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Hello everyone, My name is Rick and I am kinda "new" here. I lurk around; mostly while I am at work.. but dont tell anyone.  Here are some pictures of a flower that I made out of 1"x1/16" metal band material we use to band pipe bundles together, all thread rod, and 18 gauge sheet metal as the base. I like to fabricate art sculptures in my free time, mostly just freehand stuff. I airbrushed it all when I was finished (first time ever airbrushing and @ 30* in the garage) and gave it to my sister. I just wanted to post up some pics of what I like to do in my free time, other than work on my car.
Reply:Nice!I'm looking to get back into sheet metal and wire sculpture next year (keeping my fingers crossed to find an apartment complex with a garage I can work in).
Reply:Very cool flowers. Maybe work on a creative base to top off the nice flowers, and sell them!And then, after so much work...... you have it in your hand, and you look over to your side...... and the runner has run off. Leaving you holding the prize, wondering when the runner will return.
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Reply:That's slick. Looks real.
Reply:Nice job there and great creativity. Sweet coloured paint job too."One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for." (Charles Kettering)Mitch 180 (NZ)Lincoln SAM-400-220 + ?-400 Fordson Major + 2 x Tractapac Humber 80 + Procut 40 PlasmaMiller Spectrum 375
Reply:Nice work, you've got a lnack for it fer sure.....Mike
Reply:That is a very nice project. Good job.
Reply:Nice looking flower. What are the stems made of? I also dig the T/A in the Garage American by birth Southern by the Grace of God
Reply:Thanks everyone  The main stem itself is made out of all thread rod which is ground down flat. And the stems that connect the flowers to it are galvanized wire bands that we also use here at work to band pipe up with. I have alot of other little projects that I completed but dont have any pictures of them right now. Thanks for the props to my car, you should check out my fquick account (click the sig pic.) I spun a rod bearing a few months ago. Motor is in the machine shop and its coming out with about 450 hp to the wheels, I mean uh..."stock".
Reply:As far as the base goes... I had in my original plan to use alot of built up splatter from around the shop to glue it on top of the base (under the flowers) to give the flowers some dirt to grow out of. But the project was kind of rushed since I was delivering it the next day.
Reply:Nice job on the flower. My wife makes wedding cakes, I've used some the the icing templates for flowers to do metal roses. It will help if you want to build an exact flower, the folding/bending is the same sequence with metal. BTW is that a 1970ish Nova or Duster I see the rear of???Welcome to the site!If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:Thanks for the welcome! One of the first posts in the projects section that I saw was your Eagle that you are making.. true art for sure. I am going to be making larger projects like that soon. I am in the process of making a rose here at work right now actually. Its coming together slowly but surely. Its going to make a great Xmas gift! Very observent my friend, that is in fact a 1972 Chevy Nova the last year before they started with the rectangle marker lights. That is my brothers car and he is making it a Baldwin Motion clone if you are familiar with that name. I will get some more pictures of it and post them up soon. That is actually his garage that I am in. He just finished building it 2 months ago. The car was a street cruiser / drag strip warrior with a built 350. Ran 11.50's @ 118ish. Torque monster! Now he got all the body work completed and I fixed his floor pans up for him. He is hoping to get it done by summer of this year.
Reply:Nice cars, it would be great to see pics of the car or your other projects.If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:Welcome aboard Rick.Neat flower.A butterfly without wings, is just an ugly bug
Reply:Baldwin/Motion Performance1969 Baldwin/Motion If Yenko cars were classics and Harrell cars rare, the ground-pounding, sidepipe-equipped machines produced by Joel Rosen of Motion Performance in conjunction with Baldwin Chevrolet were nothing short of awesome. For around $3,600, each model had the 396 engine removed and, in its place was stuffed a more potent 450-horse 427 Rat motor. It also was delivered with a Muncie close-ratio four speed, Positraction rear end with re-welded spring perches, wide F-70x14 tires, dual exhaust, SS 427 emblems, chrome valve covers and air cleaner, modified 7500 rpm ignition, heavy-duty radiator, power front disc brakes, full dyno tune and factory warranty. For a mere $1,200 more, there was a healthier version available that featured a 500-horse engine, Super-Bite suspension, a large three-barrel Holley carb and special aluminum intake manifold, modified Mallory ignition system, dual electric fuel pumps, tuned equal-length headers, fiberglass hood scoop, racing clutch and aluminum flywheel encased in a competition-approved scattershield. Needless to say, these cars were the epitome of street performance. Since Motion continued to sell cars when the 454 made its debut, there were a few 1971 Novas running around with the bigger Rat under the hood.
Reply:maybe try a flower-pot shaped base, you could put real dirt in in for realism...