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Used Arc Welder...

Jamie Santellano — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:16 -0500

Hi everybody,

Recently, I was given a used Arc Welder from friends of mine.

Brown Re(rod)cluse

Frank Castiglione — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:29:51 -0500

A tiny spider built a dome shaped web in one of my tetrahedron stands. It was precisely in the center of the stand. I was fascinated with his web. I made a rendition of this tiny creature out of re-rod. It looks very much like him but instead of 1/4" , he is two feet long. A frien saw this sculpture and named it Brown Re(rod)cluse. The name stuck.

New England Blacksmiths Fall Meet

Judson Yaggy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:30:04 -0500

Start: 09/11/2009 - 20:27

End: 09/13/2009 - 20:27

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The NEB Fall meet for 2009 will be held at Jim Fecteau's "Huntington River Smithy" in beautiful Huntington, Vermont on the 11th, 12th, & 13th of September, 2009

http://www.newenglandblacksmiths.org/spr..._meets.htm

Small lock

Ray Ciemny — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:28 -0500

Does anyone know where I can find plans for making a small keyed simple lock? I am making a series of small boxes and would like to make the locks instead of buying pre-made. I want to make the lock part of the box.

AMERICA'S RIDE

Kubumetalart — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:35:30 -0500

Harley-Davidson paintings by Jeff Cross and Metal Harley Art by Christo Venter

Opening 13:30 by Jenni Wegerie ,owner of Harley-Davidson dealership
Opening Sunday 28th June 2009 from 12:00 to 17:00

Bearings for kinetic sculptures

Bob Turan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:47:47 -0500

I have done some small kinetic pieces (mostly using bicycle bearings) and now I need to scale one up. I'm not sure if I should switch to a more substantial (weatherproof) bearing system. Any suggestio

Need Foundry Help

jackieIB — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:35:02 -0500

We are a small Bronze foundry in Deland, FL and I've been trying to find the right place to post a job listing for a metal chaser and wax chaser.

I've tried all the "normal" jobsites but this is so specialized and sites like monster.com or careerbuilder charge large fees to post. I just don't think I'll get the right bang for the buck. I've called some relatively local art schools and posted on craigs list but I really can't think of anywhere else to post.

Great Idea for a Stupid Bride?

LyannaStark — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:36:35 -0500

So I'm getting married to a Godlike man, but the date is not yet set. Should save us some stress and money having to plan ahead, but there seems to be a bit of difficulty. We planned out wedding theme to be based off of A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.

Beginning sculptor needs some advice re: choosing materials/fabricating

brody — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:06:12 -0500

I'm going to be creating a 5' tall metal sculpture. I want to create it out of small (~1" or a bit smaller diameter) disks, or washers, or whatever I can find cheaply and in bulk. This sculpture just needs to support its own weight, so doesn't have to be super strong.

Experimental Jewellery Short Courses

heARTJÓIA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:49:30 -0500