hey guys- thanks for all the kind remarks. I'll see if I can remember the questions. Adrian- the material is 1/4x2 flat bar that I bent and forged concave according to the opposite way it needed to move i.e. up or down. Don't know if that makes sense! Jake, on that note I made a spring fuller to do job and put in on my- you guessed it, treadle hammer. Trust me your are going to love that brilliant little piece of equipment soooo much !!!!! As to the finish I went kinda crazy. I got the piece blasted then I painted it twice with a moisture curing paint used for undercoating trucks and heavy equipment. After that it has six coats of a GM paint with pearl in it and then six coats of Permalac.
Oh- by the by Jake take a look at the base of the sculpture. That is 1/4 inch plate forged COLD on the treadle hammer!!!! I just about crapped myself when I found it would do that- without killing me.
Okay- did I get everything? Talk to you all soon.
hey guys- thanks for all the
hey guys- thanks for all the kind remarks. I'll see if I can remember the questions. Adrian- the material is 1/4x2 flat bar that I bent and forged concave according to the opposite way it needed to move i.e. up or down. Don't know if that makes sense! Jake, on that note I made a spring fuller to do job and put in on my- you guessed it, treadle hammer. Trust me your are going to love that brilliant little piece of equipment soooo much !!!!! As to the finish I went kinda crazy. I got the piece blasted then I painted it twice with a moisture curing paint used for undercoating trucks and heavy equipment. After that it has six coats of a GM paint with pearl in it and then six coats of Permalac.
Oh- by the by Jake take a look at the base of the sculpture. That is 1/4 inch plate forged COLD on the treadle hammer!!!! I just about crapped myself when I found it would do that- without killing me.
Okay- did I get everything? Talk to you all soon.