Oak Trash Can

Nice!
How does the foot pedal work?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Very cool Tradd. I like the look of the trash can, and I really like the idea of the foot pedal. Like Doug, I want to know how it works. How about some inside pictures too, without the garbage of course!

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I think ya step on it, Doug. LOL!!! I need to build on of these for the wife. Thanks for posting it. Now she will want on with step on it opener. Good design.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

wow… with a foot pedal as well .. I’m impressed.
And it’s gorgeous. Well done

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Looks great!

Doug, the cat is trying to figure out how it works, too.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

That is the most beautiful garbage can I’ve ever seen! Nice work!

Instead of the foot pedal, is there any way to make it open with the TV remote? Just a thought… ;^D

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

I’m with Doug, I’d like a shot of the foot pedal in action, curious about the mechanics. Nice Job.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Tom , thanks for clearing that up. I keep using my hand on our trash cans. Now I have this sensation of needing to wash my hands repeatedly. LOL.

I’m just not very mechanically smart (ask the wife- who I constantly call on when negotiating 3-D. There is a reason I live and work in Photoshop and Illustrator 2D. I’d probably would have poked an eye out long ago otherwise).

Tradd – Is there just a lever action, or some sort of cam involved? I can’t see the linkage in the photo. I’m always looking for some way to add to my little boxes, closure devices, secret panels that slide etc. so I would just like to know how the movement occurs.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

This con is to cool. Like the foot pedal. Oh no. The wife just saw this, I smell another new tool.

-- bryano

Sorry about not including a picture of how the foot petal works. I did not realize that I uploaded 2 of the same pics. I uploaded a new pic that shows the inside.

How it works is the foot petal is connected at the back to a board that lifts up the lid when you press the foot petal. I routed a slot in the lift board and attached the board to the back of the can with a screw with a nylon spacer and a UHMW washer. I also cut a pad of UHMW plastic and attached it to the lid to help with the friction. I made this can about 5 years ago and it is still going strong.

Tradd

Thanks Tradd for the rundown. People here seem to appreciate and “get” the 50¢ answer. Thanks again for the re-post.

I’ll go Tom one better. Let me know when the model that empties itself or walks out to the curb comes along!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Nice work so you came up with the foot pedal on your own or did you have plans for it, ether way I like that feature a lot. I like the fact that it has help up strong for so many years that is quality craftsmenship, keep up the strong work.

-- Jeff B.

GREAT WORK AND DESIGN!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Thanks for the new pictures Tradd. I guess you do not use garbage bags, but maybe a plastic can that sets inside?

Nice work.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Really nice! I’ve never thought of something like that!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)