Tyler Murch

I know a guy off Eisenhower with a few Champion 400's for sale. I never went and cranked them, but they looked nice. I let him know if i give his number out, then i'll give it to you.

bowl i did several months ago

The reason why a piece bends when beveling one side is because the side of the piece being beveled wants to become longer, but the other side keeps the whole piece from lengthening, so that one side of lengthening steel has to go somewhere, therefore the whole piece bends.

Dr. No.....

physics.....

I got some books including Werk und Werkzeug des Kunstshmieds, and The Italian Masters of Wrought Iron, and I also got an ipod so I can jam away in the monotony of the machine shop....

For pattern developement in pattern welded steel. I know how a ladder pattern is made, and I am curious as to how you performed the material removal cleanly in clay. Care to share?

Betcha don't have a vise like mine:D Man is this thing great for holding plate while cutting. 10" jaw. estimated weight 175 pounds. Maker: The J.D. Randall Co. Cin. O. No, it's not a fly press. I'd sell it for $1,000. right now yyf As you can see, it's in really good condition, and those threads are sharp. It came from an industrial ironworks in my city that went out of bus in the 80's. The top of the screw terminates in 1-1/8" square, and I use this old forged wrought iron wrench to turn it.

I heard that an acetylene cylinder laid on its side can blow the top off. Is that true?

Why does christopher cross make sense?

I heard that a Swiss smith named Christoph Freiderich came up with the method of making a cross like this one that I made.

That's right Aaron, no art classes. A lot of people don't see it at first glance, and some people don't see it even at second glance. The fact that some people can see it, and some people can't see it is a good thing if you ask me. I'm not sure what I'm going to sell it for yet. Probabably less than $1,000. though. Know someone who's interested?

The alien one is funny. Cool stuff. Thank ya.

Thanks guys, and welcome flop. The gas torch looks impressive. No, never seen any of the NM work. Got any pics? I'm scheming my next sculpture. It's going to be a piece of a guitar.

Thank you Mike. I like Picasso, and I've never heard of David Smith, so I'll have to look at the book. School? ah, I shudder at the thought. I do a lot of reading though.

Hey guys. Thanks for the feedback. I heard a few things that really pleased me because they were what I was trying for, but didn't say anything about. In other words, people picked up on what I was aiming for. Thank you for the suggestions, I see where all of you are coming from, but no thanks.

Glad you guys like it. About the stand, I'm thinking about making and selling it with a makeshift stand and then later making a final stand to suit the location and what the person who owns it wants, depending on how they want to look at it or where they want to put it.

Well, I've got a new interest in large torch cut sculpture in plate. This is the result of that. It's a sort of abstract, implied female figure cut out of 1" plate. I still need to come up with a stand for it so that it will be held so that one can view it from both sides. I have a few ideas in mind and I want the base to be a different color. Perhaps stainless, aluminum, or red rusted iron. I will try to sell this through a local art gallery. What do you think? Ty