the artist in me

[tigster]

hey all. i've only been at this metal art thing for about 2 months now. but i'm sure having lots of fun. i made this last night. what y'all think?

[Rocky D]

Real cute...there's no limit to what you can do with horseshoe nails.;)

[Hotfoot]

I like it, Tigster! Those would make neat Business gifts for suppliers, etc. that you deal with regularly. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of a few trinkets I've handed out to folks I get scrap from for my artsy stuff.:)

[Bob]

excellant use of the re-bar

[556man]

Nice work and it's cute!

556man

[JimYo]

Nice work Tigster ... glue a little piece of granite to his feet to make him stable and he will look nice.. :)
Jim

[Ketch]

I think you have created an interesting piece. You should do another one. A pair would nice. You are off to a great start.
You must have received some positive influence from unselfish, talented individuals who are fearless in sharing their techniques,processes and work.

Nice Work Tigster

Phil

[wnkt]

just an idea here....but put it on a base and make a way to hold business cards and you have a sellable item...in the business gift vein

[tigster]

yes! i was thinking of the idea of a base, too. i could suspend them above the surface of the base, at different angles, and so forth. i think i will wait till next spring, when i plan on getting a plasma cutter, so i can cut neat and interesting shape bases. thanks for all the input!

p.s.: i actually like to draw and also do oil paintings. so this is another outlet for me. it sure is fun.

[BBackSoon]

Nice,

Simple and good looking.

[Big_Eddy]

Tigster - what size filler rod did you use for the legs? I shamelessly tried to copy yours (hey - I'm no artist - but I can do crafts) but I found it pretty hard to make legs from the 1/16" Tig rod I had. When I finally got a pair done to my satisfaction - they were not stiff enough to keep the little guy upright.
Now he's sitting legless :(

[tigster]

hey big eddy. first time someone's tried to copy me, i feel honored! the legs and toes are made from 1/8 tig filler rod. post a pic when it's completed...

[Big_Eddy]

He's lying on his side right now - the Gecko's got him. I'll finish him off and post him when I get a chance. These were done for the charity auction at work - will see what they go for tomorrow.

[BBackSoon]

He's lying on his side right now - the Gecko's got him. I'll finish him off and post him when I get a chance. These were done for the charity auction at work - will see what they go for tomorrow.

You guys and your shiny metal. Nice work.

[lawson]

Nice ,a lot of people make cars and motocycles and sell them in craft markets in the uk,for 10$ or more.

[mosesralph]

what metal did you use and what type of welder?

looks like neat small welds

[usmcpop]

Looks like cut nails, for the most part. These folks make all kinds of weird cut nails: http://www.tremontnail.com/index.htm

It's kind of interesting that their main manufacturing building was finished in 1848. They had a couple of fires before that, one during the war of 1812.

[BBackSoon]

Thanks, USMCPOP, Good stuff. They need a video showing some of the antique processes.

[mnt]

Big_Eddy -

Are those lizards made from rebar? They look great, and if they are I have never seen rebar that clean.

Everytime I look on here I feel pressured to post some pics of some of my stuff, but it just isn't up to the caliber of what I am seeing (yet)

TIA
mnt

[Big_Eddy]

MNT - All credit goes to Hotfoot for the geckos - if you haven't seen these before - take a look in the old projects threads. He provides an excellent treatise on how to make them.

Mine are rusty old rebar - I used a cup brush before and after to clean them up - then I sprayed them with a gloss clear-coat. Hence the shine.

Moseralph - For the geckos - I used my 110V Mig with fluxcore - for the sandpiper attached here - I used my Maxstar 150 in Tig mode.

Tigster - Finished him last night - ended up with a clotheshanger for legs. Not as pretty as yours - but he's going to charity with the geckos today.

[Hotfoot]

He's lying on his side right now - the Gecko's got him. I'll finish him off and post him when I get a chance. These were done for the charity auction at work - will see what they go for tomorrow.

Man! They multiply like Rabbits!!!:p Nice job. Those look very good!:)

[tigster]

great job big eddy. mine is obviously a different subspecies. maybe we could mate them and see what kind of combinations we get, a different kind of metal fusion!