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Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such
an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here would get a kick out of: https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28 It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character. It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a couple small drain holes. Doug White |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
Doug White wrote:
My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here would get a kick out of: https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28 It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character. It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a couple small drain holes. Consider: 1) Penetrol 2) Future Acrylic Floor Treatment (was/is sold under Pledge, too) -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:09:05 GMT, (Doug White)
wrote: My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here would get a kick out of: https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28 It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character. It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a couple small drain holes. Doug White Nyalic http://www.nyalic.com/about.html I think Everbrite is Nyalic. I can't find a reference now but I think I did discover that at one time when trying to get some Nyalic. Everbrite http://www.everbritecoatings.com/ |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:28:05 -0500, the infamous Don Foreman
scrawled the following: On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:09:05 GMT, (Doug White) wrote: My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here would get a kick out of: https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28 It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character. It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a couple small drain holes. Doug White Nyalic http://www.nyalic.com/about.html I think Everbrite is Nyalic. I can't find a reference now but I think I did discover that at one time when trying to get some Nyalic. Everbrite http://www.everbritecoatings.com/ That's the ungodly expensive (but good) stuff I was talking about. It doesn't look quite as expensive the second time around. -- You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you _can_ do something about its width and depth. -- Evan Esar |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
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In article , "Michael Koblic" wrote: Doug White wrote: My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here would get a kick out of: https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28 It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character. It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a couple small drain holes. Consider: 1) Penetrol Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive, not as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is this the same stuff? Doug White |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
Doug White wrote:
Consider: 1) Penetrol Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive, not as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is this the same stuff? I could not say. I bought mine about a year and a half ago. I got the hint from a metal sculpture discussion group where they seemed to like it. I have been using it but do not have a track record over years to show how good it is long-term. -- Michael Koblic, Campbell River, BC |
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In article , "Michael Koblic" wrote: Doug White wrote: Consider: 1) Penetrol Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive, not as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is this the same stuff? I could not say. I bought mine about a year and a half ago. I got the hint from a metal sculpture discussion group where they seemed to like it. I have been using it but do not have a track record over years to show how good it is long-term. Does that can say anything more specific than "Penetrol"? The only stuff Flood sells now is listed as "Oil-Based Paint Additive". I found a place in Australia that lists a version specifically for protective metal, but it apparently leaves a brown finish, and the US web site makes no mention of it. Thanks! Doug White |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:22:36 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: I've used Flowtrol and Penetrol to make wb/oil paints flow better, but I didn't know they could be used as a metal finish. I'll have to try that on my mower deck after a good pressure washing. Speaking of mowers, mine tried hara kiri last weekend. First, I heard the blade hit what I thought was a small branch from the tree overhead. It then immediately stopped the mower, turning out to be the steel brace between the front wheels, forming the curve at the front of the deck for the blade and holding the deck more steady at the wheels. Then I hit a large rock which sent the blade up into the deck itself, gouging a 2" long gash where it stuck. A punch and hammer freed it. Luckily the old B&S engine crankshaft had been bent many times before, so it didn't make any difference in the horrible vibration level. That $188 Wally World mower (a jan-u-wine Murray!) sure has paid for itself. If I weren't in the process of doing away with the lawns here, I might break down and buy a new one. You paid more than $25 for a mower? I never paid over $20 at one time in my life. Most of the time it is either free, or a couple bucks for a coffee. I currently have three working mowers (at least they worked when I ran them dry last November) and have $5 tied up in purchases plus maybe $35 in parts. I give mowers away when the need arises. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:51:34 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller
