KAREN DITKO
HAMTABLE
SPRING 2010
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HamTable provides a place to store hams during the curing process. The average consumer will generally purchase one ham at a time, so HamTable is designed for curing a single ham. During the curing process the ham should hang in a wellventilated place for several weeks. Most people do not have a space that they can dedicate solely to ham curing, HamTable is an outdoor endtable that features a hook to hang the ham and a basin at the bottom to catch the ham drippings on the inside. Slats on the sides protect the ham from the environment and still allow adequate ventilation. The top surface of HamTable is removable, and also serves as a preparation surface for the ham.
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Final Concept
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SHOP Drawings
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ProductioN
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Final Product
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ideation
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Original PROJECT Ideas
IDEATION
Apple basket refashioned into a seat
Shipping container for four hams that can be stacked to form storage shelves
Wine container that can serve as a single seat or be stacked end-to-end to form a bench
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IDEA EVOLUTION
Most ham consumers only purchase one or two hams at a time, so a container to purchase four hams at once would be excessive. A similar concept for a vessel for purchasing a single ham was then examined.
IDEATION
The multiple ham container becomes the one chosen to refine. Original configuration would result in sideways triangular storage compartments, which is an inconvenient shape for a storage space. The triangular shape became squares for increased ease of use.
Finding a way to have a ham container also serve as a piece of furniture proved to be difficult. Ways of using the container as an aid in the preparation of the ham, such as the container also acting as a serving dish, proved to be the best way of filling its dual function.
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IDEATION
IDEA REFINEMENT Upon doing research on ways to store hams, the need to for a container to store hams during the curing process became apparent. The individual ham container would also serve as a location to store the ham during the dry curing process.
Once the dual purpose of the ham container was determined, the physical size and shape had to be determined. Several configurations were examined, and a simple box shape seemed to be the best option.
During the research process, it was learned that this container would need to spend time outside. To accomodate this, feet were added and a shape that would protect it from the elements were added.
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CARDBOARD MODEL
During the presentations of the cardboard models, the idea to turn the ham container into a table was born. HamTable features a removeable lid, a bar from which to hang the ham, and a removeable basin to catch the drippings that fall during the curing process.
IDEATION
Smithfield Hams was contacted to acquire average ham dimensions in order to have proper dimensions for the container. The dimensions given were “about the size of an overinflated basketball�. A cardboard model of the ham container idea was built around these vague dimensions. The final product ended up being much larger than anticipated, so a new ideas began to formulate around this newfound larger size.
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IDEATION
IDEA REFINEMENT
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The simple square shape of HamTable needed refinement. A shape reflecting the round-ness of the ham was explored, but ultimately rejected because it would be difficult to construct.
A square table with tapered sides would provide a more refined shape than the original idea, but would also be feasible to build. This was determined to be the final basic shape for the table.
IDEA REFINEMENT
Once the dimensions were set, a preliminary SolidWorks model of HamTable was rendered. Red oak was chosen as the main material for HamTable.
IDEATION
Kunzler Meats in Lancaster, Pennsylvania was contacted to acquire more accurate average ham dimensions than what were given by Smithfield Hams. An average whole ham is 13 inches long, 11 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. The measurements for HamTable were adjusted accordingly.
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IDEATION
IDEA REFINEMENT
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The top did not fit the design program for the rest of the table. It was redesigned to fit with the body of the table by adding angles to the sides and spaces in the middle of each side that also function as handholds for removing the top.
HamTable’s main material is changed to hard maple from red oak. Minor adjustments were made to the dimensions, namely changing the width of the interior wood pieces and the space between the slats on the sides.
FINAL CONCEPT
Some adjustments made in dimensions to accomodate the sizes of maple that could be easily acquired in the area. All shop drawings are made based on this model.
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SHOP DRAWINGS
TABLE BODY AND LID
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Made of hard maple, cut on the chop and table saws and fastened together with glue and screws
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24.000 6.021
9.073
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85.35°
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1.000
87.27° 85.35°
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4.625
1.250
25.000
4.625
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1.250 4.625 1.250 4.625 1.000
85.35° 3.000
92.73°
SIDE SLATS
16.175 15.219 14.264 13.308
22.175 21.219 20.264 19.308
85.35°
94.65°
85.35°
94.65°
85.35°
85.35° 94.65°
94.65°
94.65°
85.35°
94.65°
85.35°
94.65°
85.35°
94.65°
85.35°
18.556 19.511 20.467 21.423
12.556 13.511 14.467 15.423
SHOP DRAWINGS
Made of hard maple, cut using printed out templates for accuracy
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SHOP DRAWINGS
METAL COMPONENTS
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All are made of cold-rolled steel. Basin parts cut on plasma cutter then welded, brackets cut to size then CNC milled, hook bent and welded into a hole cut in the center of the bar.
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17.823
94.65° 11.823
2.000
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85.35° 14.086
.125 17.213 94.65°
R.500 .125
85.33° 6.000
3.750
2.000
1.000 85.35°
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PRODUCTION
Jigs made out of scrap wood and double sided tape to easily cut the same angles on all the leg pieces
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PRODUCTION 15
All the slat pieces cut and ready to be attached to the legs
Slat pieces being fitted to leg pieces
Glue dried, waiting for the lid to be assembled and stained
PRODUCTION
Legs and slats assembled and being glued together
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PRODUCTION 17
Table surface pices being joined with glue and clamps
Lid side components being assembled
Bracket pieces after CNC milling
PRODUCTION
Cutting the bracket pieces from a piece of steel bar
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PRODUCTION 19
Hook bent into shape and welded into a hole drilled in the center of a 1” thick steel bar
Basin pieces welded together after being plasma cut from a 3’x3’ piece of 1/8” thick steel
Second coat of butcher block oil applied, then sanded
PRODUCTION
First coat of butcher block oil applied
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PRODUCTION 21
Installing the brackets
Basin and bar placed inside
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FINAL PRODUCT