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Post by ecovolo on May 6, 2013 1:50:27 GMT
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Post by John Greybeard on May 10, 2013 18:37:12 GMT
Ta DA!!! Fountain is FINISHED and Delivered! Project Conan will recommence Monday am! Updates coming soon thereafter ahhhhhh, back to my "labor of love..."
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on May 10, 2013 19:15:15 GMT
How heavy is that thing? Looks good brother.
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Post by Talon on May 10, 2013 20:54:25 GMT
Nice to see it finally finished
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Post by John Greybeard on May 10, 2013 22:15:45 GMT
Thanks, Sean! Its 320 lbs - or - approximately 53 Atlantean Warriors worth! hahahahahaha
Talon, you have no idea just how good it is to have this project over and done with. I mean, I love it and all... but sheesh, what an albatross around my neck its been...
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on May 10, 2013 23:23:46 GMT
WOOOHOO !! Fountain of Doom complete! What a great feel feat, well done John!
Hears to kicking some warrior ass in the near future!!!
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Post by John Greybeard on May 11, 2013 0:34:19 GMT
Thanks Rob! Hell yeah! Heres to kicking some Warrior ass in the very near future!!!
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 11, 2013 5:15:56 GMT
The fountain has been bested!
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Post by aussie-rabbit on May 11, 2013 6:59:01 GMT
Beautiful work !!!
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Post by John Greybeard on May 11, 2013 11:38:51 GMT
hahahahaha No, Wes - the fountain's been molded, melted, beaten on and ground down... but I can't say she's been bested til we get her hooked up and functioning - if you know what I mean.
Thank You, AR!
(edited by the graybeard for apparently questionable tastefulness of expression; or lack thereof... )
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 11, 2013 13:48:01 GMT
hahahhahaa. Seven HELLS!
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Post by John Greybeard on May 19, 2013 4:26:19 GMT
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on May 19, 2013 4:51:06 GMT
wish i could get ahold of a guard and pommel, id make a blade myself Lol. pretty well botched up casting my own
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on May 19, 2013 8:04:19 GMT
love it John, great to get this party started again!
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Post by ecovolo on May 21, 2013 16:43:44 GMT
Awesome! Thanks for the news, John! --Edward
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Post by aussie-rabbit on May 22, 2013 1:13:23 GMT
Great news! even for one so far down the chain
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Post by John Greybeard on Jun 17, 2013 12:28:42 GMT
Hey guys Sorry I've been absent again (Grandaughters, beach days, epidural spinal injections...). The dipping photos didn't happen, as the new ceramic shell formula moves much much faster than the old - days rather that weeks - and my friend in the shell dept had it finished before I got in to take photos! Here's a shot of the "dipped" wax tree. Top shelf, center: Good news is that this will be poured in bronze tomorrow/Tuesday - I'll most definitely get some photos posted of that. Peace,
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Post by ecovolo on Jun 18, 2013 15:56:01 GMT
Cool! Thanks for the news, John!
Always interested in hearing what's going on.
--Edward
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Post by John Greybeard on Jun 27, 2013 1:56:22 GMT
OK, gang, all the news - even the not so great... So I definitely should have done the ceramic shell dipping myself. There’s an important step in the process where you brush away any bubbles in the slurry coating that may have been trapped in corners or detail areas. My friend in the shell dept apparently thought he didn’t need to do that with the new slurry formula... wrong. So each and every one of these little boogers will have to be taken off with a chisel or micro grinder... lots of tiny freaking tweaks to clean these up adequately... lots of hours squinting, bent hunched over the bench making bronze dust... aaarrrrggghhh!!! But other than the extra hours of clean-up involved, these are good castings... they’re gonna look real nice when they’re done. You’ll see... Peace
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 27, 2013 2:58:44 GMT
wouldnt it be faster to just recast it?
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