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hammered finish on aluminum plate?
HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! |
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I'd try a needle gun. Best would be a large die covered with spots
of hard-faced weld, in a small power hammer, but that would cost you a lot of money to get set up. - GWE Ben Carter wrote: HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! |
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I've seen hammer-finishes AL faced Formica...think slick as to how to pass
it off. (top posted for your convenience) "Ben Carter" wrote in message news:60277.141.151.190.42.1105638297.squirrel@141. 151.190.42... HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! |
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In article . 190.42,
"Ben Carter" wrote: HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! How about a (rented) vibratory soil compactor with an appropriately contoured plate clamped onto the bottom? -- B.B. --I am not a goat! thegoat4 at airmail dot net http://web2.airmail.net/thegoat4/ |
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B.B. wrote:
In article . 190.42, "Ben Carter" wrote: HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! How about a (rented) vibratory soil compactor with an appropriately contoured plate clamped onto the bottom? I like this. Sounds like a 'Tim the Toolman Taylor' kind of solution'. Ken. -- http://www.rupert.net/~solar Return address supplied by 'spammotel' http://www.spammotel.com |
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"Ben Carter" wrote in message
news:60277.141.151.190.42.1105638297.squirrel@141. 151.190.42... | | HELP! | | I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. | | I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... | | thanks! I've seen chains used for this. Get some exercise to boot! |
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Hey Ben,
WOW!! That's a BIIIIGGG door. Is it a "door "now", or will you do the aluminum and then apply it? How many individual panels make up the cover? If it is already skinned, I'd be very concerned about how much you will be stretching the metal with the peaning. And for sure it will be warped and buckled when you're done. I wonder if the customer would go for a pattern created with a disc sander or "engine turning" design? Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell, Ontario. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:44:57 -0500 (EST), "Ben Carter" wrote: HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! |
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Ken Davey wrote: B.B. wrote: In article . 190.42, "Ben Carter" wrote: HELP! I've been asked to create an applied door covering using 1/8" aluminum plate. The (important) client strongly desires a real hammered finish. Anyone done this on anything large? I've only done it to jewelry and small sculpture. I'd probably weld an old ball peen head onto an impact chisel bit and go nuts if someone doesn't stop me! The door is 42' x 8' 10" and done on both sides so it should probably be some kind of tool... thanks! How about a (rented) vibratory soil compactor with an appropriately contoured plate clamped onto the bottom? I like this. Sounds like a 'Tim the Toolman Taylor' kind of solution'. Sometimes Tim has good ideas. :-) Make a square frame that the platten will fit into. Put in 1 layer of ball bearings, a steel plate on top of that. Insert the compactor on the plate, and let her rip. It might be a little noisy. :-) -- Gary A. Gorgen | "From ideas to PRODUCTS" | Tunxis Design Inc. | Cupertino, Ca. 95014 |
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