JoshuaK Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hey guys, thought you might like to see this octopus I made recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Mighty fine Mollusk you made Joshua. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Fantastic! Looks like it's moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Yes Josh I like this! What material do you use for it? Looks like sheet steel. Well done looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaK Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks guys! I used bar stock for the arms, probably like 5/16 or something, and I used 16g sheet for the head. Originally, I tried to raise it in one piece, but I was working really fast, and I guess I probably had a rich flame (or is it lean? Whichever one has too much air) and I lost a lot to scale, so once I got it to shape, it was too thin to behave. So I just welded up a little can, ground off the welds and knocked in the corners. I ended up making a punch for the eyes. Not sure if I'll ever find another occasion to use my octopus eye punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Very cool. You really captured motion in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Steel at forging heat will scale in open air regardless of the forge. Unless it was scaling IN the forge you just ran into normalness. Sheet seems to scale a lot faster but it cools so much faster it's in and out of the forge a lot more often. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old South Creations Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Nicely executed. Immediate thought was how that design could be "adapted" to make an attractive coat hanger for the right setting, nautical themed pub or sea food restaurant maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House of D Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I think it's really cool. Very nice. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Nice. Love the colour. FYI Google: "Leigh Dyer Hastings octopus". A local steel sculptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldironkilz Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 King of the shop!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 A work of art! Very nice. Littleblacksith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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