How to make a sculpture out of coins...? part2
After posting here and receiving loads of usefull info i'm at it again
asking for more info about silver soldering. The project i'm working on involves making a pair of lifesize hands out of euro coins. I initally was going to cast straight to bronze as this is just a small part of another sculpture which is made of wood....but now i'm going to try this. So far i'm thinking of making the fingers out of cylinders of coins drilled and threaded with wire and soldered together. These will attach and extend to the flat hand part which will be filled in and then on to the wrist which will be made from two cylinders. So I'll have five wires with coins threaded on going to 2 wires for wrist. After advice from previous post i think i will silver solder the coins together. I have 6 months experience as a jewler so am no a complete newbie but am quite rusty. Heres my list of Whats...? What to fill in the big gaps with...maybe some metal poxy....? What silver solder torch...? I think it should be bigger than the small pen ones as the end sculpture will be quite big and will need loads of heat.....am i right there...? What type of silver solder....flat plate, wire...? what strength....hard i suppose....? What wire for wireframe structure....? Many thanks to all who helped me out so far.... |
How to make a sculpture out of coins...? part2
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How to make a sculpture out of coins...? part2
How about soft wire and small springs. The sculpture could then be shaped
into endless configurations. "Rex B" wrote in message ... wrote: What to fill in the big gaps with...maybe some metal poxy....? Coins, cut to fit What wire for wireframe structure....? Piano wire from the hobby shop - 3-ft lengths, stiff, yet bendable, takes solder well. |
How to make a sculpture out of coins...? part2
"Rex B" wrote in message
... Piano wire from the hobby shop - 3-ft lengths, stiff, yet bendable, takes solder well. Go with coat hangers- needs to be cleaned up before it'll solder, but it's a lot softer than hard-assed piano wire of the same dimensions. If you just want a flimsy, thin armature, light gauge piano wire would be the way to go. Tim -- Deep Fryer: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms |
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