comp56 Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 making an 8 sided tapered lighthouse 5 feet tall or thereabouts, here is a quick way to cut the tapers and angles. screw board you want taper on at the same distance from fence. same with cutting bevel. ok all cut ready to assemble......will update 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 ok main body all glued up, gonna let the glue dry over night and then I little sanding to clean it up ...it was a chore to get it all lined up without a jig but got it finally...... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Will there be a rotating beacon ? any particular lighthouse that this will look like ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 not really anything to look like as for rotating beacon have to put some thought into that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 I get it, the taper jig makes perfect sense, will it be kept out of the weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 no it will get fully protected inside and out....with sealer inside paint outside..... father made one about 35 years ago for camp about 7 feet tall all he did was paint it however his has an over sized roof so water fell off of it like a house sorta speak...it was still standing proud when we sold that camp had a few paint jobs over the years but still held up....he had an actual orange beacon light in his for fog lake it faced was about 3.5 miles long and about 2 miles wide could see that pretty much all over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas2000 Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Here's an 8-sider from my neck of the woods. https://www.oldbaldy.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 progress so far way to go yet.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Digging the window !!!!! Looks great (I had no doubt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 a little bit more masonry work with some rocks to finish off the light house.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted May 30, 2017 Report Share Posted May 30, 2017 Sweet !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 bit more progress with a rock wall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice touch !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfish9993@yahoo.com Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Nice work I have a client that wants a 5' lighthouse I will make it it octagon with a slight taper, I figured a 22.5 degree mitre for 8 sides does the taper change the math for the mitre? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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