welderjoe Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 i,m joe, a retired welder, i built myself a small workshop in my garden, and as a hobby, i now make replica " dinosaur" skeletons from steel and stainless steel !i thought you might appreciate how much time/ effort goes into making them !,firstly all parts are " hand cut and shaped" on my anvil mostly, going off pictures of the real thing i then try to work out how many bones etc are say in the ribcage and so on, all joints are fully welded/ de burred and polished, and are then sprayed with a protective metal laquer ," the t.rex" i made was heated to a point where the carbon molecules in the steel "exite" turning the steel into the colours you see!, again then sprayed with a protective laquer, i do have more pics of other stuff which i will show later. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Moved to PALEO-RECREATIONS. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I love these, they're gorgeous! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Hello, and welcome to the forum! I am a current welder and find your creations, pretty cool! Dave I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Welcome to the forum! These look great! On 8/29/2022 at 1:18 PM, welderjoe said: " the t.rex" i made was heated to a point where the carbon molecules in the steel "exite" turning the steel into the colours you see! The lovely hues aren't due to excitation, rather the variation in the thickness of a thin oxide layer that forms over the heated steel - a phenomenon called "thin-film interference." The "excitement" you refer to does produce a visible effect when with the metal is glowing hot - known as incandescence. "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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