Giant Steel Skeleton Hand (and coat rack)

Step 3 Make the palm of the hand

I made the palm slightly curved for looks. This was a little trickier than a totally flat palm. First line up the hex nuts in rows as shown. Weld together each row flat. Then weld one row to the next while holding at a slight angle to get a curved palm.

Comments

[ebend12]

As a experience welder myself I would suggest you get a nice thick slab of steel to weld on and various steel bars, especially if you plan to move up to a welding process that takes both hands (i.e. oxy-acetylene or TIG). Ground to the slab and use the heavy bars to hold your pieces in place. Yes I know htat there are situations where this is very inconvenient but knowing what to use when is how to do anything properly

[1twopass]

Some of the hardware you are using looks galvanized. It should be soaked in a mix of water an Muriatic acid ( also known as Hydrochloric acid ) for a minute or two. It is toxic to breathe in the fumes of galvanized hardware. Your welds will look much better too.