Hi. Can anyone please give me some guidance for how to get this curved corner. I mean in terms of what size stock/worktop to use. I can see various options, with differing looks, ease of actually doing (for a non woodworker like myself), and cost in terms of starting worktop sizes.
I think I want standard kitchen worktop depth (~600mm), and approx 1m on the short side, and maybe 2m on the long side.
In order to get the curve though, I am either going to need to cut the whole lot from something much deeper (~900mm seems to be biggest available), or I am going to need to simply make a 'curve front piece' to slot in front of a butted-up 90-degree L from a couple of off cuts of the 600mm stuff, or try to make one big curved piece to go between the standard worktops, out of a big piece again. but.. the big pieces don't seem to come in small offcut sizes. it's 'breakfast bar' size.
Do you get what I mean? I am trying to CAD this stuff and I'm hopeless, although I've barely started. I was hoping CAD / Inventor would at least make it easy for me to size up stuff, but this Inventor is all about constraints rather than defined dimensions.
Here's the sort of shape I think I want (green tape and that white band). Any hints / direction? I have all my stuff here for my projects and no desk to put it on. I am thinking of using solid wood tops. The frame isn't a concern - I'm planning to use Kee Klamp style things.
If you look at the curve, I'd say the centre-point of that curve/circle is about another 600mm out again from the worktop edge, so even starting with 900mm worktops wouldn't be big enough. In fact the more I look at this picture, that I just took, the more I think I should just cut that curve off the end of a second 600mm worktop, and butt it up into the right-angle. It might not look half as good though.. ?
I think I want standard kitchen worktop depth (~600mm), and approx 1m on the short side, and maybe 2m on the long side.
In order to get the curve though, I am either going to need to cut the whole lot from something much deeper (~900mm seems to be biggest available), or I am going to need to simply make a 'curve front piece' to slot in front of a butted-up 90-degree L from a couple of off cuts of the 600mm stuff, or try to make one big curved piece to go between the standard worktops, out of a big piece again. but.. the big pieces don't seem to come in small offcut sizes. it's 'breakfast bar' size.
Do you get what I mean? I am trying to CAD this stuff and I'm hopeless, although I've barely started. I was hoping CAD / Inventor would at least make it easy for me to size up stuff, but this Inventor is all about constraints rather than defined dimensions.
Here's the sort of shape I think I want (green tape and that white band). Any hints / direction? I have all my stuff here for my projects and no desk to put it on. I am thinking of using solid wood tops. The frame isn't a concern - I'm planning to use Kee Klamp style things.
If you look at the curve, I'd say the centre-point of that curve/circle is about another 600mm out again from the worktop edge, so even starting with 900mm worktops wouldn't be big enough. In fact the more I look at this picture, that I just took, the more I think I should just cut that curve off the end of a second 600mm worktop, and butt it up into the right-angle. It might not look half as good though.. ?