Red Gong Black Ball

[metalmeltr]

One time I hd piece of steel ffall aginst our 80 gallon compressor and it made a very long low ring, bet one could make a cool gong.

[FormerTankSarge]

HF,

Always nice work!

[Hotfoot]

...Speaking of the "rivets", here is one I'm doing today. The "rivets" are just spot tacks with a 6013 rod...(fast and easy! I may leave this one silver, with the green original paint showing, topped with some black I have applied at the bottom. I can still do the Linseed oil, but not keep the heat on it, and it'll stay silver, although the oil does darken it a bit...or I could spray it with clear acrylic, which would result in a brighter silver, but does not hold up under the Texas sun anywhere near as well as the oil.

[vicegrip]

A good strong "in-line" wind, like we get........

And it'll be Gong with the Wind.

Here are a couple other views of the courtyard where my gongs hang.

I have a real rivit-welded tank,
see if I can get enough light for a pic.

VG

[Hotfoot]

Just reading about the mellow tone and long after tone put in a trance for the last couple of days!

Are you using the Cut 40 to cut the cylinders?

Bill

I use it to cut the propane ones, but for the thick gas cylinders prefer the band saw (up to 7" cylinders), or the razor-cut quality of the Cut Off wheels in an angle grinder...less cleanup than the plasma. My roller table jig thing continues to work very well.

[JimYo]

Nice work Hotfoot..
Jim

[Bill C2]

Just reading about the mellow tone and long after tone put in a trance for the last couple of days!

Are you using the Cut 40 to cut the cylinders?

Bill

[Hotfoot]

The gold colors are a process I stumbled into (I've yet to see anyone else doing it) using Linseed Oil and high heat, as are the black and the browns. Search earlier posts, where I have gone through that step-by-step. The reds are paints, usually applied before the heat, coated first with the oil. The finishes are quite durable outdoors.

[n8tureboy]

Very nice work. One question how are you getting those nice colors from the yellows to the light and dark reds? Paint or are you using something else?

Thanks.

[Hotfoot]

...or..'U Tube, I Tube"...

[toolaholic]

Staunton 246

I like Your idea. Straight tubes for U tubes !

[Staunton246]

Totally amazing work.

Maybe you could make a youtube video so we could see everything and hear them as well.

just a thought

[Hotfoot]

Yes, I still exhibit there, but haven't taken any pieces in for about four months, now, so I am hauling this one up to "Re-activate" myself with them (I see I have slipped off their "artists list"). I am in three other galleries closer to home, but this one is the "high class" place, and I have sold a number of items there. http://www.kirchmangallery.com/

Here are a couple other views of the courtyard where my gongs hang.

[toolaholic]

Beautiful

I like the garden gongs. Are You still showing at that Gals Gallery? Is that the location? Thanks' Tool

[Hotfoot]

Mudbug: This is the largest I've made. It had a chunk of log inside for a clanger, and had a deep, burly tone. I put hundreds of spot weld "Rivets" all over it (it was a very plain looking gray cylinder), and hot-oiled the top part, then painted it with "Old Industrial Equipment" in mind...I titled it "Industro"...its original name was "Ghengis Gong" because of its size! It sold the first day at the gallery I placed it in. An Architect bought it, and another architect...who doesn't know the first one (different cities) now wants me to make another. The stand was not part of it, that's just for "Yard Use". I ended up putting arond disc 'wind catcher' on it ( a Pizza Pan)..