Got bored, made a rose for a customer V. Purple
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what material did you make the petals from? on the duplicolor site it say that the paint is for paiting chromed parts but i cant imagine you made that then had it chromed and then painted it. lol.
my point is, if you made it of regular old steel then maybe i can try painting some parts... not purple though. lol
my point is, if you made it of regular old steel then maybe i can try painting some parts... not purple though. lol
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Re: (Mr.E.G.)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr.E.G. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what material did you make the petals from? on the duplicolor site it say that the paint is for paiting chromed parts but i cant imagine you made that then had it chromed and then painted it. lol.
my point is, if you made it of regular old steel then maybe i can try painting some parts... not purple though. lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
edit:
i misread like the fourth word in the [freak]ing paragraph. it doesnt say only chrome.
on me.
my point is, if you made it of regular old steel then maybe i can try painting some parts... not purple though. lol</TD></TR></TABLE>
edit:
i misread like the fourth word in the [freak]ing paragraph. it doesnt say only chrome.
on me.
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nice work! i see these things made all the time. can i get a quick how-to writeup?
here is my guess ...
1. cut out each individual rose petal and leaf from sheet metal
2. custom bend them into the shape/curve desired
3. weld the petals together at the bottom (id like to see pics of this step)
4. weld flower onto stem, add leaves
5. paint
amirite?
here is my guess ...
1. cut out each individual rose petal and leaf from sheet metal
2. custom bend them into the shape/curve desired
3. weld the petals together at the bottom (id like to see pics of this step)
4. weld flower onto stem, add leaves
5. paint
amirite?
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Re: Got bored, made a rose for a customer V. Purple
I made my first one a few days ago and used this site for a how to: http://home.mountaincable.net/....html
I made it out of 26ga stainless, but even that is to thick (hard to work with). Mild steel will probably be easier to work with. I polished the sheet before I cut it all up and tigged the pieces together as I formed the bud. For stem, I used 1/8" rod. Indentations on the leaves, makes them look a lot more realistic. I'll try to upload a pic of it later.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....12453
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....12454
Modified by preludeserge at 8:30 PM 3/30/2008
I made it out of 26ga stainless, but even that is to thick (hard to work with). Mild steel will probably be easier to work with. I polished the sheet before I cut it all up and tigged the pieces together as I formed the bud. For stem, I used 1/8" rod. Indentations on the leaves, makes them look a lot more realistic. I'll try to upload a pic of it later.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....12453
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....12454
Modified by preludeserge at 8:30 PM 3/30/2008
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