Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!

[Tank]

Bloody hell!!! 

[jumbojak]

[hermes2015]

That's beautiful. Monochromatic shots can be very effective.

[billy rubin]

you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century

[jumbojak]

you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century

I was thinking about this the other day. I bet some Damascus plates would be really cool for this. If I had the time I would fire up my forge and have a go at it.

[hermes2015]

you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century

Thank you. You are of course correct: it is shamelessly in the style of Alexander Calder, who invented mobiles of this type.

[hermes2015]

I was thinking about this the other day. I bet some Damascus plates would be really cool for this. If I had the time I would fire up my forge and have a go at it.

I have a few hundred of those elliptical profiles lying in a corner of the factory. It would be a shame to send them to the recycling company, so I would be grateful if you could suggest some uses for them.

[jumbojak]

Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

[hermes2015]

Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

[Tank]

If you wanted a big display you could drill a hole by the edge of the long axis and mount them on hooks on a matrix or pattern, say a tree, and let the wind move them. You could leave them plain or colour them to suit.

[jumbojak]

Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.

[hermes2015]

Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.

Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.

I think the metal skin is only about 0.5mm thick, so not very robust to hammering. During assembly they use some specialized epoxies, so I have access to those. To be honest, I am not very inspired to spend too much time on this, because I am working on some other ideas at the moment. There are so many other shapes of off-cuts of stainless steel and solid aluminium available, that I think I should rather try to use some of those. I have an idea for a lifesize stainless steel poolside sculpture for my daughter's house, but the factory is very busy at the moment and I can't schedule time on the CNC to cut the profiles I need. I am not able to operate it on my own over the weekend. This a rendering of my idea.

[jumbojak]

I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

[hermes2015]

I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

I'll see whether I can pluck up the courage. It is pretty intimidating with its 4 meter bed size. I think I'll just give the operator the files for the profiles when things calm down a bit!

[jumbojak]

I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

I'll see whether I can pluck up the courage. It is pretty intimidating with its 4 meter bed size. I think I'll just give the operator the files for the profiles when things calm down a bit!

Do it! You'll learn something new and the size doesn't need to intimidate you. You're a smart guy. With a little guidance you'd be up and running in no time.