scrawled the following: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:22:36 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: I've used Flowtrol and Penetrol to make wb/oil paints flow better, but I didn't know they could be used as a metal finish. I'll have to try that on my mower deck after a good pressure washing. Speaking of mowers, mine tried hara kiri last weekend. First, I heard the blade hit what I thought was a small branch from the tree overhead. It then immediately stopped the mower, turning out to be the steel brace between the front wheels, forming the curve at the front of the deck for the blade and holding the deck more steady at the wheels. Then I hit a large rock which sent the blade up into the deck itself, gouging a 2" long gash where it stuck. A punch and hammer freed it. Luckily the old B&S engine crankshaft had been bent many times before, so it didn't make any difference in the horrible vibration level. That $188 Wally World mower (a jan-u-wine Murray!) sure has paid for itself. If I weren't in the process of doing away with the lawns here, I might break down and buy a new one. You paid more than $25 for a mower? I never paid over $20 at one time in my life. Most of the time it is either free, or a couple bucks for a coffee. I currently have three working mowers (at least they worked when I ran them dry last November) and have $5 tied up in purchases plus maybe $35 in parts. I give mowers away when the need arises. I generally buy a new one and never have real problems with them for a decade or so. That averages out well: less than $20 per year. Why buy/take on someone else's problems? I like to pull the cord once and have the beastie start for me. You? -- You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you _can_ do something about its width and depth. -- Evan Esar |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:55:46 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:51:34 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller scrawled the following: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:22:36 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: I've used Flowtrol and Penetrol to make wb/oil paints flow better, but I didn't know they could be used as a metal finish. I'll have to try that on my mower deck after a good pressure washing. Speaking of mowers, mine tried hara kiri last weekend. First, I heard the blade hit what I thought was a small branch from the tree overhead. It then immediately stopped the mower, turning out to be the steel brace between the front wheels, forming the curve at the front of the deck for the blade and holding the deck more steady at the wheels. Then I hit a large rock which sent the blade up into the deck itself, gouging a 2" long gash where it stuck. A punch and hammer freed it. Luckily the old B&S engine crankshaft had been bent many times before, so it didn't make any difference in the horrible vibration level. That $188 Wally World mower (a jan-u-wine Murray!) sure has paid for itself. If I weren't in the process of doing away with the lawns here, I might break down and buy a new one. You paid more than $25 for a mower? I never paid over $20 at one time in my life. Most of the time it is either free, or a couple bucks for a coffee. I currently have three working mowers (at least they worked when I ran them dry last November) and have $5 tied up in purchases plus maybe $35 in parts. I give mowers away when the need arises. I generally buy a new one and never have real problems with them for a decade or so. That averages out well: less than $20 per year. Why buy/take on someone else's problems? I like to pull the cord once and have the beastie start for me. You? I generally have to pull twice. Particularly the one I bought for $5 in 1990 - brought it home, dumped the water out of the gas tank, put in fresh gas and it started on the third pull. Think of all the fun I have tinkering with these little toys. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
Metal Sculpture & Domestic Tranquility
On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:03:42 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller
scrawled the following: On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:55:46 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:51:34 -0400, the infamous Gerald Miller scrawled the following: On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:22:36 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: I've used Flowtrol and Penetrol to make wb/oil paints flow better, but I didn't know they could be used as a metal finish. I'll have to try that on my mower deck after a good pressure washing. Speaking of mowers, mine tried hara kiri last weekend. First, I heard the blade hit what I thought was a small branch from the tree overhead. It then immediately stopped the mower, turning out to be the steel brace between the front wheels, forming the curve at the front of the deck for the blade and holding the deck more steady at the wheels. Then I hit a large rock which sent the blade up into the deck itself, gouging a 2" long gash where it stuck. A punch and hammer freed it. Luckily the old B&S engine crankshaft had been bent many times before, so it didn't make any difference in the horrible vibration level. That $188 Wally World mower (a jan-u-wine Murray!) sure has paid for itself. If I weren't in the process of doing away with the lawns here, I might break down and buy a new one. You paid more than $25 for a mower? I never paid over $20 at one time in my life. Most of the time it is either free, or a couple bucks for a coffee. I currently have three working mowers (at least they worked when I ran them dry last November) and have $5 tied up in purchases plus maybe $35 in parts. I give mowers away when the need arises. I generally buy a new one and never have real problems with them for a decade or so. That averages out well: less than $20 per year. Why buy/take on someone else's problems? I like to pull the cord once and have the beastie start for me. You? I generally have to pull twice. Particularly the one I bought for $5 in 1990 - brought it home, dumped the water out of the gas tank, put in fresh gas and it started on the third pull. Think of all the fun I have tinkering with these little toys. Yabbut, I'm still working for a living. Currently, I'm building a carport and reroofing my pump house roof, too. I don't have time to do Usenet, view por^H^H^HNetflix movies, email, read lotsa books, AND tinker much, but I'm happy for you. -- You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you _can_ do something about its width and depth. -- Evan Esar |
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