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« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2011, 12:27:37 PM » |
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wow, that looks great!
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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2011, 12:43:50 PM » |
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That chandelier is beautiful. How long did it take you to make it? So glad you were able to post pictures of it hanging.
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2011, 12:47:29 PM » |
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Very nice!
What is the "light source"?
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2011, 01:11:33 PM » |
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It is really hard to find in the photos, but I think I found it by following the white cord - not too good with the snipping tool pens - blue outlines the cord, red outlines the light.
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2011, 01:38:53 PM » |
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That is very cool!!!!
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2011, 03:24:22 PM » |
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Beautiful!
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2011, 03:26:36 PM » |
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Cool Stephen!
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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2011, 04:28:55 PM » |
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It is really hard to find in the photos, but I think I found it by following the white cord - not too good with the snipping tool pens - blue outlines the cord, red outlines the light.
Thanks Alan. I think I can see it now. |
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2011, 04:35:41 PM » |
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Wow, a really nice chandelier Stephen! And what a great spot for it!
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« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2011, 04:48:34 PM » |
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AWESOME!!
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« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2011, 05:03:39 PM » |
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It reminds me of a hanging capiz lamp I had years ago. It works in glass better.
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« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2011, 08:02:20 PM » |
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love it!!
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2011, 09:00:42 PM » |
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Stephen, what was the most difficult part of this project...and the easiest?
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« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2011, 03:05:19 AM » |
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That chandelier is beautiful. How long did it take you to make it? So glad you were able to post pictures of it hanging.
It took about 4 days - one to design the master moulds, one to impress and modify the sand, one to cast (I have a very big kiln), and one to assemble. Of course preparing the mould masters and the obtaining the stainless steel took much longer. Thinking time might have doubled the whole. |
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« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2011, 03:06:55 AM » |
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Very nice!
What is the "light source"?
In this case the light source is a large energy saving light bulb |
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« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2011, 03:14:24 AM » |
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Alan,
The light bulb hangs directly from the electrical cord in the middle of the stainless steel rings and just a bit below them.
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« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2011, 03:25:29 AM » |
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Stephen, what was the most difficult part of this project...and the easiest?
Hard question. Actually making the emotional thinking space was difficult. Finding a calm time to work on little problems is not always easy. Calculating the number of "columns" and their lengths in relation to the diameter of the outer ring was very time consuming. Also getting the right relationship between the diameters of the inner and outer circles was a matter of experiment, as was the initial drop length of the interior pieces to ensure they filled the gaps between the outer pieces. Devising a mould master was time consuming and was based on some experiments. Filling the mould shapes in the hardened sand was easy, and making the jump rings for each piece was simple, if time consuming, too. Having written this, I can see my earlier estimate for time is badly out. It must have been at least two weeks all together, in addition there was obtaining the fabricated stainless steel and getting the mould masters made in wood. |
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« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2011, 09:14:52 AM » |
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This must be so very impressive 'in person'! I hate that question 'how long did/will it take you' - because I ALWAYS underestimate my time! I tend to think of actual construction time and forget about little details like design, cutting, etc!
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