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Metal work

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:14 am
by Orodrist
Just gonna start a thread so I and whoever else (Chozon, this means you) can show off.


First up, tonight's project: a spotted sea trout hitch cover.

1/8" mild steel plate plasma cut to shape and TIG welded to thinner strips of 1/8" that were bent to a slight curve (which doesn't show well in the picture). The completed assembly was TIG'd to a 2" diameter chunk of square tubing, using a couple more 1/8" strips.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:48 am
by ccgr
haha cool!

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:02 am
by Chozon1
I don't really have any metal work. -_- At least none I can currently display. Most of the stuff I've forged is in use.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:26 pm
by ccgr

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:19 am
by Ultramania
Do you have a website where we can see your stuff.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:49 am
by Orodrist
Not at the moment, no.

Tonight, my instructor challenged my to weld two razor blades edge to edge without burning a hole through it. That was pretty tough, given that a standard razor is approx 0.009" thick.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:27 am
by Chozon1
That's impressive.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:25 am
by Orodrist
Sneak peek of my new project

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:10 am
by ccgr
that's awesome!!

Re: Metal work

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:21 am
by Chozon1
Nice. XD

Re: Metal work

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:00 am
by Orodrist
It'sdone. Took a few good welders and a lot of time but it's done.


Image


Also, ccgr, can you add that to the avatar gallery?^

Re: Metal work

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:07 am
by ccgr
Nice work! added to gallery2

Re: Metal work

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:57 am
by ScotchRobbins
Metal dinosaurs are the best kind of dinosaurs.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:18 am
by Orodrist
I couldn't get a picture, but we hooked an acetylene hose to the mouth and had it breathing fire. Just cause.

And I can't post a picture but we had an extra arm so it ended up with a three foot part of the male anatomy...until my instructor saw it.

At various points it's had a human skull in its stomach, a can of beer in its hand, a par of panties in its mouth, and a female dinosaur...attached to it.

Guys turn into twelve year olds around dinosaurs.

Re: Metal work

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:28 am
by Chozon1
12 year olds with acetylene. Nice.

That thing is freaking amazing though. XD That's straight up epic win.