We find the task of building the steel cable structure more detailed and nuanced that anticipated. We’ve come a long way to simplify the design and connections, but the shop offers only fundamental tools to complete the task. A drill press, simple cutting tools for the cable and a vise grip with a design that grips without adjustment no matter the diameter of the material one wants to hold.
Setting up the cold rolled rods, requires a gig, simple rubber o rings one finds in faucets. These rings allow us to space the cables acting as stops as well as hiding the PVC grey pipe. The use of plastic pipe helps to reduce the shipping weight, as well as makes assembly more pleasant. The sound of metal on the bone china is a worse sound than finger nails on a chalkboard.
We each climb ladders when we hang the cables and level the system. We are suspended between the need for alignment on the outside panels to create a clean gap of 2cm between the cable and panels and the hand made nature of our panels. In the end, we are able to shim the panels and change out only a few to obtain an overall calm effect.
The best shim material we discover is white foam with grooves, used for weather stripping. A trip to the hardware store across the canal from .ekwc, affords another view of Zuid Willemsvaart. Funny how as simple a shift to across the street can change one’s vantage point.
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