Metal Art - Sculpture steel face
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I have wanted to try my hand at making a metal sculpture for a while and when I realised that these things don't make them selves, I finally got of my bum and made it happen. It is made from flat mild steel sheet, lots of cutting, trimming and bashing the metal, then finally, lots of grinding. It's my first attempt and there is loads of room for improvement. I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching. Let me know what you think.
Very inspiring stuff. I can so relate to tinkering in the cave with metal. Awesome!
+Peter Anderton Thanks Peter! Yes it's a joy, we just need to give ourselves a chance to get out there and do it some times. Cheers and all the best.
You did an excellent job, surprisingly I liked it best just before you went into final finishing.
Thank You Virginia, I really enjoyed the process on this first attempt project. I hope to do more metal art sculptures soon. Thanks and all the best!
I MUST have a plasma cutter!
Well done.
Well done! I don't often sub, but this here earned it! Great job brother!
Thank You Brandon!! Great to have your Sub ;) !
My friend, You are an artist and don't realize it! Fantastic!
Thank you so much!
I’m pretty sure he does realize it. That’s a shit ton of hard work.
Plus, he’s got video evidence.
Great stuff. I have an old 50kg anvil that I find to be extremely useful for metal forming. I am going to use your video as inspiration. I am going to try and replicate your efforts
Thanks John! I'd love to have an old anvil, though where I live they are rare and cost $$$ so I use what I have, being a piece of rail track and hard woods. This project was a first for me; go one piece at a time, thinking of a face as panels or individual shapes and it will come together. All the best with your project!
Wow I'm going to watch that again
Thanks Ricky!
Impressive sheet metal skills. Thanks for the video!
It turned out great in my opinion Scott. It's easy to see there was a lot of work involved. I was a bit freaked out with the eye roll footage :). Thanks for sharing.
Yes this guy gives me the stare when I'm working in the shed. Cheers!
Those three dislike are blind..u r the best
laino danla what I have three dislikes!..... ;) oh well I can live with that, thanks again.
Those dislikes are from Manchester United fans. Lol. ⚽
great work, what gauge(sheet metal) did use if you don't mind me asking
Thanks Ernest. I used 18 Gauge steel sheet from discarded shelving.
This is awesome
Do you still have the templates for this? Because I wouldn't mind trying to make one myself
No sorry, long gone. I'll make another with the full bust next time.
@@ScottTurnerformeindustrious no worries, just thought I'd ask 🙂
"I finally got of my bum and made it happen" yep, that's how it's done! Entering this world myself now - get off my regular job and go to work on the metal. But it's very satisfying, and I'm always thinking of the next step. Good for you, keep it up!
Awesome - thank you my friend!
GREAT....
Thanks Marty.
Are you using flux wire?
Yes 0.9mm
Bro do you have any templates..
No sorry, I just made each piece as I went. You can see the pieces I cut out, section by section. Just look at the structure of a persons face and try cutting out paper templates that fit the face and tack the pieces together. Then send me a picture :)
hahahaha! funny. i forgot all about those "reincarnation" buttons. i really enjoyed this as i feel i learned a little about sheet metal working - which is on my list of things to get better at, now that i have that fancy plasma cutter. i do hope you are going to make a full "tin man" head to toe ;-)
+tim sway I learned a thing or two whilst doing this project; Confucius says - never walk in shed barefoot unless you want metal splinter in big toe. It was a job I really enjoyed and I hope to bash out some more tin man parts one day. Thanks as always Tim, be good.
какая дальнейшая судьба у этой скульптуры?
What is the future of this sculpture?
Plan to have it in part of an up coming exhibition.
Nice job stumbled on to your build, I like it! Teaching myself the same!
Thanks Chip! It's all possible. It was something completely different for me and something that I really enjoyed! Good luck with your project!
It looks bloody awesome! Nice job.
Cool Thanks!
jaime beaucoup votre travail je suis moi meme un debutant j ai beaucoup appris en regardant votre video je vais essayer de faire pareil meci encore
Je vous remercie! J'aimerais voir votre projet lorsque vous aurez terminé!
The funny thing is that it fit your face very well..
Yes but my face is more munted ;)
Good Job! well done.
Thank You again, much appreciated!
Well done!!!
Thank you!!
stunning work ,,,, be a lot easier to clean if you kept the shroud on the welder though
Thanks! I use Flux Core wire not gas. Might try some splatter spray some time, and some times the flux hardens over the tip of the wire which seems to stop the arc, hence you might see me trim the wire in the video. All the best!
try cooking oil , either in a spray can , or out of the bottle and wipe it on with a rag ,,, it will save you hours ,,, so would gas and a shroud ,,, but the cooking oil tip is very cheap , and handy ,,, try it and let me know.
Thanks Tom, I'm pretty eager to move over to gas which may be soon. Up to this point I have just made stuff for the fun of it, but there is a chance that I'll be doing some customer work. Meanwhile I'll get out the cooking oil. if nothing else, my welding will smell like chips. :)
i weld a fair bit , anything from car body work to digger buckets , and all sorts in between , cooking oil is one of the best tips i was ever given ,,, do a search for , welding tips and tricks , on u tube , jody shares a lot of inspirational stuff .but you will only end up wanting a tig gun ,,,, only look if you can afford to ,,, lol
I actually have a cheap Tig/ Plasma / Stick combo machine. Works good for stick and cutting so far, never tried tig due to having to set up with gas I suppose. Though I'd love to try tig, it would be a great skill to master. I have to watch more of Jody's tips, always learning!
Simply amazing what can be created with a powerplasma cutter and a welder.
And some imagination.Thank you
Nice work.
Thank you M Mary!
Scott Turner Welcome.
👍😊 Very cool
Thanks again!
Do you prefer to use fluxcored wire without shielding gas?
Now that I've been using solid wire and gas, I don't think I would go back to flux unless I had to weld mobile a lot or out side in the wind. Gas is much nicer to weld with.
Ah okay, yeah, shielded welds are way better. Easier to control because you can actually see them happen :)
Also, using gas and a flux wire is great but meant for more heavy duty industrial welds for material of 8 mm or thicker. The welding spot "floats" better and is therefore more applicable when doing massive welds at once. I've made welds (with a lot of heat) that were about 25 mm wide in one go, instead of strands of build up like normally done.
Wow 25mm wide! I've never welded heavy industrial at all. Just really light non structural stuff to help out at work. But a while back I worked at a refinery as a fitter constructing Roasters and the boiler makers just used Flux core or rods and lots of Amps. Cheers!
Nde vale etereíma, che ra'a!
Sorry had trouble with translation, something cover up?
Just a bit of Guarani to challenge your patience. Nice works, man.
Cheers Carlos!
Good old YT algorithm showed me your video - phenomenal work. May I ask, what gauge steel did you use? I am making as realistic head as I can, all hand tools, mig/tig. What gauge would you think for hammer forming most of it? Thanks!
Thank you Scott. Thickness was about 0.9mm or 20 gauge. It's easier to form with say 0.6mm but I use what I have available. Hope this helps.