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Infinity Cube Table - Everything Metal and Wood. Design: I have created a SketchUp for this project.

Infinity Cube Table - Everything Metal and Wood

SketchUp is a free online 3D design tool. I’m happy to provide this to anyone, just send me a note @ Contact Me. This project is one of the main reasons I decided to start this site. I couldn’t find plans or dimensions anywhere and had piece together Reddit comments to get what I needed. The end result is a really cool piece with lots to learn about miters and heat distortion. Disclaimer: My original idea for the design did indeed come from Reddit and this thread.

I decided to modify this for a slightly smaller, more compact end product. The Design The first step is to figure out the dimensions you’d like. I decided to use 1.5″ square tubing for this. Solder. Faux Tin Tiles Tutorial. How to make beautiful faux tin tiles with just a disposable aluminum cookie sheet!

Faux Tin Tiles Tutorial

Recycled crafts are one of my specialties. Embossing disposable cookie sheets is an easy technique and creates amazing art. Beautiful faux tin tiles! Want to know how? This fun project is one of the most popular craft ideas on the Sitcom! I’m always on the look out for interesting things to make out of the unexpected. (3) Ultimate Tensegrity Table Build- Steel & Glass. How to Cast Silver and Gold Jewellery using the Delft Clay casting system. Ковка . Кованая Чешуя дракона.Blacksmith.Dragon scale forging.

Turning Trash into CASH!!! $5 Rusty Axe Restoration. Carving a Skull onto a Penny from Start to Finish. Making a Spinner Ring from Two Coins. (2) How to make a gorgeous mixed metal braided ring. Steel Manufacturing Process – Mixer Direct. How to Make a Ring from a Silver Spoon - Part 1 (Coin Ring) (2) Basic Silver Smithing Making a bezel style ring Part 1. (2) Basic Silver Smithing Making a bezel style ring Part 2. (2) Basic Silver Smithing Making a bezel style ring Part 3. (2) Making and setting bezels for silver necklaces [Beginner’s Guide] (2) How to make beautiful vintage style silver jewelry. [ Using Labradorite ] (2) Miao Silver Making.

Interesting Facts About Metal Alloys. Chances are you often encounter metal alloys in your everyday life in the form of jewelry, cookware, tools, and most other items made of metal.

Interesting Facts About Metal Alloys

Examples of alloys include white gold, sterling silver, brass, bronze, and steel. Here are some interesting facts about metal alloys. Facts About Common Alloys An alloy is a blend of two or more metals. The blend can form a solid solution or can be a simple mixture, depending on the size of the crystals that form and how homogeneous the alloy is. Although sterling silver is an alloy consisting mainly of silver, many alloys with the word "silver" in their names are only silver in color.

Brass is an alloy consisting primarily of copper and zinc. Facts About Special Alloys These alloys have interesting properties: The Inventor of Mass-Producing Steel Henry Bessemer. Sir Henry Bessemer, an Englishman, invented the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively in the 19th century.

The Inventor of Mass-Producing Steel Henry Bessemer

It was an essential contribution to the development of modern day skyscrapers. The First System for Manufacturing Steel An American, William Kelly, initially held a patent for "a system of air blowing the carbon out of pig iron," a method of steel production known as the pneumatic process. Air was blown through molten pig iron to oxidize and remove unwanted impurities. Miniature Keyring Bear Trap Made With No Soldering or Welds. Lost Wax Casting: 23 Steps. AdWords We use AdWords to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AdWords.

Lost Wax Casting: 23 Steps

Ads are based on both AdWords data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AdWords has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AdWords to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Dragon handmade 18KT gold ring. Gold Inlay Technique- Tapered Gold Line Inlay. Steampunk Cigarette Сase How to Make DIY 2# Casting a Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum (Cast #043) Making copper the ancient way. Meteorite sword. Sal ammoniac - Wikipedia. It typically forms as encrustations formed by sublimation around volcanic vents and is found around volcanic fumaroles, guano deposits and burning coal seams.

Sal ammoniac - Wikipedia

Associated minerals include sodium alum, native sulfur and other fumarole minerals. Notable occurrences include Tajikistan; Mount Vesuvius, Italy; and Parícutin, Michoacan, Mexico. Uses[edit] Sal ammoniac has also been used in the past in bakery products to give cookies a very crisp texture, but that application is rapidly dying from the general disuse of it as an ingredient. However, in some areas of Europe, particularly Nordic countries and the Netherlands, it is still widely used in the production of salty licorice candy known as Salmiak, or Salmiakki.[7] Sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride) was the electrolyte in Leclanche cells, a forerunner of the dry battery; a carbon rod and a zinc rod or cylinder formed the electrodes. References[edit] External links[edit] Watch the Tiny Moving Scenes in This Shark Submarine Sculpture. Fine artist and self-described master hoarder Nemo Gould conjures up fantastic sculptures made entirely of found objects.

Watch the Tiny Moving Scenes in This Shark Submarine Sculpture

Rich wood and gleaming chrome catch the eye as they cycle through their kinetic loops, while tentacles and antennae extend in a playful fashion like a sci-fi comic book come to life. Knife Making 4x - Tempering Colors Experiment. Making a Wood Carving Knife with NO Power Tools! Easy DIY Knife Making Project. Youtube.

The secret world of the japanese swordsmith. Don't Build a Metal Foundry Until you See This First. Scrap Metal Supercars (12 Photos) Over the last 5 years, the Gallery of Steel Figures in Pruszków, Poland has invited artists from around the world to participate in collaborative project to turn scrap metal into art.

Scrap Metal Supercars (12 Photos)

Using found materials from a local scrapyard, these artists have recreated a Mercedes 300 SL, Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador, Maserati GranTurismo and Ferrari 250 GTO. The attention to detail and commitment to accurately replicating the original is most impressive and can be seen in the interior photos, the curves of the car and even the exposed engine of the Bugatti. Watts Towers – Los Angeles, California. The Watts Towers in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, are a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m).

Watts Towers – Los Angeles, California

The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato ("Sam" or "Simon") Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954. The work is a superb example of non-traditional vernacular architecture. The Towers are located near (and visible from) the 103rd Street-Kenneth Hahn Station of the Metro Rail LACMTA Blue Line.

The sculptures' armatures are constructed from steel pipes and rods, wrapped with wire mesh, and coated with mortar. The main supports are embedded with pieces of porcelain, tile, and glass. Make a ring with a coin in home (AMAZING) Recycled metal art plans. In today’s consumer society, the product life cycle is ever-shorter both because of poor production quality and the manufacturers’ intention to force you to replace bought product with a new „advanced“ one as soon as possible.

Recycled metal art plans

Such way of thinking, along with a growing number of people on the planet is cause that the huge amount of stuff is being thrown away, although it can be repaired and used, or it can be disassembled and then some of the parts can be used again. Wealthier societies have developed various types of recycling, but since majority of people live in less developed societies, the lack of recycling and lack of citizens’ awareness are causing an enormous pollution of the planet. Fortunately, awareness about material recycling grows throughout the planet. Cut metal art pieces quickly - Torchmate CNC Plasma Cutters. Metal Art Moonshiner Metalworks. Forging Animal Heads with Bill Epps. Blacksmith - Making Ramshead Poker.mov. Turning a old Hammer in to an Adze by Blacksmithing.