Wall art , first real tig project.

Here are a couple of shots of my first metal scroll art project.
It is for the new sun room My wife wanted one and I said I can do that why buy one.
It was a fun project and allowed me to buy a scroll attachment for the HF compact bender, earn a few brownie points and tell my wife "see honey all those tools and machines really are for the both of us." Pretty good investment I think.

I used my Everlast 250 ex set to 185 or so amps 3/32, 2% thoriated. tungsten,
for the fusion welds. I only had to re-grind the tungsten a few time during the project, now for me that's real progress and a point of pride :D

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Looks pretty cool. Hopefully your wife likes it and will allow you to buy more toys :-)

That looks nice... it's always nice when ones wife sees the value of ones tools.
How did you bend the strips of metal?.. they look so uniform.

Ahhh! I've been jipped!

My 250EX TIG didn't come with any voltage control facility what so ever.

Joking aside, where did you get the 18.5 volts from?

Wait, I thought arc force was for stick mode only. Is that what you were using?

Cool looking work, it appears you have some artistic talent we didn't know about.

Thanks for the tips on getting the wife's approval for new toy... er I mean tools. (where is the strikethrough on this forum anyway?)

That is some seriously nice craftsmanship there, great job.

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That looks nice... it's always nice when ones wife sees the value of ones tools.
How did you bend the strips of metal?.. they look so uniform.

I used a scroll attachment for my Harbor freight compact rod bender. I had the bender and the scroll attachment was $39 with coupon.

Ahhh! I've been jipped!

My 250EX TIG didn't come with any voltage control facility what so ever.

Joking aside, where did you get the 18.5 volts from?

Wait, I thought arc force was for stick mode only. Is that what you were using?

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Um this what happens when you breath welding fumes all day, oor it could be I am just old lol
I gave the mig voltage setting I used for attaching the "M" to the scroll work.

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Cool looking work, it appears you have some artistic talent we didn't know about.

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Thanks Geezer I did not know about that either lol

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(where is the strikethrough on this forum anyway?)

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Here are a couple of the finished wall art.
My wife loves it and asked if I could make candle holders to match. I said sure bit I will need to get a ring roller for the project. If you need it get it she said.
I think I may have hit upon a plan for future purchases lol. What can I make for her that would require a stomp shear? :D

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What can I make for her that would require a stomp shear? :D

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Well it might be a bit too utilitarian, but a set of metal shelves ought to get you a box-and-pan brake as well. ;)

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Well it might be a bit too utilitarian, but a set of metal shelves ought to get you a box-and-pan brake as well. ;)

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Already have a box and pan brake lol Im 62 and been doin this for a while
Look at my partial list of toys below :O

Looks like you are about to enter the world of Eisenkraft, either buy it or build it,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ra2KaNhkY

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Looks like you are about to enter the world of Eisenkraft, either buy it or build it,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ra2KaNhkY

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Great stuff but its my guess they are not priced for the hobbyist. I am more interested in motorsports fabrication then ornamental iron work but want to be able to perform as many metalworking disciplines as possible. Like most on here I just love to make things

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Already have a box and pan brake lol Im 62 and been doin this for a while
Look at my partial list of toys below :O

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Oops, that list is so long I must have just glossed right over it. http://www.graphicsgrotto.com/emotic...barrassed5.gif

Well I scored so many brownie points with the wall art I figured Id go for broke and made a set of candle holders to match. Man It worked, I just need to figure out what I want to do with them, the points not the candle holders.

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Well I scored so many brownie points with the wall art I figured Id go for broke and made a set of candle holders to match. Man It worked, I just need to figure out what I want to do with them, the points not the candle holders.

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Collect those points as soon as possible, otherwise they might do away. Or maybe double them by mentioning Christmas is coming.

It all came out quite nice. Not gonna show my wife...

Looks great ... gives me an idea for a plant holder to go on the wall outside our front door. NICE JOB!