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So with school and all times are hard, real hard. I want to make some cats and dogs out of steel for my sister. Using scrap parts and what not.Any of you guys have pictures of things like this?
Reply:what kind of tools do you have available to you? that may limit you somewhat as to what you can build.Later,Andy
Reply:What size did you have in mind (life size, miniture-toy)?How old is you sister (to use as toys, home/lawn decorations, ???)?Are you thinking something flat or 3-D?Homard
Reply:Tig, Stick, Torch, Bandsaw, Chop saw, grinders etc etc
Reply:Originally Posted by HomardWhat size did you have in mind (life size, miniture-toy)?How old is you sister (to use as toys, home/lawn decorations, ???)?Are you thinking something flat or 3-D?Homard
Reply:is it gonna be life-sized, or more of a trinket thing to put on a shelf/desk?Later,Andy
Reply:Originally Posted by aczelleris it gonna be life-sized, or more of a trinket thing to put on a shelf/desk?Later,Andy
Reply:Visit your local nursery or trading post/gift type stores.  They have a lot of that stuff out of steel and you can get ideas.I've seen many that use spare parts, bolts, washers, beraings and anything else they can find to make some pretty impressive items.I was down at the shore a few weeks ago browsing the "artsy" type gift stores.  Someone made a flat, random tacked (end to end) wall sculture out of 1/2" flat washers.  They painted it black, put a clock on it and were selling it for $300.Hobart 140 Handler w/ gasHyperTherm Powermax 380 Plasmaoxy/acetylene
Reply:Originally Posted by tanky321So with school and all times are hard, real hard. I want to make some cats and dogs out of steel for my sister. Using scrap parts and what not.Any of you guys have pictures of things like this?
Reply:I saw some 3-D fish where they simply cut the side profile X 2, bent that to the form they wanted then cut a top and bottom profile to fit. Added on the pieces they needed. They started and ended in a wedge (front and rear). Well beyond my talent range.  Guess you could staple a cat to a back board for a template.
Reply:I did a google image search for "cat sculpture" and found this:This isn't a cat, but it might give you ideas. It's an Armadillo sculpture in Pueblo, Colorado that I thought looked cool. It looks like the artist used some old tractor seats for the body. Sorry for the small pic.Lincoln AC/DC 225/125 Stick Linde HDA-300 MillerMatic DVI MIG Miller Dynasty 200DX Hypertherm Powermax 1000
Reply:I did a google image search for "cat sculpture" and found this
Reply:The cat above is called "Tubby cat", and it's made by the company called Yardbirds.  There's a ton of variations of cats and dogs on their website, and there's a bunch more from their old catalogs that aren't on the site anymore:http://www.yardbirds.info/index.php/...n/p/index.htmlThere's even a small chance I made that cat, I started working for them 3 months ago.  It's a fun place to work, super laid back, and a ton of variety, we weld them as the orders come in, so you only do 1-5 of one animal, then you get a different one.  The pay isn't fantastic, but I am getting really good at welding thick to thin, like welding a 2" diameter cast ball bearing to the exhaust side of a lawn mower muffler (I don't know how thin it is, but it makes 22 gauge sheet look like plate steel.)Back to the subject at hand, I'd google "scrap metal animals", look at a bunch of them (not just yardbirds!), then use those to come up with your own design.  Look at the details, if they use nails for whiskers, or nuts for eyes, etc., once you figure out what to use for the main parts (eyes, ears, legs, etc.) you can make a lot of different variations with the same parts.PatrickLincoln 175HD
Reply:ROFL those are cool!!  Gets a guy thinkin.......if THEY are charging 70.00 or more per animal, what could i get at a local craft show or something?   Hmmmm...Cool thread, I like those things!  If you finish your cat post him up, I can't wait to see more lol!Have a Jeep Cherokee?  Click Here!
Reply:While not cats, and some are quite large, I think all of you will appreciate what this old timer does with scrap. It's called the Swetsville Zoo and is in Timnath, Colorado just outside of Fort Collins, north of Denver. All this stuff covers about ten acres or so and he doesn't charge anything to see it all.  http://www.macwebguru.com/gallery/SwetsvilleZoo/
Reply:now that fella has an imagination, and plenty of scrap iron to boot.G3miller... 225g, s32p, 250x, 304, 12vs, MSW41     victor o/a thermal dynamics cutmaster 50 lenco panel spotter        hobart hf-boxG3 Farms.....raising cattle, hay, kids and hell, ...oh yeah I'm a fire sprinkler contractor by trade.
Reply:Originally Posted by maximumwoodieWhile not cats, and some are quite large, I think all of you will appreciate what this old timer does with scrap. It's called the Swetsville Zoo and is in Timnath, Colorado just outside of Fort Collins, north of Denver. All this stuff covers about ten acres or so and he doesn't charge anything to see it all.  http://www.macwebguru.com/gallery/SwetsvilleZoo/
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