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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Making the Base

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. I want to make the base so that it matches the aesthetics of the face porthole. I had a look around the workshop and found some left over tread plate. This piece of plate was long enough but slightly too small in width, so using the plasma cutter and welder I was able to re-adjust the dimensions to accommodate the shape I needed.(below is the plate roughly being cut to size.). 16 December 2011 at 19:42. Awesome work is done by you using plasma cutter. My Broomhill Blog Part 1.

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Rivetting Copper

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. The important thing to me about applying the copper is that I do not want to be able to see the rivets after, so I have devised a plan; each layer of copper should hide the rivets from the previous layer. There are to be three rivetts in total, so you can see above the first piece of copper rivetted in place, with the second sheet hiding the first rivet. Hopefully the effect of the folded copper gives the impression that there is a wrapped figure within the sculpture.

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Broomhill NSP Blog Part 2

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. Broomhill NSP Blog Part 2. Welcome to the second part of my blog. I may as well get straight to it, it's the start of April and time to weld the two halves of my sculpture together. I have chosen to do this by welding a metal 'tie' between the the two internal frames. Above: Here you can see how I have welded the frames together and painted the steel tie with red oxide to protect the frame from rust. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Broomhill Blog Part 1.

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Base (continued)

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. Above: These images show how the base detail works against the body detail. The images below show how I have attached the bolts to the base, the holes are counter sunk on the under side to accomodate the welds. Above: This is one of the 16 bolts that are in the base; 12 of the bolts are welded in place and are only for aesthetics; the four that are left will be used to fix the sculpture to the plinth. Finished base, treated and ready to weld to the sculpture.

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Studio Shots (Thurs 5th May)

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. Studio Shots (Thurs 5th May). I am after some decent images of my finished sculpture to use in postcards. Today I took my sculpture into the photography department of the college and was helped by John (photography technician) to get some great studio shots. I needed to get the sculpture in the studio so I used the wheely trolly and the engine hoist. To view more of my Broomhill blog click on the 'Older Posts' link below. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Broomhill Blog Part 1.

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2: Seam line time

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BROOMHILL BLOG PART 2. Earlier on, I was toying with the idea of painting the seam to give the impression of an interior. The seam has been prepared for painting, masking tape will give me a clean line all along the seam. I have left approx 5mm on each side of the seam and I will paint it with red Hammerite. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Broomhill Blog Part 1. View my complete profile. There was an error in this gadget. Simple template. Template images by billnoll.

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The Making of 'REMNANT 1': SAND MOULDS

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Lee Odishow - Broomhill National Sculpture Prize: Mould Making and Casting

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Mould Making and Casting. Use many types of mould in my art practice. I am accustomed to using CO 2. Sand while Iron casting. To make CO 2. Sand, ordinary kiln dried builder's sand is mixed with sodium silicate (aka liquid glass), this mix is rammed into your cope and drag (mould box) and 'gassed' with CO. Reacts with the sodium silicate and makes the sand very hard. Above: These are the finished moulds, I had piled stone and blocks on top of them to stop the weight of the iron pushing off the lids.

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Lee Odishow - Broomhill National Sculpture Prize: Bolts for the Porthole

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Bolts for the Porthole. These are the bolts for the porthole, but because they are zinc coated they are too silver, I was going to sand blast them and then Kurust them to get a darker finish. I decided that the sand blast/Kurust process was a bit too long winded, then I remembered that it was possible to heat up the bolts. Heating up the bolts to a nice yellow heat burns off the coating and leaves them darker. The oxy acetaline torch was perfect for this process. There was an error in this gadget.