Prop Making and Set Building

Monday 27 April 2015

Metal Snake



Metal snake I used by cutting out a side of 3mm square tube. With the rectangle produced, I cut notches along it's length and curled them, creating loops.












Thursday 9 April 2015

Tube to Plate Welding and Testing


Some pipe to plate practice for college. 



I then cut it open so I could see the penetration into the metal.








I then cut the weld into 4 pieces, then tested the welds by hammering them.





I was using 3mm steel, so maybe not the best thickness to test the welds due to the easy bending. But they held it out so far.

Thursday 26 March 2015

Vertical T-Fillet Weld

Some very sexy vertical MIG welding I did at college. A t-fillet done with a triangle motion, penetrating whilst capping at the same time.



Metal Flower

Metal flower I made using 1mm sheet steel scraps, tubing and nails. I bent/curved the leaves using a combination of vice and anvil.




Tuesday 3 March 2015

Sheet Metal Rose So Far

Something I've wanted to do for a while, so started this rose today. Made by cutting and bending 1mm sheet steel into pieces then welded together.

Sunday 22 February 2015

Harrods February Window Display

Finishing and brief spray painting and metalwork I did for models going into Harrod's London store.

Thursday 12 February 2015

V for Vendetta Mask Mould

Fibreglass mould I made from a plastic Guy Fawkes/V for Vendetta mask. Ivory pigment in the gel coat. Nice colour, wish I'd used it on the lay up instead. I had already applied blue PVA and wax to the mould when I took this picture.