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I am making a garden bell out of an old CO2 tank. Since I am using 4"x4" wooden posts, a standard 4x4 tube will not fit. I bent up some 1/8" plate into right angles and welded them together.
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Even though I have a plasma cutter, I decided to cut the designs in the top plate with a right angle cut off wheel and a jig saw. It was faster for me to do it that way than plasma and grind the dross and errors.
That welding created a bow in the top plate, so tomorrow I am going to try to flame straighten the piece.
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"Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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I posted yesterday that when I welded the top rib and bottom ring that the piece became distorted. Today was my first attempt at using heat to straighten out metal. I ended up over doing it on one portion and had to resort to hammering it flat. Overall I was pretty happy with learning how to do it and the results.
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Wow. Some Amazing art work! Very cool!!!
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Lamp made from parts off old bicycles. It is about 4 feet tall if you make it go almost straight up. The center tube is the tube that goes from a sprocket to the seat on a bike. I cut off the rear forks and forward tubes. The gears and chain rotate.
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Originally Posted by
psacustomcreations
Would be nice if you could turn the bike pedal to turn the lamp on. just a thought?
Mullets&Pullets
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That was the plan but i was running into issues with holding the sprockets and still allowing it to rotate
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I used an old scuba tank to make a couple of bells shaped like Spartan helmets.
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Those helmets look slick. How do they sound ? Does the cutouts have a greater affect on the sound ?
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Originally Posted by
BD1
Those helmets look slick. How do they sound ? Does the cutouts have a greater affect on the sound ?
Here is a video of the helmet from the top of the tank. The cut outs do affect the sound and I hoped to show it on the video.
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Beautiful! Great concept! This comment was for Kevin Caron's "fly" sculpture!
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Some kind of Big Blue constant current welding machine
Another smaller yet, Blue machine (it's got wire in it)
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This is something I did last year. This image is only part of the sculpture, showing a crocodile swimming under a log then jumping out of the water!
Some kind of Big Blue constant current welding machine
Another smaller yet, Blue machine (it's got wire in it)
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This post refers to the Tennsmith product. They make these guys like 15 miles down the road from where I live!
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Some kind of Big Blue constant current welding machine
Another smaller yet, Blue machine (it's got wire in it)
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Dale,
The crocodile looks great. Do you have any more pics of it or other work?
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A couple of bells made from scuba tanks with a design plasma cut into them to look like The Punisher from the comic books and American Sniper
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Current welder
Hobart Handler 187
Dead welders
HF 151 dual mig
Craftsman Welder 20511
Craftsman Welder 80amp Flux
I killed them LOL!!!!
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I'm glad the Mig welds I do are better than the ones on the "Big Time C-Clamp" in the video!
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Ya its been awhile and my welder is acting funny.
Current welder
Hobart Handler 187
Dead welders
HF 151 dual mig
Craftsman Welder 20511
Craftsman Welder 80amp Flux
I killed them LOL!!!!
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Originally Posted by
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Was jw what all you used for the hot rod would be very interesting build
Thanks
WelderTurner
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One of my neighbors gave me a pile of horseshoes. I made this bell using one. I am going to give him one like it as thanks.
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The Talent here is amazing , true artists .
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i did some more pieces
rob
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Originally Posted by
rob214
i did some more pieces
rob
More nice pieces. I am glad to see you are incorporating copper, wood and other textures or materials. I think they help the look. Maybe you can use some copper flashing or tubing or stainless steel rods or blots to add even more.
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