Sunday, February 8, 2009

Its a Sign - Part II

The outdoor sign is complete and hung! Follow along:

Here is John Wright Hall of Copper-Hall using a plasma cutter to cut the design that I traced onto the metal:

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John watches as Brad Arnold takes his turn at the torch:
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How about a video? Steady hands John!
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Pretty Sparks:
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Close up of cutting the design:
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John and Brad display the finished plate:
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Now to grind the backside smooth:
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1" iron is heated and bent to follow the profile of the brick on front of the building
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Spacemen weld the iron band to the plate:
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Closeup of the band. That's one hot joint!
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Smokin!
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The finished piece:
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Welding the final piece of iron work on top of the building:
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The bracket is afixed - (thanks to a couple of brave souls):
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John adjusts the sign for level:
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How's it look from down there Brad?
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Well done guys! I highly recommend Copper-Hall if you need any kind of artistic metalwork:

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And the final product:
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Next project????

1 comment:

Chandler Pritchett said...

wow! that's some beautiful signage!