I'm very fond of high gloss UV-resistant Polyurethane lacquer. Technically it still yellows, you don't notice it and blocks a lot of the uv-rays.
The picture above is from a sculpture I'm coating. It's base material is a sort of epoxy that professionals use for making their carrier moulds.
I love the viscosity and the colour, but it turns out green very fast. (In months)
UV-resistant lacquer or varnish helps a lot. The gloss surface makes it easy to clean. :)
I like frames. I like metal. I like metal frames.
My drawings on aluminium deserve some punch. It's handy knowing how to weld. :)
With the help of adhesive magnetic strips, I've mounted the drawing easy.
When I've made the plinth for the V8-sculpture, I just tacked it up with my good old stick welder. A deep-penetration 7016 celluloid rod did the work.
A nice sculpture needs an sleek finished stool. It took too long to finish. It was time to fire up my Tig-welder.
I consider myself a novice. Filling gaps on tube stock is a thankful for learning the essentials about Tig welding.
Lucky me, they invented the grinder. :-)
3 Years ago I took a break in sculpting and moved towards the production of paintings on sheet-aluminum.
1 Year ago I produced sculptures again.
1 Month ago a courier was a bit rough with a small sculpture. It represented a heat sink. I loved it much. It was destroyed.
Loss creates opportunities. I remembered my stock of sheet aluminium. The idea struck me to create a series of aluminium heat sinks based on the destroyed piece.
So I hooked up my tig-welding unit, putted it on AC and start rollin'.
I expected the welding of aluminium a bit more easy though:
The good news: I still have things to learn. ;-) (To be continued)