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12:33 am
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April 22, 2010
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I have been really interested in mixing machining and blacksmithing.
One is so organic and instinctual and right brain, the other so precise, mathematical, and left brain.
I have found that when you machine pieces of iron, then heat em up and forge em, you get some really interesting results that are neither and both, and I am pretty addicted to the process.
some pics-
They show slots and grooves cut both across the piece, and lengthwise, and then twisted.
Variations on the old pineapple twist, mostly.
Sometimes I taper a piece first, hot, then shim it up in the milling machine vise, and mill slots in it, then hot twist it.
4:34 am
March 18, 2010
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You sure do some cool stuff Ries. I'd hate to see what the inside of your mind looks like, probably pretty scary! I actually enjoy seeing you push into new areas. Although your work defies catagoreizing, that machine work often gives a bit of a Art Deco flavor. Really love to see more of your work. You might even consider putting in an album or two........or three......or...
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
7:07 pm
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November 8, 2010
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Ries- That electro-polish is the shnizzle. Cool work, definately.
They only remember you when you SCREW UP~!!!
8:26 pm
Ries;294 wrote: I have been really interested in mixing machining and blacksmithing.
One is so organic and instinctual and right brain, the other so precise, mathematical, and left brain.I have found that when you machine pieces of iron, then heat em up and forge em, you get some really interesting results that are neither and both, and I am pretty addicted to the process.
some pics-
They show slots and grooves cut both across the piece, and lengthwise, and then twisted.
Variations on the old pineapple twist, mostly.
Sometimes I taper a piece first, hot, then shim it up in the milling machine vise, and mill slots in it, then hot twist it.
Excellent work!
John
9:28 pm
November 4, 2010
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Very cool! But Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor? Now that's scary.
10:49 pm
August 14, 2010
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Matt Bower;4277 wrote: Very cool! But Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor? Now that's scary.
I can't get Mickey's here, thus it causes me to yearn for the carefree, halcyon days of yore.
Ries, that is some very clever stuff. I really like the effect of the plastic deformation on the machined surfaces, combining some of the best of both worlds.
Have you terrified the folks over on Practical Machinist with it yet?
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