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Bronze turtle project
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:08 pm
by Warrenh
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:20 pm
by MinnesotaDave
Cool - I'll definitely be watching the build
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:18 pm
by Warrenh
New pics
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:40 am
by motox
is this for a customer or yourself.
great project. keep the pics coming.
craig
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:44 am
by Warrenh
motox wrote:is this for a customer or yourself.
great project. keep the pics coming.
craig
It's for a fountain. There are three of them. It will also have stainless sea grass.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:47 am
by Warrenh
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:06 pm
by Warrenh
This is two shells with the bottoms attached.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:06 pm
by Warrenh
This is two shells with the bottoms attached.
![Image](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180220/d615bcbc9a3825b3584152b5950e4a2e.jpg)
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:48 pm
by Warrenh
This is the largest sea turtle sculpture finished
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:50 pm
by John Chamorro
NICE!! I'd sure like to get into your "scrap" bin.
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:26 am
by tungstendipper
Very nice! Your material costs must a little high. You are making the absolute best of it!!
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:21 am
by Warrenh
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 9:36 am
by jerje
You mist have quite a reputation for them to award a job like that; $10k in materials alone!! Goodwill in a business is everything.
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:45 am
by Warrenh
We have a good shop. Most of our work is beach homes. It's mostly high end ornamental. We have a job coming up for 25 spiral staircases with the possibility of 50 more. I really like the work.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:17 pm
by Warrenh
Just started the base structure for the turtles. All stainless. It will all be stainless mig hardwire.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:21 pm
by pgk
I can't wait to see it once you complete it Warren, very cool project.
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:56 pm
by Warrenh
Today I got the grass assembled and mounted so we can arrange the turtles for installation. The tallest grass is 14 feet.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:57 pm
by Warrenh
Today I got the grass assembled and mounted so we can arrange the turtles for installation. The tallest grass is 14 feet.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:57 pm
by MinnesotaDave
This is going to look great
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:09 am
by Warrenh
Thanks Dave. The three turtles will be suspended in the grass. The mounting points have to be determined. All three turtles are supposed to have three points of contact in the grass.
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:36 pm
by JayWal
That’s something you don’t see on a welding table very often
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that’s awesome man, seriously.
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:56 pm
by Warrenh
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:54 pm
by Demented
That is cool as hell dude! Nice work!
Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:04 pm
by Warrenh
Thanks
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Re: Bronze turtle project
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:05 pm
by Warrenh
A little closer today. Got the sand blasting done on the stainless and the chemicals on the bronze for the patina. Still waiting for the concrete base that is provided by others.
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