Interesting Metal Work I have Seen

[rwm]

I gonna try this thread hoping that people will progressively add to it. I think this could provide good ideas and inspiration for creative projects. Kind of like an internal Pinterest.

I will kick it off with some things I saw in Park City.





I like functional art.

Robert

 

[Ken from ontario]

Great thread, we do not have a subcategory for metal fabrication or metal art projects, metal fabrication projects can and often do involve, welding, machining turning, add some creative ideas and you'll have something unique ,or very interesting to look at and most likely functional.

 

[Cadillac]

The first two are some light switches I want to do for my sons room. The rest are a guy that is at our local flea market he makes all types of amazing art from scrap. He has some good imagination just amazing. Of course my son gravitated toward the machine gun that’s his hands in the picture. “Please dad can we buy it”

 

[rwm]

I Love the log.
R

 

[RJSakowski]

Hopefully, the switches will be used for low voltage lighting.

 

[talvare]

Hopefully, the switches will be used for low voltage lighting.

Those devices just operate a standard wall toggle switch. There's no power to those exposed terminals.

Ted

 

[Cadillac]

I Love the log.
R

So that log is a piece of 6" pipe capped and about 50 pounds of rod welded bead after bead. And yes those switches are just covers. Gives a mechanical look love it.

 

[Cadillac]

Here's a project I'm working on with a good friend. He has a plasma table makes all kinds of signs and stuff. He wanted to get into industrial furniture and one of a kind stuff. He came up with this design which is all 1/4" plate. My job was cutting all the spacer between the plates sizing to length then cut and bore the .500 thick feet and table pads along with the 1.250 thick connection pads with 1/2 tapped holes. My friend didn't realize that drilling 1.250 holes through 8" of material was a pain and 16" of 1/2-13 tapped holes was a chore. Then the 1" holes for the feet. A lot of drilling and tapping All the spacers are stainless and we put a brushed look on them, steel plate was powder coated all hardware is zinc coated. Stainless was to much for him. Top is gonna be repurposed maple bowling lane with a clear epoxy finish 4x7 top dimensions. Might do a glass top option.

 

[brino]

Might do a glass top option.

Yeah gotta do the clear glass top so people can see the legs.......
-brino

 

[hman]

Unfortunately I didn't take any photos ... but I just recalled something I saw on an "extended vacation" in sunny Saigon (wearing a funny green suit). The locals used to make and sell models of Huey helicopters from cast-off stripper clips, spent cartridges, etc.

Great thread, indeed! I look forward to seeing more. Member "Fabrickator" has done some beautiful stuff, as has Ivan (forgot his monicker).