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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 7:42:48 GMT -5
After tumbling the galvanized coating off she added a coating of acid to make them look aged. Tumbled 10 hours w/agate and 60 grit. Acid for 4 hours. Then she had me molest some 3 and 5 gallon tin cans w/the stick welder. These will be pendant lighting canisters. For city lofts. Experimental. Never know what is going to sell. The light passes thru the holes making unique effects. Color is hot, we will see.
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Post by radio on May 19, 2014 7:47:18 GMT -5
Buckshot woulda been my choice for making the holes cool deal and hope they sell
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Post by grayfingers on May 19, 2014 8:20:29 GMT -5
That is neat looking, and the antiquing of the parts is a cool deal too. Would like to see one of those lit up.
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 8:59:17 GMT -5
Some olive baskets at dusk A rat cage
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 9:01:58 GMT -5
Buckshot woulda been my choice for making the holes cool deal and hope they sell I so want to do the buckshot thing, radio.
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Post by Fossilman on May 19, 2014 9:21:17 GMT -5
In Montana,there is an artist that does his wall hangings in an unusual way..He does his art with a .22 rifle and does portraits of old Indian chiefs and cowboys.....(Their silhouettes)Plus animals.. The people buy them up before he even finished the art!!!! Your wife is on to something James...Great ideas!!!! Thumbs up Here is an example of the art.(Not his work though,but you get the idea)..
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Post by Fossilman on May 19, 2014 9:23:29 GMT -5
Never thought of tumbling hardware...I have some corner brackets that I have laying outside in the weather,getting rusty..(I use for my stressed barn wood picture frames)...
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 9:51:26 GMT -5
There is no faster way of aging small items Michael. This tumbler tumbles the heavy rust off of 'to be welded' items. Pipe barrel is 55 inches long and 8 inches diameter. To avoid wire brushing i throw sticks of steel in there with a couple of quarts of sand and a bit of water. Come back 5 hours later and all rust is gone. It tilts to dump the contents on ground or container(if small parts) as it is turning.
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Post by aimeesrockworks on May 19, 2014 11:21:30 GMT -5
Those are awesome! I can see them getting snapped up really quick-like.
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Post by iant on May 19, 2014 11:28:37 GMT -5
Nice idea,and those lamps look good!
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 11:47:30 GMT -5
Thanks Aimee/Ian. Wife does pretty good and I do what ever she says. isn't that the way it was meant to be ??
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 11:48:09 GMT -5
In Montana,there is an artist that does his wall hangings in an unusual way..He does his art with a .22 rifle and does portraits of old Indian chiefs and cowboys.....(Their silhouettes)Plus animals.. The people buy them up before he even finished the art!!!! Your wife is on to something James...Great ideas!!!! Thumbs up Here is an example of the art.(Not his work though,but you get the idea).. that's a lot of sharp shooting !! And bullets ! Too fun
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 15:56:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 16:05:04 GMT -5
this is an outstanding image. Art in and of itself.
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2014 17:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on May 21, 2014 11:23:23 GMT -5
WOW! Sharpshooter for sure. Wonder if I could hit anything at that distance.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 21, 2014 12:26:54 GMT -5
After tumbling the galvanized coating off she added a coating of acid to make them look aged. Tumbled 10 hours w/agate and 60 grit. Acid for 4 hours. James, doesn't tumbling hardware with rocks bugger up the threads on the screws? Cool way to add instant age.
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Post by adrian65 on May 21, 2014 14:27:35 GMT -5
Very original ideas! I like the most the tiny elephant in the background of the 2nd photo.
Adrian
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2014 14:48:34 GMT -5
Very original ideas! I like the most the tiny elephant in the background of the 2nd photo. Adrian Adrian, those parts were brought to me by my wife's friend and i was told to weld them up. So I can not take credit for the all of it. She moved away and had to leave it behind. Thanks for noticing the stuff.
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2014 15:01:16 GMT -5
James, doesn't tumbling hardware with rocks bugger up the threads on the screws? Cool way to add instant age. Read more: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/65786/tumbled-parts-wifes-industriallighting-business?page=2&scrollTo=744561#ixzz32NiKV9JINo, Jean, the tumbler was like 7/8 full so it was a very gentle tumble. The agates did not do the trick. But adding a little 60 grit sure roughed the surface. Takes a while to get the galvanization off. There are a lot of refinishing shops in south Atlanta for some reason that run 36 and 48 inch diameter vib tumblers. A lot cater to the aeronautical industry. The bowls would make great saunas. The got some hefty motors and vibratory transmissions in them. Some of the ceramic media they use is bizarre, many shapes and patterns. Motors stout 3 phase monsters, bowls with thick polyurethane coating. That would be cool, a magic fingers sauna. All used for metal parts. i will say Jean that small rocks that would get wedged in the orifices were avoided. If somthing can jam, it will.
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