How to Shape Metal to Give It Life - Kevin Caron
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- From www.kevincaron.com - Artist Kevin Caron shows how to use an oxygen-acetylene welder torch to give sculptures life ....
Caron fires up his oxygen-acetylene torch to bend some cactus. "When you have flame, you can do anything," he says. He's shaping some Cactus Caramias, the playful desert plants he creates with posts and balls, and he wants to give it a little more life by bending the posts a bit. He's using a rosebud tip on his oxygen-acetylene torch, which is hooked up to the oxygen and acetylene tanks, which are also used for welding and cutting. The rosebud, however, is a heating tip. It has a number of small holes in its end instead of a single flame. This gives you a broader area of flame so you can heat up an area more quickly. Caron is going to heat up the pipes so he can bend them by hand, giving them some shape and movement. He puts on his dark glasses for safety, adjusts his flame, then picks one spot and let it get red hot. Then he moves up and down, finally getting the whole pipe hot enough so he can bend it. He prevents burning through by continuing to move the flame around. The dark glasses help him see where it is getting a nice red-orange glow. Once you get the metal hot enough, it's very easy to bend - it doesn't take much pressure at all. Then you just move up to the next post. While he's bending, he wants to give it enough movement to keep it interesting, and he's also thinking about transporting the artwork. He bends out the post he is working on a little, then bends it off to the side a little and back at the same time, so it's almost like a corkscrew. Meanwhile, with the smaller posts, he tries to keep it as much as possible in the footprint of the base - he can always adjust them when he delivers the piece by taking the oxygen-acetylene set up with him. Once he gets to the top ball and post, it's hot, so he needs a pair of pliers. As he goes up each string of balls and posts, he's trying to bend each one at least two directions at the same time. On the one he is working on, he bent the metal a little out (to get some clearance), then a little over, then that way, and the next were the two opposite ways so that when you look at the sculpture from any direction, you always see a little movement. Just having fun, Caron says .... For more how-to videos, visit www.kevincaron.com
If you are talking about the green stand on the left at the beginning of the video, that is an "English Wheel". It is used for larger more flowing curves like a car fender or hood.
Thank you..
See you soon....
Yeah, getting ready for the big show in November....
Thank you from the both of us!!
She actually had two welders when I meet her. She is a keeper for sure..
kevin i just found a few of your videos tonight and i watched a couple of them. I just want to say you seem like a real nice person, i love your videos and the way you teach and explain things makes people want to listen and learn more keep up the good work. your really talented. myself im just getting back into stick welding i can mig and stick, and want to become certified.
I wish I had been an artist. You get to play with fantastic kit and produce great stuff that people buy. I should have paid more attention in art class.
What a difference multi bending does for the piece. Thanks again for another great video!
Bill
Nice Job Kev
Will do, still having fun!!
I really like all of your vids Kevin..keep 'em coming!
Thank you for those kind words!
Welcome back to welding.!
Really give them a life its a beuatifull your hand work kevin thank you
Nice job Kevin .
You are welcome!
would like to see more O/A vids (for newbs who may want to get into it)... IE which gas to turn on/off first, other precautions, how long a setup last before refill, cost of refill, how long OA tips last, etc.
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Never too late to start Eddie!!
I started at the age of 46!
Funny how just a few bends can change it from geometric to organic. Thanks, Kev. And, of course, The Voice...
Sure, let me work on that one.
Thanks for the suggestion.
very nice and amazing
with my best regards
Thank you!
I got these through King Metals online. They are new only.
l like the 2 bend reasoning,
The little ones will be rust, but the big one may get painted. Not sure yet.
ugg .. fire good .. preeeety!
another informative video, thanks Kevin
can you go into how to get the best flame for different tasks one day?
very good work!!!!!!
Very cool! Thanks!
tube stock 1/8 inch wall.
You bet!
Thanks for the tip.
And yes , the balls are from King.
great artist!!!!i love your job!!!
I want to start making art with my everlast welder. Maybe I can make a career out of it who knows?
really liked this vid i have a torch like that and its so versatile even melts for casting. could you tell us about the small wheeled things in the back do they have gears ?
Hey Kevin, did you, er, make your own balls? Spin or form halves? Purchase? Thanks!
Just gave that nice man a credit card number and he shipped a whole box to me. Check King Architectural Metal online.
are the balls from king or where are you getting them? You can save a little cleanup of the scale from heating by wiping the heat affected areas with a rag and oil as they cool they blend in as a transition no cleanup unless u want a shine ;)
Yea! O/A! :-) Making a cactus forest?
Do you buy the hot stamped ones or just the regular steel type? Hot stamped are cheaper but wonder if they'll weld?
Regarding the rosebud, I assume you still set a neutral flame? Love all your videos!! Would like a video on how to market and price metal artwork.
Yes, the rose bud runs a neutral flame. As for a marketing video, you will have to talk to the Voice on that one. She handles all of that office stuff.
the pricing aspect cant be easy
Can you please show us how you made the round balls on your sculpture thank you
generally what sources are good for used balls like those ? or are they new .
Are the spheres hollow or solid that you have in the sculpture? Also do you make those or purchase them somewhere
Hollow steel spun metal balls. Google "King Metals".
Thank you Kevin.
I have done a few others already.
Check out my playlists for more....
Kevin, is that tube or solid stock?
Looking good
Kevin , where do you get the steel spheres / balls?
Kevin, nice vids, do you buy or make all those spheres
Whats finish will you use or just keep it raw steel
how much do you sell those cactuses for?
I have tried metal spinning but no luck so far.
Easier to hand over the credit card and keep working....
your welcome bro soon see you ! :)
ytube keeps unscribbin me
And this months award for the worst audio on youtube goes to....