ausfire Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Sometimes you feel like an idiot. I was making this candlestick from a broken wheel brace and used a piece of heavy stainless steel as a spacer to hold it straight in the vice to weld the base on. Forgot that I wouldn't be able to move the spacer afterwards, so there it stays. Duh! And the candle doesn't like the 40 degree heat in my shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewayforge Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I love it! The funky candle is actually a really whimsical feature- Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackdawg Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 A test of your gas axe skills, see if you can blow it out without damaging the wheel brace Yeah, summer has arrived hasn't it, been stinking down here near Brisbane - got to 38 here yesterday, with a miserable excuse for a storm dropping about 5mm of rain and taking the humidity up to 85% about 4pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Pretty cool, glad you didn't use a pink candle. The spacer is stainless Jack, a hot wrench won't work on stainless. The slag has to have a lower melting temp than the parent stock. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I've been there with stuff like that haha. Maybe some very careful work with a cutoff wheel ? Or it's now a feature. Its one of those quick burning upside down candles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 3 hours ago, Jackdawg said: A test of your gas axe skills, see if you can blow it out without damaging the wheel brace Yeah, summer has arrived hasn't it, been stinking down here near Brisbane - got to 38 here yesterday, with a miserable excuse for a storm dropping about 5mm of rain and taking the humidity up to 85% about 4pm. I think I'll just leave the spacer there. It doesn't look too bad and I would make a big mess with the oxy torch. Big storm here in the north last night, Jack. Blacked out all of Cairns, including the NBL basketball match. Your Brisbane Bullets had it over the Taipans anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Man that's awesome sir, the spacer is part of it right? It just needs a little polish and if you don't tell anyone they will never now. some of my best work comes from the "Duh" factor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc1 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 If you improvise and hit the wrong note, you just make it work with the next few cords ... no one the wiser ...how about adding another spacer somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Ah you can tell the experienced makers as Ray and Marc demonstrate. If you make a non-catastrophic mistake repeat it a few times and if anybody asks you're experimenting. Then demonstrate why blacksmithing and bull shooting are abbreviated the same by venturing into the art speak realm till their eyes tear up and they pull their wallet out to get you to stop. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 CT: I'm pleased you said the spacer is part of it. Well, no, but as Frosty says, it's not catastrophic. I have polished it up and it looks like it was intended. Marc: Yes, you can make it work, but you still feel a bit dumb for making such an elementary error in the first place. Frosty: I agree. A bit of bee ess goes a long way in the rarefied air of the art world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBlades Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Glad to hear it all worked out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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