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I've liked metal sculpture from an early age and this could be the reason. Some time around 1980, give or take a few years, my Dad made one of these for me. I still have it on my desk at work (see pic below.) I'd often thought of making one for my son, but hadn't got around to it. Thanks to Instructables Kinetic Sculpture Contest, I've finally been motivated enough to do it.
This sculpture is made from stainless steel TIG rod with brass bar for the weights. You could use any materials for this and it can be scaled up or down and still work. It requires no motors, batteries, electronics, or magnets. Also, this could be a woman, boy, girl, polar bear, or whatever form you prefer.
This Instructable is entered in the Kinetic Sculpture Contest, Dremel Contest and Epilog Contest, so please rate it and vote if you like it. If you make one of your own, please post pictures in the comments.
This sculpture is made from stainless steel TIG rod with brass bar for the weights. You could use any materials for this and it can be scaled up or down and still work. It requires no motors, batteries, electronics, or magnets. Also, this could be a woman, boy, girl, polar bear, or whatever form you prefer.
This Instructable is entered in the Kinetic Sculpture Contest, Dremel Contest and Epilog Contest, so please rate it and vote if you like it. If you make one of your own, please post pictures in the comments.
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Here's what I used:
3/32" stainless steel TIG rod (2 18" pieces should do)
3/4" brass round bar (I used 2 pieces, app. 1 1/8" long)
Bandsaw
TIG welder
Lathe
Wire cutters
Dremel
The body of the man and the bar is formed from the TIG rod. Any stiff rod or wire could be used for this, even a wire coat hanger.
The bandsaw was used for cutting the brass bar. A hacksaw would suffice.
The lathe was used to face the ends of the brass bar and drill them. Depending on what materials you're using and how you're attaching them, this step could be skipped.
The Dremel was used for everything else - deburring the ends of the rods, polishing the welds, cleaning up the brass, etc.
The TIG welder was used to weld all the parts together. This could be MIG welded, brazed, soldered, or epoxied.
With the exception of the welding, all of these tools could be replaced with one Dremel. However, since I have all of the above tools, I used them instead. Also, I've been wanting to take some cool lathe pictures and this was a good excuse.
3/32" stainless steel TIG rod (2 18" pieces should do)
3/4" brass round bar (I used 2 pieces, app. 1 1/8" long)
Bandsaw
TIG welder
Lathe
Wire cutters
Dremel
The body of the man and the bar is formed from the TIG rod. Any stiff rod or wire could be used for this, even a wire coat hanger.
The bandsaw was used for cutting the brass bar. A hacksaw would suffice.
The lathe was used to face the ends of the brass bar and drill them. Depending on what materials you're using and how you're attaching them, this step could be skipped.
The Dremel was used for everything else - deburring the ends of the rods, polishing the welds, cleaning up the brass, etc.
The TIG welder was used to weld all the parts together. This could be MIG welded, brazed, soldered, or epoxied.
With the exception of the welding, all of these tools could be replaced with one Dremel. However, since I have all of the above tools, I used them instead. Also, I've been wanting to take some cool lathe pictures and this was a good excuse.
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What a pity some people feel they need to make a smart remark on every comment they make
About 40 years ago, we made something like
that with some wood.
You used your belt as the balancing mechanism.
Oh, I think your back drop needs some ironing! lol