Radiator Cover #2

Came out really nice. I didn’t think that they still used radiators. I am assuming it’s the heat for the room? Anyway your cover is cool.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

how clever! And it is SO cute. My daughter teaches music and I’m trying to remember what her classroom is like.. maybe there’s something begging to be covered like this.
This is great and congrats on the new tool!

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

“C” not “G” FWIW

Very nice. Your covers add a focal point of interest to the room.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Very nice. That is the coolest heater I’ve seen.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

i like that. very inventive and well executed. also a nice use of the available tools. well done.

-- Greg, CT

I’ve got a few radiators in my house… looks like new projects being added to the list.
thanks for the inspiration, both came out fantastic!

I can’t believe you cut that out with a router! Sweet!

Cajunpen, you have to look a little farther north than Metairie to find radiators. LOL.

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

Love the G Clef!!! I wouldn’t have thought to mix a theme into a lavatory, but this one is a true beauty! Nice work!

Thanks for all the kind words. Willabbyproject, you’re right. This was the second of the two covers, so we got a little more creative.

Darryl,

I asked for some advice on the “knots” section of finewoodworking.com about building radiator covers before starting this project. Although I didn’t use it b/c this was my second project and I thought this might be little too much for me to design and incorporate in the build, maybe it could work for you? FYI

nikkiwood-
“I had to build a flock of wood radiator covers a long time ago, and I was surprised to learn how much wood covers impede heat transfer from the radiator.

I found out that you can bring back much of the heat efficiency by doing two things:

1) Build your enclosure with a solid top, but in a way that you can cover the bottom (of the top) with sheet metal (aluminum sheets work fine)—with the one edge attached to the back, and the rest of the sheet curved over and attached to the front. None of this is visible from the outside.

Make sure there is a 2-3” space at the bottom of your cover. This promotes heat convection, with the sheet metal expelling he hot air from the top of the cover, and the space at the bottom taking in cooler air.

2) Make the cover so you can fit a piece of 1/2 or 3/4” foil faced insulation at the back of the unit. Again, this is not visible when the radiator cover is in place, but it helps considerably in radiating heat outward, especially since most radiators are placed on exterior walls.

I have built radiator covers for my own house using these techniques, and they work very well. “

PS-Sorry grumpy, it is a G-Clef.

RXMPO,
Not that I need to tell you but you are of course correct. What was I thinking? This is why I have to bend nails for a living instead of playing music. <bg> I should have also mentioned that that is a nice piece!

Feels like I ought to say, “groovy”. I hope your friend plays hot jazz… Very cool!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...