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Another recent railroad spike themed sculpture. Attached Images
Reply:My brother wants to know how much?
Reply:You really have some imagination, that's beautiful. We're mostly all welders, but you are an artist. I admire your talent. Keep'em coming.
Reply:Originally Posted by drujininMy brother wants to know how much?
Reply:Thanx 4 the compliments guys. I have this one in my local gallery for $180. I'm open to reproducing this piece. Btw trapper, I'm also a professional industrial weldor, with 1000's of hours under the hood. DSW, I'll get a p.m. out to u soon.
Reply:Only you can give such grace to a railroad spike, Dude...(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah:  Go Big Red!   (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:Bravo!!  That's great! City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Very cool stuff, I might try my hand at it.  Any tips you can share? Are you using tig or O/A ?AEAD 200LE, Lincoln precision tig 185, Millermatic 251, Spectrum 625 extreme, Victor torch , Smithy 1220LTD. and  Do all C-4 band saw ,  Always adding.
Reply:The detail in that piece is awesome!
Reply:Beeyouteeful, Grumpy.Contrary to popular opinion, I do NOT have a pet turkey that craps molten steel.  It's a goose.
Reply:BTW, Grumpy.  If you haven't already, check out your local granite countertop maker.  They often have free scrap you could use for bases.Contrary to popular opinion, I do NOT have a pet turkey that craps molten steel.  It's a goose.
Reply:So cool.Torchmate 2x2 CNC with Flashcut CNC controlsHypertherm Powermax45 Esab ET220i Razorweld 195 MigRazorweld 200ac/dc TigTormach 770, Tormach xstechRazorweld, Vipercut/Vipermig, SSC Foot Pedal Dealer
Reply:Phuk me. I thought the blacksmith was detailed.........!!! $180 is way to low for the craftsmanship here. That's the problem with sculpture. Buyers view and buy with size as the major price justifying factor. At least with the decorative art's.  A piece that size can command the same price as a "bread box" size piece. Not a lot more time involved and material costs are minimally more. Yet you can charge 3x the price and still sell. This is how you can make up to $300/hr. Damn you stuff is amazing!!!! Keep the pic's coming! If I may ask, how do you do the hands????200amp Air Liquide MIG, Hypertherm Plasma, Harris torches, Optrel helmet, Makita angle grinders, Pre-China Delta chop saw and belt sander, Miller leathers, shop made jigs etc, North- welders backpack.
Reply:That is great. Wish I had just a little of your imagination.
Reply:For my most of my pieces, I use OA to heat & bend, and tig for the finer details. (hands,feet)
Reply:Thanks grumpy, next time I get some spikes I'll give it an attempt, just hope I can come up with some of my own ideas.AEAD 200LE, Lincoln precision tig 185, Millermatic 251, Spectrum 625 extreme, Victor torch , Smithy 1220LTD. and  Do all C-4 band saw ,  Always adding.