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Got this big busted up rusty pipe wrench in a pile of scrap and wanted to try a lizard but it was such a big wrench that it had to be a dinosaur. The wrench is a Trimont so it's a Trimontasaurus. No frilled lizards here. 

Still working on photography. It still needs work but I'm on it.

Mod edit: Size He is 24 3/4" tall by about 23" deep by about 10" wide. Roughly 36" feet nose to tail tip.

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Robert, Tubalcain, Thank you! 

Robert I will send you a PM when I get home from work. 

He is a big guy, but of course in my being tired and rushing to get home for dinner I forgot to put in something for scale and never measured him. :rolleyes: will do that tonight. 

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Thanks Ironmike. I am still using my MIG welder for these. Pretty sure I will finally start practicing with my TIG welder after this busy time of the year. 

Robert, I'm pretty sure it was about that size before I forged his tail out. Might not be quite that tall now but I will find out. 

Actually just looked at one of my pictures and it is marked size 36 :) 

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You may want to either include something for size reference, or insert a piece of paper with the length, width, and height of the piece written on it, or both.  It is impressive work, and would be even more impressive knowing the size.

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Best use I've ever seen for a large pipe wrench, I used to use the things every day, the small ones were 24". The front view is pretty scary looking.

Nice job Das, I hope you have enough old pipe wrenches to keep up with demand.

Frosty The Lucky.

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Nathan Thanks.  Frosty, I don't. This one was rusted up and busted up from the pile of scrap I got from my neighbor. I have small ones but this is the only large one I have other then some a little smaller that I have to actually use.  Know where I can find a pile of them? :) 

This was my first time working with chain saw chain and man is it some mean stuff to play with. 

 

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That is one mean looking dinosaur mate. You have excelled yourself! I have done a couple of those but nowhere near as big as that one. The saw chain in the jaws would have presented a challenge. Nice how you have made the rear legs and tail stand him up.  

The smaller pipe wrenches make convincing grasshoppers too.

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Thank you Aus. The chain and standing him up was a challenge. There's no jig or anything really. A pair of vicegrips held him at the upright angle I wanted. Then it was a lot of playing around from there. Mir also took a while forging and bending his tail but it worked out great. Other then a couple bites and small burns he was really fun to make. 

I like the grasshopper idea. I can picture what you mean. 

Im working on making some smaller dragonflies from vehicle power window motor armatures. Most of them have a great shape. 

 

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Getting chain to stay in place while you tack  it can be a challenge, sometimes a magnetic car door sign works, sometimes it's not worth the stink. A person can press roller chain into damp clay as a tacking jig. It's still a challenge.

From my experience a pipe wrench critter aught to have a finger in it's mouth, it's a favorite food.

54 minutes ago, rthibeau said:

yeah Das ......a size reference woulda saved me a shock when I got my frog

 

So long as you didn't get it stuck in your throat. :o

Frosty The Lucky.

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1 hour ago, rthibeau said:

yeah Das ......a size reference woulda saved me a shock when I got my frog

 

:D 

 

9 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Getting chain to stay in place while you tack  it can be a challenge, sometimes a magnetic car door sign works, sometimes it's not worth the stink. A person can press roller chain into damp clay as a tacking jig. It's still a challenge.

A friend that was over last night was just telling me about using clay or welders putty. Ain't that coincidence. 

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