Post by metalsmith on Oct 28, 2012 16:18:50 GMT -5
this is the first post I've created as well as my first carving
Equipment - a tile-saw, picked up second hand for £5. That's all of $6. Has a diamond disc, cutting up to about 20mm but can rotate a small speciment of about 35mm max.
hey, it works and was cheap so (in my book) its ok for starters.
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heres a pic of the starting material with some goggles for scale. the lower specimen is about half of what I started with. Top is the other half with some initial shaping by using the diamond wheel as a grinder. It comes with water drip so is pretty safe on dust.
Another shot of the specimens on the saw - sorry I forgot to take one before starting out, but just imagine the unshaped one doubled!
Uncut half (right if you were having trouble working it out) and cut / grind the heart shape (left).
Stage 1 complete - just the basic shape.
Now I just need to finish my floor, create my solar powered tumbler and import some sunshine to England. Ok so the last one might be pushing things.
Then I might think about mounting it some-how.
Equipment - a tile-saw, picked up second hand for £5. That's all of $6. Has a diamond disc, cutting up to about 20mm but can rotate a small speciment of about 35mm max.
hey, it works and was cheap so (in my book) its ok for starters.
heres a pic of the starting material with some goggles for scale. the lower specimen is about half of what I started with. Top is the other half with some initial shaping by using the diamond wheel as a grinder. It comes with water drip so is pretty safe on dust.
Another shot of the specimens on the saw - sorry I forgot to take one before starting out, but just imagine the unshaped one doubled!
Uncut half (right if you were having trouble working it out) and cut / grind the heart shape (left).
Stage 1 complete - just the basic shape.
Now I just need to finish my floor, create my solar powered tumbler and import some sunshine to England. Ok so the last one might be pushing things.
Then I might think about mounting it some-how.
