metal art work
sunshine
hangings. My husband just bought a new Miller plasma cutter and I
would love using it to do some things I have seen around. Any books
out there regarding this subject or source for patterns, or should I
just use my "artistic abilities" and start designing??? Just wanting
to get started and guess I need a push. Thanks for any suggestions.
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john
AND DO IT.
User798085
I have quite a few pieces (wall hangings & standing sculptures).
I got more than a few ideas from books
about native americans.
If that's your style.
I have also browsed thru corel clip-art images and found some cool patterns.
good luck
Brian W.
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sunshine
installed yet. Am waiting until after the Holidays to "mess" with all
this stuff. (literally). Can't wait to get started. I am planning on
taking an early retirement after 30 years in the work force to do many
things I am itching to do and this is one of them. Sounds like you
have some nice pieces in your home. Hopefully I can say the same thing
shortly.
Tom Stovall
>
> I am interested in doing metal art work ie yard sculptures, wall
> hangings. My husband just bought a new Miller plasma cutter and I
> would love using it to do some things I have seen around. Any books
> out there regarding this subject or source for patterns, or should I
> just use my "artistic abilities" and start designing??? Just wanting
> to get started and guess I need a push. Thanks for any suggestions.
Invest in an overhead projector.
Convert whatever pattern you're going to use - line drawing, photo,
silhouette, clip art, etc. into a transparency. Kinkos will do it for
about a dollar.
Build an adjustable height easel someplace handy in your shop/studio,
preferably somewhere that's well vented and as far away from your
compressor as possible. Mine is just two pieces of 3" channel, set 4'
apart, with holes drilled on 6" centers and "z" hooks that fit into the
holes. It's supported by tack welds to the shops purlins. YMMV, whatever
works.
Use heavy spring clamps to clip your Fe plate vertically to your easel.
Project your pattern on to your plate, varying the distance from
projector to plate to get the desired size. Outline your project with
fine pointed soapstone. Cut on the center of your line.
Practice.
Tom Stovall CJF
Farrier & Blacksmith
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http://web.wt.net/~stovall
"Facts are stupid things." -Ronald Reagan
Glenn Ashmore
Sierra and have at it. A MIG welder, a plasma cutter. a bunch of vice grips
and your "artistic abilities" are all you need to start. The key is to keep
your material cost as low as possible until you are pleased with the result. Go
to your local junk yard and use your immigration.
I have been the "involuntary patron" of several artist who are now represented
by NYC galleries. A couple had formal art education but the most successful was
a regular working Joe with a good eye.
Several world renowned metal sculptors just used their innate vision. David
Smith became rich and famous welding junk together. Richard Sierra worked in a
steel fabrication plant for a long time where he saw and appreciated the power
and shapes of mega sized steel. Now he gets a couple hundred grand for a
sculpture.
sunshine wrote:
> I am interested in doing metal art work ie yard sculptures, wall
> hangings. My husband just bought a new Miller plasma cutter and I
> would love using it to do some things I have seen around. Any books
> out there regarding this subject or source for patterns, or should I
> just use my "artistic abilities" and start designing??? Just wanting
> to get started and guess I need a push. Thanks for any suggestions.
>
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Glenn Ashmore
I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there
of) at: http://www.mindspring.com/~gashmore
Eastburn
I know an artist friend that got a panoramic picture in over heads << an S
Painted three walls - continuos picture in color! It was simply
house lights down to see overhead thrown on the wall - raise house lights
so it is just bright enough to paint, but still see the pattern.
Naturally line art - tracing a 25X pattern - If you do any precision work
this way - have a scale done on the overheads - so you can measure the
projected size and calculate true magnification. - to match the prior or next work.
Slides can be used as well. Not as handy.
Martin
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