Author Topic: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant  (Read 1570 times)

m2grzegorczyk

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Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« on: November 18, 2011, 05:04:31 pm »
Today something different - a pendant made from aluminium.
Cut on a scroll saw :)



Bigger photo: http://dwarfsforge.com/?p=40
« Last Edit: November 18, 2011, 05:27:35 pm by m2grzegorczyk »

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 05:15:58 pm »
Very nicely done .. I like that a lot.  What blade did you use?

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 06:10:50 pm »
Nice! I have tinkered with the idea of doing some similar stuff. Just haven't tried it yet..

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 07:00:42 pm »
thats cool thanks for sharing


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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2011, 07:56:33 pm »
Love this!!!! I really love making jewelry, there are so many fun options when you have a scroll saw.
Aluminum cuts really well on the scroll saw, I have cut up to 1/4" on mine. When it is thin you need to have a sandwich of wood around it or it will bend and bind the blade. I think I used a number 5 on my last aluminum piece.

Again, this is so awesome!!! Fantastic job!

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2011, 12:21:37 am »
Wow fantastic.  I have the blades and I have some aluminum and I have the jewelry patterns I just need to get around to doing something with all 3.

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2011, 01:24:42 am »
If you are ever looking for metal to scroll with, check out the roofing section of the big box hardware stores. They have steel and aluminum flashing that works great.

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2011, 03:31:18 am »
I used proxxon "Super Cut" blades. They do not have a number but they look like number 3 from other producers.

mrsn is right - if you want to cut aluminium you have to have a sandwich of wood around it.
I used a single layer of 4mm plywood under the aluminium.


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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2011, 10:31:42 am »
Looks awesome, great job!  :)
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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2011, 11:58:00 am »
That is very nice!

Want to try that after the Christmas rush...I have a whole "Yield" highway sign just begging to be cut into small pieces for things like this.

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2011, 08:56:51 am »
Great idea, good job

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2011, 09:09:54 pm »
That is freaking awesome i would not think you could do that on a scroll.

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Re: Beneath a Steel Sky Pendant
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2011, 06:09:31 am »
looks really great! 
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