High Profile Job: Local TV Set

basswood

Got to look at an interesting job yesterday, building a new "news desk" for the local cable news channel. It would be a good job to get. Build a custom desk shaped like a kidney bean.

If I get the job, My work would be on air several times a day (just in my local market, but hey, that's where I want to work).

This is the old desk, the new one will be similar but larger and with a few more curves:

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neolitic

That will be nice bragging rights.

Hope you get to take a close look
at the old one.
TV sets are like display work and
stage sets....usually not really
furniture grade joinery required.

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Bill Z

If you offer to take part of your pay in the form of television spots, it might help you get the job and build your image as a professional even more.

Cole

Wow, I can see why they are wanting to update the set.

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Gus Dering

Good for Mr. Bass!

What a great thing!

If I were you I would find a shop that will cut parts for you on a cnc. These types of jobs can be done without one but man I'm telling you they are not that difficult to do with one.

You could probably win a bicycle race pedaling with your hands but your chances are better using your legs.

Give me a call if you want, I'd love to help if I could. At least convince you of the advantages of finding a machine.

basswood

Good point about the cheesy stage set quality. I would like to move the quality up a notch.

Great idea Bill. I will mention that option to the news guy on monday.

Yeah, the old set is like something from a Jr. High play. Somehow it has looked better "on air". I bet they have to upgrade due to the change to HD. All the sudden cabinet guys and plastic surgeons are getting more calls.

Gus, I will look into the CNC approach. It may depend on how busy I am.

As far as peddling a bicycle with your hands... a guy I graduated from high school with in Colorado won the World Paracycling Championship in 2002. He broke his neck in a diving accident. It ruined his world at the time, but he has gone on to do great things.

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