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Old Style Welding Helmet
I've never really made anything out of sheet metal that stands alone, usually only patch panels which all have been pretty basic. I like the industrial look of the old style welding hoods, so I gave it a try.This is 20ga, I rolled the face portion with my Peck Stow And Wilcox roller.I bead rolled the edges on the top and bottom so the other pieces would be flush. I tried to make the top 1 piece, but I couldn't get it to shrink enough and be flush around where it mounted to the face piece.To get the curves on the top and bottom, I beat the pieces out and used my homeade planishing hammer to smooth them out.
helmet.jpg helmet 002.jpg
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Chad Hobie Last edited by jhnarial; 02-27-2011 at 09:27 AM. |
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COOL!
now it just needs a lens and headgear Id be afraid to try it out though! clear it and make a wall hanging out of it Marty
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I like the idea,too, it looks great! I might like a little padding for my collar bones, though.
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Hoodie
Nice work Ckad.
Looks like you TIG welded the piece or was it O/A? Now that you've made that first one and understand what the final piece looks and feels like, try making the top piece in one piece. Do you have a shrinker or did you use the tuck method?
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I actually mig welded it.I do have an eastwood chinese shrinker, but after a couple times shrinking the top upside down "v" piece broke, I am a firm believer of... you get what you pay for. So I went to the tuck method.
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Yeah I don't really plan on using it, the scale is a tad too big,even though I do have a big head
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