What did you accomplish today?
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Looks great, come do mine next LOL!
Beehive
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Sure. Here's a couple.
Harley engine. Lug nuts, bearing off a hard drive arm, round stock from a lawnmower safety lever. Briggs and Stratton valve and a random piece off some tool as the base.
Flowers. Stainless Dodge antenna, bolt, spoons, anodized looking paint.
Beehive
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One more picture. One of the bigger pieces.
Dragon fly. The main body is from a treadmill lifting rod. The wings are the stakes from a metal grass divider thingy(Found in the front yard of a bank). The sprocket is off a Honda(Bike was sold). I forgot where the round rod came from. The small brass piece on the tail is from a fireplace tool set. Bicycle ball bearings for eyes. Six bearings total. Three per side. Steam punk robot feel looking.
He's hard to get a close picture of. Because he's mounted near the ceiling. Any dark spots you see is tempering colors using a torch.
I've made three dragonflies. This one is the biggest. The other two are big as your hand. One is in a flower pot. The other was a Christmas gift to someone.
Dragon fly. The main body is from a treadmill lifting rod. The wings are the stakes from a metal grass divider thingy(Found in the front yard of a bank). The sprocket is off a Honda(Bike was sold). I forgot where the round rod came from. The small brass piece on the tail is from a fireplace tool set. Bicycle ball bearings for eyes. Six bearings total. Three per side. Steam punk robot feel looking.
He's hard to get a close picture of. Because he's mounted near the ceiling. Any dark spots you see is tempering colors using a torch.
I've made three dragonflies. This one is the biggest. The other two are big as your hand. One is in a flower pot. The other was a Christmas gift to someone.
Good eye and nice work! Thank you for sharing these.
Beehive
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Miller Multimatic 220. I only use the TIG. I have the mig torch lead under the bed. Only because I don't want to rent a second bottle of argon mix. Right now, pure Argon runs me $50 a year for the bottle rental. ~$45 for a refill. Plus, I really don't have room for another bottle.
tyler.durden
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63f and sunny in Chicago. What has two thumbs and is going for a scooter ride to the lake??? THIS GUY! Later...
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DarkWeb
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Nice miller. Any pics of the welds?
Beehive
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Here's my 'Welders Third Hand'. To hold tiny pieces and so forth. Typical when welding up junk.
Actual junk. This thing is a cross between a Star Wars ST-AT and ugly. I'm not done with it yet. Needs the square looking head with the two eyeball doors. Laser cannons...
Beehive
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Here's the other dragon fly. The eyes are more bicycle ball bearings. This thing is a mix of stainless and plain steel. Stainless bolt. Steel nuts and more spoon handles. And of course, a dodge antenna. The local junk yard charges me $3.50 per antenna. Ive bought probably 7-9 antenna (?)...
It's difficult to show the welds because it's tiny. I try to hide the welding when I can.
It's difficult to show the welds because it's tiny. I try to hide the welding when I can.
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DarkWeb
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That's cool man. You hopefully sell some of your artwork. You do have a good eye.
raratt
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Yeah, the Steam Punk craze would make creations like that in demand, I would think.
Beehive
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Thank You, but I don't sell. I do sign the pieces though.
Places like, https://www.etsy.com has person after person selling their scrap metal art. From cheap to hundreds of dollars. Some crappy and some nice.
It's like everything else in life. Unless you're famous or your artwork breaks out the norm. A person won't make enough money to make it worth giving up things that gives you emotions as you walk through the house.
Money is ugly. I'd rather have the art myself.
Beehive
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Anything can be steam punk. All it takes is adding brass to it. Maybe some copper. Air pressure gauge stuck on the side.
Top hats and a belief in steam power.
DarkWeb
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Spoon art is pretty decent and easy to accuire.
I knew a guy that makes a shit load of money with old railroad spikes.......he's happy.