Swords9023 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Saw this in an online video and had to give it a try. I'm pretty pleased how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 As you should be, it turned out well. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am surprised. I do lots of those twists and have seen a lot done by others, but I have never seen anyone do it with rectangular forms rather than cubes. I think it is a nice look as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords9023 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 I wanted to try it to see how it would look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I made a lamp with cubes and rectangles in a morse code pattern. Its a way to put a 'secret' code into a project. There is almost no limit to the possibilities of these twists. It was painted black, and the black wire to the lamp socket was run up one of the grooves. Almost invisible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords9023 Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 That sounds really neat Fisher. I love when projects are given a personal/unique touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 When I show off projects made with the "cubes or rectangles", most people still insist that they are added to the main part. I have to explain how it is made(or not, keep them guessing). Most of my twists have been made with 3/4" square or larger, and I have done the grooves on a Bridgeport mill with the appropriate size mill cutter. The sawing is done by hand with a hacksaw. I like the nice clean look you get with a mill cut, even though it take a lot longer to do than with a hot cut. The biggest I have done is 2 1/4" square, 1/2" grooves. I sawed the blocks on two sides with a sawzall, going through about 6 blades to make the 50 cuts. I will try to get a picture of the bars. Not sure what I am going to make with them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords9023 Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 The biggest I have done is 2 1/4" square, 1/2" grooves. Holy CRAP!!! That's a monster. I would love to see the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 The pieces got a bit rusty, as I did these three years ago. 2 1/4" square, 1/2" grooves, and a lot of saw cuts done with a sawzall. I made a wrench for the top with 3' handles on each side. Initial heating took and hour, and each reheat about 1/2 hour. I only managed a 180 degree twist in two heats. My furnace just could not get the stock quite hot enough. The pieces started out about 15" long. The "cubes" are about 1". I did the two pieces to be mirror imaged. One twisted right, one twisted left. Now I have to figure out what to do with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swords9023 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Mother of god. So large. You could weld on a plate on the bottoms and turn them into book ends. Enormous, awesome, book ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch4ging Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Great candle holders Batman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I want to see the door knocker mounted - I'd love to see what type of mount/fixture you built for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 This is a door handle I did to show my students some options for design. I did a single row of cubes, and did everything in the design in a square or cubic form. The big cubes to hole the handle are plug welded from the back, as are the flat squares. Fun project to design and do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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