Apartment Therapy ran another video, this one on applying a milk paint finish. I’m pretty new to milk paint, but it’s kind of hard to screw up. You paint it on, you sand it off. The trick is to keep working it till you get your desired finish.
I fabricated the Dancer Pepper Mill prototype for Frank Benson. It was made from a material called colorply that I loved working with.
Complex has a great write up of it:
“The Dancer Salt and Pepper mills are made of an imported composite wood which was used to create the bar for Café Dancer in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The mouthwatering red, white, and green caprese salad colors intrinsic to the material will enliven any table with a festive and puzzling air while providing freshly ground seasoning for every meal.”
Apartment Therapy ran a great video of one of my favorite finishes, tung oil and wax.
Apartment Therapy ran another how to video. This one is how to build a simple end table out of scrap wood.
Apartment Therapy ran a video of me changing out a typical lamp socket for one with a dimmer.
Trust me, these sockets make all the difference.
Maker Videos: Ben Light from Apartment Therapy Media on Vimeo.
The amazing people at Apartment Therapy were kind enough to make a video about my work. They made me look much better than I actually am.
Thanks Rebecca and Sara.
A quick how to build a toy robot head out of a tomato paste can.
Materials: tomato paste can, bolt, end cap nuts, caster
Take caster apart
The part you need
Cut off end of bolt with hacksaw
Make sure end caps fit
I made two 1/4″ diam holes in the can using a metal punch (basically a hole punch for metal), you can also use a drill. Holes are roughly 3/4″ from the bottom and spaced 1 3/4″ from each other.
Put it all together. Attach one end cap and thread bolt through one hole in the can. Place caster piece inside of can, thread bolt through both holes in caster piece. Thread bolt through other hole in can. Attach other end cap to other end of bolt.
You can draw on eyes, cut holes, or add lights. Anything goes. You now have a swiveling, nodding tomato paste robot head.
Next step, add a body
I’ve been building robot toys for the past couple of months, I’ve been calling them Robot Recipes. The toys are made up from tin cans, the idea is to have the robot made from a meal or drink. Meet Tea Bot - body is an Earl Grey tin, head is evaporated milk - the latest Robot Recipe.
I’m particularly proud of how the head is coming along.
The three bots are painted.
