I found a picture of this on the Interwebs and thought it was really cool, so off to Corel I went thinking it would be a breeze! WRONG! Don't know why, but this one kicked my butt! Anyway, this is made from 20g aluminum.... I cut the first one from 16g and it was a real bugger to get the top few tiers fully expanded. The aluminum expands nicely, and I suppose 20g mild steel would be easy enough as well.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Oldsarge
A new Christmas tree design
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A new Christmas tree design
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
nice job.
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
I'm gonna hit you in the head and then scoop up some of what comes out of there and take it home with me. Now how do I convert this mess to usable ideas
Did you clamp the base down and then lift it straight up thru the top Mike?
Did you clamp the base down and then lift it straight up thru the top Mike?
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
plain ol Bill wrote:I'm gonna hit you in the head and then scoop up some of what comes out of there and take it home with me. Now how do I convert this mess to usable ideas
Did you clamp the base down and then lift it straight up thru the top Mike?
If you hit me in the head, it's most likely going to make a big hollow sound, and you'll go home empty handed!
The aluminum bends really easy by hand, just pull it up and shape it a little... I hope these move pretty well, you can mail your friends a Christmas tree in an envelope! I have another Christmas project in the works that involves fire!
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
Very Nice!
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
Man that is awesome sarge. I would love to make one of these. Looks like the DHARMA logo from the lost series to me when its flat
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
Hey Oldsarge, Nice idea, I just cut one on a laser at work (educational learning ) :>) . I used .025 SS I see what you meant by a bugger to expand top couple of tiers. So I tapered in the webbing, and reduced the width between lines for the top couple tiers. Will try again to see if it helps .
Great idea, Thanks rtsplace/Ray
Great idea, Thanks rtsplace/Ray
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Re: A new Christmas tree design
that is awesome!!!