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twisting session today
Jaybird -
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 8:00pm
Other Metal Gallery  samples came out kinda kool, on left, 1" 1/2 sch. 40 with two 1/2" rounds. on right, 7/8" round with 1/2" round and 3/8" sq. Aw gee wonky willie, so many shapes and so little time. jay  mr bird, does big mama run
visitor -
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 4:37pm
mr bird, does big mama run on gas or diesel? also what can you do with square tube? mr. hutcherson » reply  green machine
Jaybird -
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 9:55pm
Mr jason, did'nt you know that all us folk in oreegun are tree hugin, fish lickin nature nazi types that would rather burn our SUVees than polute our breathin air with anything other than our own farts? No siree, not this country boy, its good old lecktrisity, made by that chemical weapons, garbage, coal burner just down the street. Gas and diesel, ohhh shame on you. As to your other question, mama loves sq. tube and will produce what the job requires. Candy cane twists are somewhat limited by wall thickness but can be done. Heated twists are more in demand because they are one of a kind. Put the torch to the piece while stressed and just watch it distort till you tell it to stop. Gives me goosebumps just thinkin about it. Done 3/4" sq. tube to a 13' long 10" x 10" x 5/16" wall pilar that went to some mall in colorado. jay » reply now hold on now
visitor -
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 7:48am
don't get me wrong, i like an suv fire just as much as the next guy i just don't hug as many trees cuz around here they tend to hug back (damn chemical testing). as to the gas and diesel thing i know a fella over near raleigh who is converting some of his heavy equipment over to burning methane, so he doesn't even pollute the air with his farts. of course the method of collection leaves a little to be desired. jason » reply play time
Jaybird -
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 3:15pm
Been playing with scrap agian, on left, 5/8" sq. with 1/2" round. next one is three 1/4" x 1 1/4" flats. Then two 1/4" x 1 1/4" flats with 5/8" sq. in middle. Far right is one 1/4" x 3" flat, two 1/4" x 2" flats, and two 1/4" x 1" flats. When the latter was twisted, the smaller pieces expanded like a basket because the 1/4 x 3 was getting shorter quicker. Then at 3 full twists, all pulled tight again, then my weld failed. Makes the old butt cheeks slap together pretty hard when that happens. jay » reply  Jaybird, you're
Paula -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7:01am
Jaybird, you're hilarious!...........have you posted a photo of big Mama? or did i miss that one? VERY impressive twists. » reply  The twisted experiments are
eligius1427 -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 9:40am
The twisted experiments are all really cool. My mind starts churning just looking at them. Great work. Jake Balcom » reply Hey Jake, how did I miss you
Jaybird -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 12:45pm
Hey Jake, how did I miss you this morning? OK, next piece will be, "Jake's piece" jay » reply Hi Jay, You know I had to
NELSON -
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 10:13pm
Hi Jay, » reply  Hey Jay! Twisting the wide
Fred Zweig -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7:59am
Hey Jay! Twisting the wide straps of metal will eventually result in a tube. Much like a the cylinder used on toilet paper. Not certain if you can achieve this with Big Mamma. The pieces I have made are on a much smaller scale. Best, Fred Zweig » reply Good morning Paula, Fred,
Jaybird -
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 9:36am
Good morning Paula, Fred, and Nelson my friend. Another wet, rainy day in the fine state of oregon. Between jobs at moment, so spending a little time with big mama, and she is a bit shy, paula, so a picture is unlikely, but if you look at " twisted metal " in the blogs, there is a pretty good profile of mama's girlish figure. Nelson my friend, the flow of electrons from one point to another gives mama her undeniable appeal to young, innocent pieces of steel that fall in to her grasp. And fred, I have twisted angle iron till it closed up into a cyl. but have not gone that far with flat bar. The amount of stress on the out side edges of the flat bar are unreal, and most times my weld fails at the jig, although any of the small profile flat bar, 3" and under, go quite easy. Going to play now, goodby. » reply |
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I would agree, very
I would agree, very cool
Paula
Guthrie, MN