical and dirty at times, I can't think of anything more fun than turning silly concepts into physical objects made of steel and concrete. They need to be tough for they will be interacted with by many thousands of guests through the years. They have to be cleverly designed and built so that people who see them wonder, at least just a little, if it is real. It has to appear to function. 

The track portion of the 'One Track Wheelbarrow' is now complete. The hundreds of individual pieces are plasma cut from half inch thick steel plate. Heavy duty doesn't really describe this little beauty. Tomorrow I'll begin the frame and upper assembly. With each piece I add my smile gets just a little bigger. :)

A picture is indeed worth a thousand words

We take a lot of pictures in our shop, documenting every stage of every project. Each evening I go through them editing and sorting them out for future use. The photos record every stage of the project. Some of those photos are used on this journal, in trade magazines, and in presentations to show how we build our creations.

After each project we also try to take some really good photos, with Becke and her professional photo equipment doing these honours. The purpose of these photos is to document our work in the best possible fashion, with simple backgrounds and optimum lighting. These are the glamour shots and the results are well worth the considerable time and effort it takes to set up. These photographs will be showcased in our portfolio, entered into competitions and sent off to publications.

Today I present the pictures of the finished IDEAMATIC.

My favourite project

In our shop we don't spend a lot of time admiring completed projects. Often, as we finish off one another (or many others) are already underway. As Becke did the photoshoot of some finished pieces yesterday the rest of the crew was busy at the other end of the shop working on new projects. They don't look like much at this point. Bits and pieces of sub-assemblies are slowly coming together. But over the next week or two they will be completed. Eventually they will get their finishing touches, be photographed and sent on their way. Then, the process will begin anew. I am often asked which is my favourite project... and the answer is always the same... the next one.