Kenny O

I just watched a BBC documentary on that topic, very controversial painting.I recommend the documentary Dalí - Christ of St. John of the Cross Dali` was a revolutionary. Thanks for the recommendation.

Why thank you, I am so honored that you would steal from me

There was a metamorphosis that had taken place. It was, at one time; when it was vertical, a urinal. It morphed, at my best guess 90 degrees from its original orientation, into art. When the object became horizontal, signed "R. Mutt" the transformation was complete, and only philosophically mind you. It's the idea that changes, not the thing. Kind of like... at that point when a seizure becomes dance. magic or bull scat

I am a firm believer in the DADA movement, no pun intended. Duchamp was a champ! ("The Dada goal was to destroy art by bring it out of the hands of the bourgeoisie to the banality of the real world. This piece is an example of a readymade (now known as found art) which was simply a found object taken from the real world context and pronounced art.1917") "In December 2004, Duchamp's Fountain was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century by 500 selected British art world professionals" This is a juried piece Here's a link to some entertaining art history, I thought it was relevant at this point of the conversation. http://en.wikipedia....untain_(Duchamp)

A tragic end to a brilliant future. http://www.nytimes.c...ident.html?_r=2 Safety is a personal endeavor, we must police ourselves . I wonder how many times she was told to, "Tie up the hair"? It was drilled into us monthly, with ugly safety videos. Long hair was popular on men at the time. With few females in the trade, there were all men in the films who had merely been scalped.

I agree, it has some sort of stigma attached to it. The more "prole" term of craftsman, or maybe even skilled craftsman seems more humanizing.

Your dilemma peaked my curiosity, so I Googled away. Here's some tips on this web site. http://www.artistsne...s-juried-shows/ The quandary about "what is art" is a philosophical one, but the "Art Show" is usually a commercial venture, big commissions, small space. It becomes a commodity, unless one does not want to sell of course. From what I just read at the linked web page, it is at times a larger task preparing the application, than creating the "art" for juried show. It is definitely a goal in its self to get into a juried show, not in my future. I will stick to the co-op.

Reid park near the Zoo, the animal one, here is a link to the satellite view: http://maps.google.c...000849&t=k&z=21 E.22nd & Randolph way, turn into park. The City was to maintain the neon, but faltered after it was vandalized a few times. Title "Door With Waves", by Ohara

When I was a student a NAU in Flagstaff I took a sculpture class, the prof had a commissioned piece, rather large, made of aluminum. He made a little mock up for presentation. The finished sculpture covered about 30 sq ft, and was 15 or so ft high. Well, he couldn't weld, Being the very humble certified welder fitter fabricator that I am, I figured I would offer some input. After about 120 lbs of wire, and one argon poisoning scare, we erected it in a Tucson Az Park. I didn't get paid, I didn't get an asterisk. Of course I did not do the whole thing, there were three of us, his knowledge of fitting and welding was near nada, but he was strong. The University provided the studio, consumables, labor, and opportunity for this guy. Although I did get 12 credits of Field Work experience. This gentleman had at his command student labor, university space, consumables, tools, etc..at no cost to him. I never asked what he was paid for the piece. It was fun to be a part of it, I don't regret it, when I find some pics I will post one. So ,did Calder's, or Henry Moore's laborers get an asterisk ? I don't think so, it was called apprenticeship. At some point is it just free labor? just a ramble, no point.

Nice frog, I was contemplating , after gazing at the frog, that maybe one could be made from angle iron, I will give it a shot . Thank you for the inspiration! Congratulations on returning to the work you were so destined to do, keep up the rehab!

What about removing the chrome plating, Grind it off, burn it off, is there a more expedient, less toxic process? Would the electrolytic method work (small chunks of course)? I was given some 3" shaft that took the teeth off of a band-saw and barely marked the chrome. Thanks

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I think to grind them is the right thing to do, thanks, I tend to complicate things. here is the rounding hammer and cross peen grind to perfection and keep cool

thanks I will regrind

I have two Heller brothers ( flea market) hammers that feel real nice, but the faces have issues, one is a cross pein and the uncrossed face has a chip on the side, and I have a rounding hammer with similar issues on the flat face. Is it possible to weld up the chipped face and use it safely? Would pre and post heat work, or would a total heat treat be necessary? I don't have a tig setup, only MIG and SMAW. Thank you Kenny O

SWEET! The sweeping lines of the Art Nouveau style. The protrusion (in what appears to be) the front is somewhat lingua-esque just my observation Thanks for all your hard work.

The curved edge looks seamless, as if it were bent, beautiful! Do you have a shot of the underside? I would like to learn to solder, less intrusive than welding. How much does it weigh?

I have two Heller brothers ( flea market) hammers that feel real nice but the faces have issues, one is a cross pein and the uncrossed face has a chip on the side, and I have a rounding hammer with similar issues on the un-round face. Is it possible to weld up the chipped face and use it safely, what would the pre and post heat tx be, 60,000 or 70,000 type wire? I think gmaw would be the best process I don't have a gtaw set-up, smaw would heat it up to much ? Thank you Kenny O

The Huppert is 4.5 " square and 10.5 " deep. The Thermolyne is 4.5 " square and 7 " deep. Now I have to start looking for parts , a new meter for the Huppert is in order, and the other wont heat up. I'm psyched now.. thanks for the motivation, I will look for the sticky, & BP

I apologize for the vague nature of my inquiry. I guess I am not really sure of my goals, I have made a few spike knives, (letter openers actually, I don't think rr spikes are any good for utilitarian knifes). I was thinking of using a better steel, but that means lesser tolerance in Tx. So when I saw these, I figured I could have more control over the heat environment. I picked these both up for $10 at a surplus warehouse, an impulse. I wasn't thinking about plugs I was to buzzed about my score. Nice call on the plug configuration; one is a 110 Volt, the older plug configuration I have no receptacle, (a rented space at this time, the power cant even start my compressor, 20 amp breakers ) I could plug it into my Ranger 8 to test it. The Huppert is 220V, 7.6 amp The Thermolyne is 110 volt, I can troubleshoot it easier, so far I am guessing it needs a heat coil. Both appear to have asbestos as an insulator, I am not sure if that is an issue or not, as long as I keep it moist while working on it, this should keep the airborne ppm down while I sack it up and send it to my Haz-Mat security cave in Nevada. The max temp on each is 1200* C, so that would limit it's usage, but there is most likely a range of product that can be used? Thanks for your help Kenny

Hello I picked these up for a song, and now I want to make them work, or is it a waste of time? any input would be appreciated. I am unable to find any info on the old one, it was manufactured for gunsmithing

Very nice... it creates conflict, not usually is deck plate portrayed with such soft flowing curves. Thanks for posting.

"Big Daddy Roth" would be proud. Lumberjack Weird-Oh, would be a great representative for any chop shop. Thank you for posting, an incredible job! the detail is so well done it looks like a lost-wax casting. Once again.. phenomenal work!! Congratulations!