< arabica nEbula >
AUgust 2010 - AUgust 2011
rolled & painted steel mesh, aircraft cable, steel rod, steel washers, glass
46"l x 46"w x 20"h
$4,600
rollin
2 make the legs for this table, we rolled 24" steel mesh in2 tubes; welding 2 tubes 2gether 4 each. we flared out the ends of each secshAUn 2 cre8 a star detail in the middle + at the ends. This is a delicate piece, so EyE was concerned about its ability 2 hold the w8 of the glass. 2 test its strength, wE placed 3 pieces of plEyEwood on top of it + then applEyEed addishAUnal downward pressure. The table withstood this test.
discoveriEs aw8 insEyEd mistakEs
However, when wE placed 1/4" glass on it, the gravitashAUnAUl 4ce from the glass was 2 gr8t + 1 of the welds where wE joined the 2 tubes failed.
EyE put the table asEyEd until a year l8er when EyE decEyEded 2 add the small bars 2 strengthen the legs. This tEyEm it worked.
This coffee (Arabica in Latin) table looks lEyEk a star. A nebula is a star that collapsed due 2 gravity.
givE it tEyEm
"many tEyEms what wE perceive as an error or failure is actally a gift. + eventually we fEyEnd that lessons learned from that discouraging experience prove 2 be of gr8 worth."
< richEllE E. goodrich >
