Monday, February 18, 2013

Metal Fabrication For Sculptures

By Arah Sho


Metal fabrication is not restricted to creating major steel foundations for buildings. Actually, it is heavily used in art marvels as well. Some companies provide metal fabrication assistance for budding artists who have a vision but do not know yet how to operate complicated soldering equipment and machineries that are essential in fashioning intricate steel art installations. Whether you're doing petite and fragile sculptures to massive industrial ones, steel fabrication providers are always prepared to lend a helping hand to guide you in finishing your next work of art.

Metal fabricators help artists create awe-inspiring and world-class sculptures and art installations, from the design phase to the execution of their project. The metal fabricators often combine conventional workmanship with high-tech machinery to transform basic sheets of aluminum, bronze, stainless steel and titanium into marvelous works of art. Most importantly, they translate the artist's dream into reality, straight from the blueprint or sketches.

The steel fabrication of sculpture covers design, layout and engineering, welding, traditional machine cutting, sawing, as well as plasma and torch cutting. Metal bending, cold and heat forming components, securing nuts and bolts, polishing, and finally, polishing, sandblasting and the application of coatings are also done in conjunction with the steel fabrication process.

Oxy-fuel welding, also known as gas welding, is the primary welding and cutting procedure utilized in metal fabrication. it is an ancient welding process that is still used in the industry in a broad range of applications. Proper handling of oxy-acetylene welding and brazing machines will be taught by the fabricator to the artist during the fabrication procedure, otherwise, the fabricators will be doing the fabrication themselves. Utilizing fillers during the welding process will also be exhibited to the artist.

If you're an up and coming artist who would like to get your hands dirty with creating metal sculptures or using mixed media, then you could always seek the guide of metal fabricators. These fabricators can also apply the finishing touches to your opus to make it weather and spray-paint proof for longer exhibitions.




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