The Machine

The machine started out as a tractor implement for aerating soil/lawn. It probably spent a decade acquiring moss and liken and flakes of rust at Island Recycling.

The kitchen shown with Lois's old table as a temp, holding the space where the 'Machine' will go and the custom made Front Door by dbBrad and Island Sash and Door.

After a quick pass thru my brain, a couple hours with Jimmy of Irish Welding and a few more iterations, the design came together.

My favorite is that the helix shape we generated by wrapping cold rolled rod around the fingers of the existing implement not only ties in with the spiral of the heating coils but will match the 8" smooth curve simplistic drawer handles.

Right, Brad custom fitting the 'Machine". Below, Brad, Joe and Josh hold up the 5' x 5' steel table. Warping can be a problem with the welded edge detail, but Jimmy did a great job keeping it clean and flat.

Because the table is at counter height and is so big, the top and the base had to be disassembleable. Simple connections made of parts of the machine we had to cut off and scraps from Irish Welding's recycled inventory provided attachments for the top, feet for the bottom, and supports for the heater coils.


Below, placing the top on the 'Machine'













Lois has been a very trusting client. I've kept her informed of my design directions, involved her in the evolution of the designs and assured her when necessary, such as on the Machine Table. I'm not sure she had any idea what was coming her way in this case but she Loves it and that's what counts.