Author Topic: Metal Portrait (Read 3571 times)

WRB852 · June 14, 2010, 04:13:24 PM

So in metals class we had to recreate a picture or drawing with metal in any way that we could. I decided to make a beach!

(Sorry for the stuffty quality, it's taken from my phone.)

Close-up of the left palm tree. All of the leaves are wires welded onto bigger wires with a MIG welder.

Close-up of the left trunk. I made these on a lathe.

Also the backing sheet metal has the clouds burned into it with an oxy-acetylene welder.

Yup, so feel free to post anything metal shop related.

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Ladios · June 14, 2010, 04:16:14 PM

Mail me one.

WhoDa? · June 14, 2010, 04:18:09 PM

That's awesome and would perfectly fit into my room.

WRB852 · June 14, 2010, 04:20:34 PM

Ha, $200 and we have a deal.

WRB852 · June 14, 2010, 04:25:36 PM

Oh yeah, here's my reference:

WhoDa? · June 14, 2010, 04:30:04 PM

Sebster 105 · June 14, 2010, 04:38:49 PM

Are you going to forget your girlfriend on it?

Deathwish · June 14, 2010, 04:44:36 PM

Electroplate with copper, electroplate with zinc, heat and enjoy the brass coating.

WRB852 · June 14, 2010, 04:51:49 PM

Quote from: Sebster 105 on June 14, 2010, 04:38:49 PM

Are you going to forget your girlfriend on it?

Don't have a girlfriend. Broke up with her a while ago.

VerticalHorizon · June 14, 2010, 04:55:59 PM

METAL. \m/

WhoDa? · June 14, 2010, 04:59:45 PM

That's the spirit brah.

Camera · June 14, 2010, 07:27:45 PM

Highschool elective? is it hard? (No pun intended)

Roknrollwill · June 14, 2010, 07:42:39 PM

I really like the detail.

NickTheSushi · June 14, 2010, 09:20:21 PM

Quote from: WRB852 on June 14, 2010, 04:51:49 PM

Don't have a girlfriend. Broke up with her a while ago.

Sucks for you :o

Sirrus · June 14, 2010, 10:02:38 PM

the oxy-acetylene burn looks odd to me, but everything else is beautiful.