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UV resistant coating

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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. :)

Sunday 12.30.18
Posted by Simon Van Parys
 

Box Framing

I like frames. I like metal. I like metal frames.

My drawings on aluminium deserve some punch. It's handy knowing how to weld. :)

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With the help of adhesive magnetic strips, I've mounted the drawing easy.

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Saturday 12.29.18
Posted by Simon Van Parys
 

Filling gaps.

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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.

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I consider myself a novice. Filling gaps on tube stock is a thankful for learning the essentials about Tig welding. 

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 Lucky me, they invented the grinder. :-)

Friday 12.28.18
Posted by Simon Van Parys
 

Aluminium Challenges

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.

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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: 

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The good news: I still have things to learn.  ;-) (To be continued)

Thursday 12.27.18
Posted by Simon Van Parys
 
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