Table of Contents
- 1Introduction
- 2Description
- 3Photos of construction part 1
- 4Photos of construction part 2
- 5Explanations
- 6Plans - Front, floor and footprint
- 7Plans - Base, floor, and wall layout
- 8Plans - Top and roof (millimetres)
- 9Plans - Top and roof (inches)
- 10Plans - The sign
- 11Plans - Details
- 12Plans - Fixed walls - metric
- 13Plans - Fixed wall - standard
- 14Plans - Wall/door - metric
- 15Plans - Wall/door - standard
- 16Materials overall
- 17Framing wood by section - metric
- 18Framing wood by section - standard
- 19Cutting list (frame)
- 20Step 1. Cut the frame pieces to length
- 21Step 2. Rip the relevant pieces to the required widths
- 22Step 3. Make the base
- 23Step 4. Make up the pillars
- 24Step 5. Assemble and stand the frames
- 25Step 6. Make the head (top section)
- 26Step 7. Make the walls
- 27Step 8. Install the walls, head, and door
- 28Step 9. Shape and fix the mullions
- 29Step 10. Shape and fix the decorative pillar top pieces
- 30Step 11. Paint time
- 31Step 12. Make the windows
- 32Step 13. Add the 'police call box' sign
- 33Step 14. Final touches (almost)
- 34Roof lamp Introduction
- 35Roof lamp Plans
- 36Sourcing the components
- 37Overview
- 38The lamp container cap
- 39Fibreglassing the cap
- 40The lamp container base
- 41Threaded rod to the cap
- 42Assemble the lamp container
- 43Put in a light or two
- 44The lights go on
Step 4. Make up the pillars
Each pillar consists of a center post [A] and surrounding pieces [B],[B2], & 2 [C]s.
[A] is 90 mmAbbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. 25.4 mm equals one inch. x 90 mm (3½” x 3½”) stock 2175 mm (87″) long.
[B] is 170 mm x 45 mm (1½” x 6½”) stock 2275 mm (91″) long.
[B2] is 125 mm x 45 mm (1½” x 5″) stock 2275 mm (91″) long.
[C] is 90 mm x 35 mm (1½” x 3½”) stock 2175 mm (87″) long.
Pieces [C] need to be mitred (angled) 45° down one side, and pieces [B] and [B2]need to be shaped (circular edges).
Shape the profile of pieces [B] and [B2]
4.1. Make a 7 mm (5⁄16″) deep cut, lengthwise down the faceThe widest side of a piece of wood. and edge 25 mm in from the corner.
4.2. Make another cut 16 mm (⅝”) in from the corner with the blade setHow much the teeth are angled out on a circular saw blade. on a 45° angle and the blade depth set to 7 mm (5⁄16″) – ending up with a trench the shape of half a V.
4.3. Round the corners of [B] and [B2] with a planer and sand paper to achieve as near as possible a 25 mm diameter round.
Make up each corner pillar of the Police BoxRough grade timber. by joining piece [A] [B] [B2] and two [C]s.
Ensure one pair of corner pillars is made up in a mirror image of the other pair.
Thank you so much for posting this!! My husband has been promising me for years now that he would build a TARDIS for me as my 50th birthday gift (I’ll be 56 in June), but used the excuse that he wants it to be just perfect and can’t do that without either seeing one in person ( not too easy in Colorado) or having plans//blueprints in hand. You’ve made my year!!! 😍
Thanks so much again! You’re fantastic!
Got tips on obtaining a fresnel globe at the right dimensions? Almost everything I can find is a replacement lens for a Perko lamp which is about half as tall and wide as a typical TARDIS one would be.