Frosty Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Das: How about a spider holding a flower or bouquet? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I can deffinately picture that. I keep wanting to make one of those cute jumping spiders. They often come out of cars I pull in to work on at the shop. I try to get pictures for inspiration when I can. This is a more recent one. It'd be a tough one to do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hoover Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 He's cute. Is his name George? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Das, if you mentally remove the hair from that jumping spider and just look at the position of the legs and get the eyes right (maybe the back of a small spoon for the face to mount the eyes) you'll get the essence of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Ben, I shall love him and hug him and call him George. Ah well, him and his home are gone from the shop now. Hope he's been well. Hmm. John, I think I have a rocker arm that might work for the head shape. The fuzziness really is part of the cuteness. I'll see what happens. There might be some metal brushes that could work out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Oly, WA Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I can see that, but fuzziness and made of metal? How do you resolve that without ending up with spikey, pokey? I was just focused on the eyes and that black line that looks like a mouth. So much expression there. Now if you could find some of those twisted wire, plastic bristle brushes - kind of like a narrow bottle brush or the little brush on the spark plug gapping tool for the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Ben Hoover said: He's cute. Is his name George? I think so too and they come out of a cars. Would that make then George Carling spiders? Welding hairness on is an interesting problem. I wonder if you brought the spider to the temp a sharp wire probe wants to stick then toss it onto/into a magnetic surface or maybe piece of pipe covered in iron filings if they'd weld to it? The inside of a piece of magnetized pipe would keep filings standing on end in a more 3D area than a flat surface. The filings don't need to stay magnetic longer than touching the spider and welding on. Hmmm? An induction forge would be De BOMB for this sort of thing. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I'm thinking something with using metal bristle tube brushes. Probably wouldnt have to do too much to get the "look". Haha Frosty, you're getting over my pay grade with that idea. Sounds like (flocking)? That I've heard done in a way with fibers on mice or something for some show or something. (Was years ago I saw something about that.) Anyway, like John mentioned, don't want it too sharp or prickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Maybe a few small caliber bore brushes if you want the coppery look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Of course it's a . . . good flocking idea for steel. The magnet holds the bits up on end and being really thin should weld almost instantly. A quick brush with a torch or through the forge should melt sharp ends into little balls. A wire brush would stick almost instantly too but I don't know how to cut the bristles. Hmmmm. I wonder if a static charge would hold organic bristles off a soft paint brush on end. If it does you could paint the bug with epoxy based paint and flock it by passing it close over a pan of bristles so they have to stand up to get stuck in the paint. I can see it but not sure if or how to make that work. Maybe stick the fiber to something with static and touch it to the sticky spider? Hmmmm. This'll give me something to think about on the drive into Anchorage today. The RV needs it's spring de-winterizing and service. Back in a few hours. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Das, the candle holders remind me of stingrays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thats what I thought as well after I made them. You're onto something there Frosty. Perhapse just gluing on nylon bristles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Daswulf said: The fuzziness really is part of the cuteness. Think Christmas tree flocking in a can, then paint it brown. They make pipe cleaners in many colors is you want a harry leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 The speaker magnets I have on my anvils become fuzzy pretty fast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I'm sure if I went around the shop with a magnet I could get more than enough wire brush bristles to make one. let alone the ones I pick out of my clothing when I dont wear my welding jacket. On a side note, I've been told I'm very strange for saving the cat whiskers when I find them, in hopes of making a cat whisker paint brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 They don't like it when you paint them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Some cigar holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I love it/them. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks Slag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeltree Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Put together a circle cutter for the torch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3ssure Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I forged something called a "CopperZap", my dad wanted one and asked me to make him one. It's supposed to help prevent colds by basically sticking it up your nose to kill bacteria since copper is anti-bacterial or something like that. They sell them online for like $70 plus shipping. I drifted my first hole in this project. The piece of copper had a slit in it for a screw so I figured I would try and make it so it could go on a key ring. I used my straight peen hammer like a top to to fuller in the finger piece. First time forging copper, was definitely fun. I want to use some of the copper I have to make some leaf key rings and necklace pendants as well. Would also like to get some nickel and try some makume gane stuff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Snuffy Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I made some progress on a fireplace set, getting the poker about 75% finished, and making some progress on the ash rake and shovel. Not bad for only a couple of hours time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 2 hours ago, blacksmith-450 said: Some cigar holders. Pretty cool and soooooo appropriate. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksmith-450 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Frosty, I know... but ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On a whim, I decided to put some furnace cement in the blade of the higanokami I’m working on, to see if this mystery steel gives me a hamon. Maybe I’ll get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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