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Completed Marsi Chandelier Video
QuiQue -
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 4:47am
Blacksmithing howto | lighting | video | wrought iron This is a brief video of the completed Marsi chandelier. It shows the fiber optic lighting and some of the programmed modes included with the initial setup. Note that the color wheel is an LED main light which has the capabilities of displaying millions of colors. I have gotten a bit ahead of the series of videos showing the construction of this hand forged chandelier. Reason being that I wanted to show Marsi and her husband the final product before I shipped it. I will get back to the rest of the series as soon as I get this seven foot plus diameter chandelier crated and shipped. There should be at least two more segments showing how I made the chandelier.  WOW!!!!!!!
Janet Rutkowski -
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 6:49am
Hi QuiQue!!!! All I can say is WOW!!!! What an amazing blend of art and technology!!! It makes me feel like an egg. I can't seem to get beyond the art part of creation..... technology is another story....sigh. Absolutely beautiful. Janet R. » reply  Incredible! I can't wait to
scrollerbear -
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 - 9:31am
Incredible! I can't wait to see the other video. I suspect we are seeing the beginning of a revolution in lighting with new led technology. Mark » reply  Outstanding work, QuiQue!
Rich Waugh -
Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 5:58pm
Outstanding work, QuiQue! Thank yu for sharing that with us. I really look forward to the completed series of videos of the construction. Rich » reply  Cool blast from the
Bill Roberts (not verified) -
Friday, August 24, 2007 - 9:39am
Cool blast from the past.......I wondered what happened to this project. Thought it must have been delivered months ago. Looking forward to seeing more videos on the "making" of it. Just curious.......how many hours do you think you've got in this project? And......could you post the finished dimensions? And how much does it weigh? » reply Great work
MikeR -
Friday, August 24, 2007 - 12:00pm
MikeR I'm impressed and the video was special. Looking forward to the other two segments. MikeR » reply  Thanks to everyone for the
QuiQue -
Friday, August 24, 2007 - 3:04pm
Thanks to everyone for the kind remarks! It's a pleasure to share with the artmetal community my metal art. I hope it is okay to give a general response to all of you who have commented so far instead of thanking each of you. The intent here is actually to thank each of you. Bill, you asked a particular set of questions so I will reply to them. The chandelier is actually right at eight feet in diameter and thirty inches tall. The extension to the ceiling which is not shown on the video is an additional nine feet in length. This makes the overall height a bit over eleven feet in height. The estimated weight for the main chandelier is 200 pounds. I'm in the process now of communicating with the client to see how we are going to deliver it. I was amazed at the price that I got back from Bax Global - an airplane shipper! I don't trust the overland trucking companies due to my past experience with them destroying ironwork that I thought could not be destroyed. So it may be that I will be taking a small cross country road trip to Arizona to deliver and help install the chandelier. Needless to say that I will use the trip to take some vacation time and visit sites and folks on the way back. I think this trip may be something good for growth and enjoyment. Once things settle a bit I will finish off the series on making the chandelier. I have lots of video footage going into the details of the LED wiring, welding, and finishing. More will come... » reply |
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That looks lovely, QuiQue. I wish I had your talent or you had my help, or something like that.
Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge