Art & Inspiration #####Friday Art Show - 2011, Issue 2#####

Just finished another one...paints still wet!

 

Couple of my drawings, done with Copic markers, pencil and some fineliner.

Blues Brothers is in A3 size, so didn't fit my scanner, sorry for bad pic.

 

ok here goes
You need a hammer, a hard surface, drills, some reasonable sized round bar, needle file, wet and dry and chrome polish!!

place on it's edge on the hard surface...I'm using the back of a vice, tap the edge and turn slightly after each hit...do not thump it one as that will bend the coin out of shape..please note the glass of white wine is very important!!LOL



you can see from this how the edge is getting wider!!



the coin may get out of true as shown here...


use round bar (or as I did a old, big ass masonary drill) to flatten it back..you may have to do this several times!!
when you have the width of the coin about right.....drill the centre out



to make the ring bigger (diameter) place on the round bar, support on end and tap and turn the ring as before Yep I have used an old drill again!!



continue doing this till you get it to the right size...the inside of the ring is going to be sharp...it will cut you....if you push the ring on to your finger when its just a bit too small it's gona get stuck....trust me on this!!LOL

carefully file the sharp bits out the centre and give it a going over, inside and outside with wet and dry,
polish with chrome cleaner



I have only made a couple and havn't yet managed to save the writing on the inside....but it is possible....there is also a second method that means you get the wording on the outside and the inside....gona give that a go and ill post the results!!

BUT give this ago and your better halfs will love you...trust me on that!!

 

My uncle made one for my Grandmother just after WW2. Used an Australian coin. I think he said they 'beat' it out with a spoon.

 

here ya go.

 

All good work guys. Keep it up. Brett it's looking good man. Glad to see everybody is doin their thing.

 

Your avatar definitely suggests that you're a hopeless romantic

P.S. Cool ring

 

"Niiii...cccc...eee!"

 

A bit of welding art on the back of my VW rod.

 

Thats cool, I am interested in seeing the updated versions as well!

 

you are forgivin. i happen to think it was one badass hot rod. you know what opinions are like, don't you ?

 

its not a stude. its a dodge. i made the eyebrows over the headlights.so they're not chevy. and for what its worth, i never liked the scoop either.i sold it a couple of years ago .and he's happy.

 

Yea! I one in high school study class with a newer copper/nickel quarter and smacked it with a spoon about a million times, then drilled it and polished it. You could read everything very clearly but by the time i peened over the letters and drilled it, it would only fit my pinkie. Im not a pinky ring guy.

I think to get good results you need a striking object that is fairly soft with a convex face (a spoon) and take your time especially with an old silver quarter because silver is much softer than the copper/nickel alloy quarters.

 

Good Friday Art Show this week. Haven't been here in a while, here's something new I put together recently.
A little grille work.

 

Great show everyone. Another shop floor scrap that caught my eye today. Measures about 2" x 3". Customcory stuff.

 

A sketch I did a few years ago of a '36 three window I bought just to get the rumble seat hinges for my '35 coupe. As I remember, I paid about $35 for it.
Ron

 

you can do it with a spoon no probs...but it does take a long time!!

 

Cory- sharp as a tack, that looks keen.

1- I dig hot rods.
2- I dig fogging.
3- Into this pic was inserted a woman. Usually too hurried to do so.

Maybe Weez saw my stuff when he was a kid.

 

That would be hard! But your just the man to do it.Looks AWESOME!

 

I love your response! Keep the fogging AND the women! Lord knows he's not the first person to paint hot rods and women,and fogging, I did kind of think the same thing though, but I am also a Spoggie fan! By the way,is anyone else's kids pounding on quarters tonight? My 9 year old Wade thought that was awesome and he's got my railroad tie and a hammer in the living room,beatin' on a quarter!

 

x2 - Thanks Sambo- GaryC nails it..

 

Didn't know if you're aware of this;http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=426715

 

wow i am in love with that rear

 

Truck concept:

 

Hey all, I do not get a chance to post much over here but thought you might like this. Just finished this up for Greg at Extreme Powder Coating. Who says a long bed can't be cool!

 

Did this for a kid who's granddad got him a field fresh 49. Sure, he's 9, but can't hurt to start em young right?

 

nice....

 

great stuff everyone this one is not done yet but what the hell here it is the pictures in the background are some of my paint work on some bikes

 

KOOL! The dinner rolls kind of spoil the mood though.

 

Carter! great truck! The scallops and warn paint are great! Makes me want to write a check for a guy in town with a red and white '66 Chevy much like your blue one.

Dart! Cool Chevy!

Rust never sleeps! It hits the beach!