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...I bring you some pebbles
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But when you lay them out in a line you get...
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Okay, to you it may now look like a row of pebbles but perhaps this will help
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That's right, a row of pebbles on a piece of cardboard. Do I really have to spell it out?
Okay, it is a dragonfly
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First lacquer the stones to make them nice and shiney
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Cut a couple of rods to length to form a spine*
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*I know they don't have spines but I need something to hang the stones off
A few blobs of weld to hold the rods together until the other bits get added
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Use an old bike spoke to get the size of hoop needed to hold the stone in place
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Weld up the same size hoop in proper steel
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And you have the start of a dragonflies body
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I didn't get too much further as I think my welding sticks must have got damp or something. They were really hard to strike up and fizzed like fireworks sparklers if they did light.
Didn't seem to matter if I turned the power up or down other than high power cutting the little hoops into pieces 🙁
Anyone who can weld advise what might have caused that?
Got back on it after a couple of weeks break doing other stuff.
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Welded, initial paint and stones fitted.
Need to let this paint harden and touch it up in places and then decide what to do with the wings.
The current thinking is a lattice/spiderweb of raw copper wires to give a bit of fill to the space. The thinking is that the copper will start of, uh, copper and then gradually change colour to give a nice contrast to the blue.
Yes, I know the grass needs sorting!
Too much time on your hands.
Get a TV please 😆
Get a mig welder - that snot is awful!!
[i]Get a mig welder - that snot is awful![/i]
I call it 'art welding'. Non-penatrative lace welding with organic and frequent outbursts of 'snot'
Get a TV?!?
I stayed with a friend and his wife wanted to watch Love Island. I thought it was about how wonderful Ireland is so agreed. I was sadly disappointed.
Keep up the good work.
I love a bit of diy artistry.
I think it looks rather good.
Decided to colour the stone in.
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I will post again when I have it put back together
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Is impressed. Nice work!
Have you thought about selling these, you could set up a studio/ up cycling boutique/ cafe.
That’s really cool. Good job 👍🏼
[i]Have you thought about selling these, you could set up a studio/ up cycling boutique/ cafe.[/i]
I like keeping it as a fun hobby although I have had a couple of exhibitions and commissioned pieces. If you want something and I like the idea I might be persuaded to make it