It looks like you are making some cool stuff! Thanks for the demo of using your template. I just ordered a plasma cutter and I am looking forward to making some things. Just FYI, those stars on old buildings were not just for decoration. They were used on masonry buildings to help hold the walls in place. Imagine a star on each side of the building, with a steel rod running through the building attached to the center hole of each star. They were supposed to help prevent the masonry walls from falling away from the building.
The large cast iron stars with the hole in the middle is actually a functional architectural piece. It works like a washer on the outside with along bolt and a nut that spans the building to keep the brick walls from falling down during construction once the building is complete and everything is tied together then they become decorative.
I use it to weld thin stuff together by pressing the layers with the tip and giving it a short burn. It has an internal air compressor, so it’s really quiet to run!
Hi Carl! I’m on the other side of the state, just north of Joplin. However, I travel to teach my workshops! It’s $250 (fuel and one night lodging) to book me for a distance such as STL. I bring my generator, plasma cutter, welder if needed, and all the materials we need for the workshop. There is a per person cost as well, depending on what project you want. So gather up some friends and learn together! For luminaries, it’s $60/person. You get to make 3 luminaries; more, if you bring your own metal container to cut. For a metal sign workshop, it’s $60/person, and you get a practice sheet, two template cutouts (I have lots of templates for you to follow with the cutter, and I can make templates for you on the spot; I draw it right there on a heavier sheet of metal and cut it out for you to use as a template), and your final project, a layered metal sign. If you have a different project in mind, by all means, ask me! I’ll be adding more workshops to the website soon. I have two traveling workshops on the schedule for fall so far. One in Iowa and one in central KS.😃😎 Check out my website, junkyardfarmgirl.com, in the Metal Workshops tab in the main menu…there’s a short video at the top of each workshop…one is a luminary and the other is a She Shed sign. Thanks for inquiring, Carl. email me at junkshed@junkyard Farmgirl.com if you’d like to discuss booking dates.
AT 20:49 I was horrified to see you cutting up a go kart or mini bike centrifugal clutch. Those were hard to come by when I was a kid, and an absolute necessity if you wanted to build a go kart. Still, thanks for the good information in this video.
It looks like you are making some cool stuff! Thanks for the demo of using your template. I just ordered a plasma cutter and I am looking forward to making some things. Just FYI, those stars on old buildings were not just for decoration. They were used on masonry buildings to help hold the walls in place. Imagine a star on each side of the building, with a steel rod running through the building attached to the center hole of each star. They were supposed to help prevent the masonry walls from falling away from the building.
Gracias Linda, muy inspirador.
Very good video
Just got a plasma cutter and you gave me a lot of ideas to try out. Thanks for the video
The large cast iron stars with the hole in the middle is actually a functional architectural piece. It works like a washer on the outside with along bolt and a nut that spans the building to keep the brick walls from falling down during construction once the building is complete and everything is tied together then they become decorative.
Thanks JYFG I am looking for some ideas to stencil onto my trailer. Good job.
Great job you are a true maker . Keep make'n.
I’ve never seen a plasma cutter that you don’t use a compressor, can It weld mig flux core also., great ideas
Love plasma Art.
I use it to weld thin stuff together by pressing the layers with the tip and giving it a short burn. It has an internal air compressor, so it’s really quiet to run!
You say you hold workshops where are you located I am just outside of Saint Louis Missouri
Hi Carl! I’m on the other side of the state, just north of Joplin. However, I travel to teach my workshops! It’s $250 (fuel and one night lodging) to book me for a distance such as STL. I bring my generator, plasma cutter, welder if needed, and all the materials we need for the workshop. There is a per person cost as well, depending on what project you want. So gather up some friends and learn together!
For luminaries, it’s $60/person. You get to make 3 luminaries; more, if you bring your own metal container to cut.
For a metal sign workshop, it’s $60/person, and you get a practice sheet, two template cutouts (I have lots of templates for you to follow with the cutter, and I can make templates for you on the spot; I draw it right there on a heavier sheet of metal and cut it out for you to use as a template), and your final project, a layered metal sign.
If you have a different project in mind, by all means, ask me! I’ll be adding more workshops to the website soon.
I have two traveling workshops on the schedule for fall so far. One in Iowa and one in central KS.😃😎
Check out my website, junkyardfarmgirl.com, in the Metal Workshops tab in the main menu…there’s a short video at the top of each workshop…one is a luminary and the other is a She Shed sign.
Thanks for inquiring, Carl. email me at junkshed@junkyard Farmgirl.com if you’d like to discuss booking dates.
AT 20:49 I was horrified to see you cutting up a go kart or mini bike centrifugal clutch. Those were hard to come by when I was a kid, and an absolute necessity if you wanted to build a go kart. Still, thanks for the good information in this video.
Put eyes on the maple leaf and turn it into a frog