About three weeks ago, I reported on progress I was making on a commissioned project for a branch of the UNC-Asheville called the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. In this thread, I'll continue the shop work discussion and show how everything has come together for the two units I've...
A parting look at the main posts with half-lapped horizontal 4x4's for the door opening and roof framing. The diagonals were half-lapped onto the roof frame (see KC - 20) and lag screwed into the main posts.
The center post was installed and the frames installed -- clearance was less that 1/8" and they actually fit! Because of some minor warping in the PT wood, I used construction shims to insure the frames stayed square as they were locked in with 3'' deck screws.
Next, 30-year fiberglass reinforced architectural tab shingles were installed with a matching roof shingle cap. Ready for the bulletin board frames with their doors.
A ten-foot ridge board was dropped into a slot in the 6x6 post tops and 2x4 rafters cut with seats to fit on top of the rectangular frame shown in KC - 17. Then I installed 1/2'' PT plywwod sheathing and 30# tar paper.
The first step to install the kiosks was to dig the holes (2-man auger), drop the 6x6 posts into the two holes and clamp the two horizontal half-lapped beams in place to form the Bulletin Board openings -- the diagonal bracing insured these opening were square and braces to ground maintained...
Note the Edge guide is utside the frame and 1/4'' bit is inside -- this means a hard-to-control ''climb cut'' for that last inch or so. Obviously, I'd have been better off cutting these mortises before the frames were assembled, but I pulled it off with only one minor slip that cut into the...
Once the hinge mortises were cut and the hinge mounted on the door, we are ready to install them in the frame -- note the spacer under door to keep door at correct height.
Door frames are 3'' White Oak with McRabbet joint secured with 2'' #8 screws. 3/16'' tempered hardboard set in a centered 1/4'' groove on the inside provide substrate for 1/4'' cork sheet and insures square frame. Door fits inside frame.