It tolls for me! I've been wanting to do a bell for a long while, and everything came together today!
CopperFX base, CopperFX bronze, 3/16 copper rivets
Brass highlight is etched with a carbide burr, heated with a torch and scrubbed with a brass wire brush to transfer a layer of brass to the steel.... After the patinas, I went back over the brass area and copper rivets with a small brass brush to clean off the bronze, and gave it a nice clear powdercoat. It rings like crazy!, sounds like it's resonating for 5 minutes!
The hanger is 3/8" cold rolled bar, and given a bark texture complements of the forge, power hammer and generosity of Plain Ol' Bill.... Thanks Bill!
I used my forge today to draw out the end and form the hook, and brace. I hit this with CopperFX and just lightly touched the corners with BronzeFX. A note on the bronze, I always hit it quick and rinse, then after air drying, depending on the finish I want, I either go over the bronze very lightly with a green scrub pad, or just a dry cotton loop towel to even it out and blend it together.
This was the second bell I've done, and I'm really happy with it... I learned a lot, and the next few will be even better!
Oldsarge
For whom the bell tolls...
- Oldsarge
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For whom the bell tolls...
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Hypertherm PowerMax 85
CandCNC Dragon Cut 620 DTHC IV
CorelDraw X7, Sheetcam, Mach 3
"Better to attempt great things and fail than to live in the gray twilight where there is neither victory or defeat"
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Re: For whom the bell tolls...
Thats pretty cool, thanks for sharing.
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12’ Wysong brake
5’x 5/16’ wysong rolls
3.8’x10’ shear
65 Ton ironworker
Boss laser 3655 150 watt CO2.
SFX 100watt Mopa
Quicncy 7.5hp
Square wave tig, Multimatics, Miller bobcat efi.
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Re: For whom the bell tolls...
I assume the bell i an old cylinder you cut.
Looks great thanks for sharing.
Looks great thanks for sharing.
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Drag Knife and Scribe
Miller Mig welder
13" metal lathe
Small Mill
Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT