drillmastertommy

We are hoping for country estate as opposed to council estate but a paying customer is a paying customer! We shall have a look into the corten steel details though and thankyou all again for your info.

Thanks for the info everybody, getting involved with this one does sound like it could be a bit of a lottery. Unfortunately the design incorporates all of the elements that will work against it, i.e lots of crevices to catch and build up detritus, an inability to get inside and apply any sort of coating once finished (without dipping that is) and potentially being installed in an estate in the UK. Perhaps I could push for an industrial galvanised finish instead, although dipping something the size of a heavy horse would be something in itself.

I am looking into a sculpture project right now that ideally would see me layering up a frame constructed from 10-12mm mild steel square bar with panels of 1.5mm sheet mild steel. What I am trying to establish is how long the whole piece would/could potentially last outside in our nice damp British climate. A rusted finish is required and there will be lots of gaps in the plates on the frame but none big enough to get into and seal out from. Anybody got any ideas on this?

No rest of costume just yet ( paying customers stopping me having too much fun), looks like I might have to just get my leather apron, the most hole filled jumper I own and go crazy with some fake blood!

Anyone else here managed to waste a bit of time on some fancy dress for a party this weekend? :o:o:

Been using a 240 volt Makita straight die grinder for the last 2 years and it's been BRILLIANT!! Only problem is how long the super fine/sharp metal splinters hang around in my arms after using tungsten finishing bits.

Hi everybody At last I have found an excuse to get away from the tv whilst my wife insists on watching a 101 bad soap operas! I have been having a go at smithing for just under 2 years now after being made redundant from my last employed job. Frustratingly most of my work has been done with gas and fabricating tools as I have been without a forge hearth for a while up until very recently when I aquired a great 1 mtr square solid fuel hearth (purchased second hand from West Dean college in Sussex England, go there if you can it's a stunning place with loads of amazing courses). I'm really pleased to have found somewhere I can put up all of my daft questions and am really looking forward to having a good trawl through the site, have had a quick scout through and have found some pretty impressive stuff. So hello to all and will be posting soon, Tom.