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Bronze and Steel will always be a tantalizing combo.
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Bronze and Steel will always be a tantalizing combo.

Metalworking: welding, machining, casting·/u/mccallistersculpture·about 1 month ago
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The bronze parts were initially sculpted in clay, and then put through the process of mold making, and casting in bronze. The steel cage work is anywhere from 1/4” to 1/2” solid mild steel round stock bent into shape using Oxy/acetylene torch. The cage was kept thinner to create tension, because the cage alone would not be strong enough to carry the weight of the rock and be rigid enough for transport. The filled rock is hiding 1.5” sold round stock running up through the legs, and T’s out at the shoulders. Then 3/4-1” solid round stock runs to the hands. There’s a permanent weld attached to the spear for stability, but the shield is added with a male/female bolting mechanism inside the hands “grip handle”.

Titled “Prometheus”, he stands 9’ tall at the spear and weighs approximately 550lbs

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