I go by Fredric at work, my friends call me Freddie, but when I’m making or fixing things, I prefer Fred.
I have a lot of varied (sometimes short lived, often revisited) hobbies that involve making things. My flatmates suggested (insisted) I find somewhere other than my room for such hobbies as they’re concerned with the various noises, smells and mess that I reside in.
Here’s a desk I made for an awkwardly sized cubby in the living room. As I don’t have my own tools or an appropriate space to use them, I cut the Forbo with our bread knife, sanded in the living room and slept with the tabletop under my mattress whilst the adhesive set. You can understand why my flatmates suggested I look into SLMS.
I recently got into tabletop gaming as I found that working on a computer all day and coming home to be on the computer all night was, not good. Aside from painting, I love the DIY/craft elements that come with the hobby, particularly creating storage solutions.
I love functional design, modular systems in particular. My Mum is a mid-century furniture collector and passed this passion down to me. After I moved out, I started to build my own collection and soon discovered the impracticality of past-century design in contemporary living situations having faced the impossibility of moving a mid-century wall unit into a 2nd story flat. Looking for solutions, I fell in love with String shelving and flexibility modular design provides.
I have a background in 3D modelling and look forward to using the 3D printers for prototyping, however I’m more excited to be part of a community and to learn and have access to all the tools.
Annoyingly, my current project is rather boring. I’m making a lower bracket for a clamp for my monitor and light arms as my new desk is 6" thick and my current clamps max out at 5".
