ausfire Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I liked those 'rock animals' that Biggundoctor posted in my stone bird (q.v.) thread. Found a rock that looked something like the shape of a crab. Some cut down pliers made the nippers and a bit of forged rebar made the other eight legs. The eyes are some brass knobs off something. Just a bit of fun really: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerMonkey Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Nice! Haha, I like it aus. Very creative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Aus, that is brilliant. Haha. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubalcain2 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Olson Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I like it. Very clever. Now I have to make one for the wifes flower garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Another good one Aus! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Thanks for the comments. Just had to try another one today, but not using a rock this time. I found a dome shaped thing in the scrap. Not sure what it is (was) but it looks a lot like the caps that fit on old Cat dozer radiators. Anyway, it made a good shell for a crab. I thought it may have been cast so I bolted a piece of mild plate to the bottom to take the legs and nippers (more pliers!). As it turned out, it was weldable. That'll do for crabs now. Not crabby any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 They certainly are not soft shell. I like the bulgy eye look with the screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Cool again! You could give it a mood depending on which way the slots in the screws are arranged. Slanted down towards the center for a suspicious squinty eyed crab, upwards for a surprised crab. flat for a snoozing crab. Hmmmm? Just thought of this one, before hitting send even! One screw slanted up on the outside for Spock the Vulcan crab. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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