http://www.artmetal.com/tags/material_choice The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eric12345/2009/07/polished_stainless_steel_wethervanes <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><SPAN class="inline left"><A href="/images/other_metal_gallery/eric12345/2009/07/boogie_boarder"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Boogie boarder" height="108" alt="Boogie boarder" src="http://www.artmetal.com/files/images/IMG_6344.thumbnail.jpg" width="144"></A><SPAN class="caption"><STRONG>Boogie boarder</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="inline left"><A href="/images/other_metal_gallery/eric12345/2009/07/surfer_weathervane"><IMG class="image thumbnail" title="Surfer weathervane" height="81" alt="Surfer weathervane" src="http://www.artmetal.com/files/images/IMG_4137.thumbnail.JPG" width="144"></A><SPAN class="caption"><STRONG>Surfer weathervane</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN>Hi to you all at artmetal am new too posting and relatively new to metal sculpture. There is some great work on this site and what I do is amateur at best.With more knowledge and experience I hope it can leed to bigger and better.You have to start somewhere. The weather vanes are related to watersport images(windsurfing,kitesurfing,surfing images) done in a silhouette using sheet1.2mm,3mm up to 10mm rod all polished to good as I can get. Currently using 316 as the material is alredy in shed but as I replace this I was wandering if I could use 304? I am also wandering what finish to order the material as I am aware various finishes are avilable?The main aim is to keep the costs down.I am aiming on a high level on my polished finish.Nothing like the reflection of the sun being cast across the yard as the vane spins in the sun.</p> <br class="clear-both" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eric12345/2009/07/polished_stainless_steel_wethervanes">read more</a></p> http://www.artmetal.com/blog/eric12345/2009/07/polished_stainless_steel_wethervanes#comment Material choice metal finishing Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:54:01 -0500 ERIC12345 8514 at http://www.artmetal.com