“We should get together sometime”
Here’s a closer look at the tabs (that I was taking about in the last post). These tabs are how the wooden slats will be connected to the steel ribs. Each tab needs to be welded at a specific angle. It’s time consuming, but essential to making sure the wooden slats will bend as desired.
Now that all the testing and design work is done, it’s fabrication time for the @vivelatarte x @lightforminc menu project. The structure consists of five steel ‘ribs’ like this one, which will hold the wooden slats. The slats will be connected to ribs via the tabs (what I’m welding on here). Each of the tabs needs be welded at a specific angle so it’s a slow process of clamping, double checking, tacking, and then coming back for a welding pass.
As much as I love physical models, it’s hard to argue with the practicality of digital, especially for contextualization. Here’s a look at how the new @vivelatarte x @lightforminc menu will fit within the existing space.

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