The decoration of any cottage or mansion in the suburbs can be not only a purchased accessory, but also metal crafts made by hand. Any person can make them, since no special knowledge is required.
When thinking about making metal crafts, everyone is given the chance to choose the desired production process, relying on their own skills and experience. The chosen work technique will always imply certain expenses necessary to create or purchase the necessary equipment.
Everyone can create many different metal crafts and, thanks to them, transform the interior of a home or garden.
Product technology
Today, creating crafts from wood and metal is considered a modern way to make money. Metal structures made by hand decorate the cornices and benches. In this case, the master has the right to choose the desired style that is suitable in the house.
In stores, metal objects are sold at high prices, because they are made by hand. Therefore, today it is important to create such products yourself.
For the production of metal parts and patterned images, it is recommended to choose a suitable working process.
The most modern are considered to be: filigree, cutting, bending, forging, stamping, embossing. Upon completion of the preparation of the drawing of the metal product and the required list of materials, the master can begin work.
Metal is the material from which entire compositions of various crafts for home and garden are created. In this regard, many ways have been developed to make it possible to create characteristic things at home.
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Methods for creating metal products
Casting. The essence is to fill the mold with liquefied steel. Once frozen, it becomes durable. This makes a beautiful uniform product.
Forging. It is based on exerting an action on the workpiece using a hammer, temperature, press, etc.
Bending. This technique is similar to forging. The essence of the technique is welding and riveting of elements.
Difovka. This method is characterized by the use of a hammer. This is how the iron sheets acquire the desired appearance.
Cutting and stamping. Using this technology, the shaped appearance of the workpiece changes and holes are made.
Filigree. The raw material is wire of any shape. The craft is created by soldering the bent components of the pattern.
Coinage. The method is considered the simplest. Its essence is the location of the equipment on the workpiece, subject to further impact with a hammer. This changes the shape of the product.
Tools and equipment
The choice of tools and equipment depends on the chosen technique for processing metal workpieces. Popular techniques include cold and hot forging, simple mechanical assembly of crafts using hand and power tools. Equipment, tools for hot forging:
- anvil;
- oven, forge;
- pliers, hammers;
- bending forks;
- vice;
- welding machine;
- blacksmith chisel;
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- steel undercuts;
- ironers;
- tampers, punch;
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- drill with accessories.
For cold forging, similar tools are used, but without a furnace, forge, or anvil. You will also need special machines for processing metal blanks. Hand tools for cold forging:
- Gnutik. A mechanism for bending strips of metal and reinforcement.
- Wave. A manual machine for creating rings, sinusoids from metal strips, hollow tubes, rods. Finished parts are needed for making large-scale patterns.
- Snail. Manual mechanisms for bending reinforcement into spirals. The limit on the diameter of processed workpieces is 12 mm. You can make bends of different radii.
- Flashlight. Manual bending machine, which is designed for the manufacture of decorative elements.
- Twister. Using this mechanism, strips can be twisted to produce elongated spirals.
You may also need a hydraulic press.
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How to make a drawing
Nowadays, many methods are used to make drawings of metal crafts. You can actually do them yourself, or using automated programs.
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Thanks to the diagram, there is a specific understanding of how much material is needed for the work. Initially, it will be needed when making large objects, for example metal gates. Having a prepared sketch, the master will be able to understand whether the craft will look harmonious in the desired location.
DIY metal rose
Crafts made from sheet metal can be used to decorate the garden in a country house. Among them, the most common is a beautiful flower called a rose. The completed product will be able to please you for many years.
To complete the craft, the following teaching method will be useful:
When carrying out work, it is necessary to take into account safety precautions, using special gloves and a mask for welding work.
Take sheet metal and cut out flower petals and leaves from it. The petals should be cut in the following order: from smallest to largest, starting at 15 mm and ending at 80 mm. You will need to make approximately 30 petals. This way the flower bud will look compact and beautiful. Afterwards, the edges of all petals should be smoothed with a sharpening stone.
From the remaining sheet metal it is necessary to cut triangular shapes of at least 10 mm in size, which serve as rose thorns.
Next we prepare the flower stem. For this you will need steel wire. Use a hammer to bend the wire slightly so that it looks more like a flower stem.
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Making a bud. Take the two smallest petals, squeeze them in a yew, then fold them into two parts. Then we form eight petals in an arc, keeping to the middle of the bud. Each detail of a metal craft is fixed by welding. After this, you need to do a cleanup.
All other leaves are formed in a similar way along an arc, but with the top bent. The bend is carried out with a hammer. All other petals are fixed by welding and cleaned again.
It's time to weld the thorns to the prepared stem. Afterwards the cleaning is done.
And finally, the rose leaves themselves. You need to clamp and unclench the leaf in a yew so that the vein comes out. The edges of the leaves are bent with pliers. We fix the leaves to the stem by welding and clean the seams.
The final stage is welding the bud to the stem. Cleaning is also done in those places where the parts are connected. Afterwards, the entire rose is painted with a special paint.
Advantages of argon welding
Argon is a shielding gas used during welding. This process is often called argon welding. It presents a number of advantages, which are presented below.
- There is no need to heat the joints too much, since the elements will not be deformed as a result of exposure to high temperatures.
- Argon gas is inert and much heavier than air, so if certain technologies are followed, O2 will not enter the welding zone.
- The arc has sufficient thermal power, which makes the process fast and efficient.
- Welding does not require special knowledge and experience.
- Welding is suitable for those metals that cannot be joined by other methods of deformation.
