@@CobusKruger-q6c yeah np. I was in a basic welding program for metal fabrication and at the end of the course there was a metal art competition. I was always artistic… mostly drawing some painting. I was sitting at home and I had a vision of a turtle in the ocean. I was in my element, I’ve never felt like I belonged somewhere so much in my life and I built a huge 3D turtle and took home first prize. Tried to work piping for a while but, I was hooked in metal art so i decided to go full time it’s been about almost a year. Before that I did one or two smaller pieces.
@@Nadellart that is awesome well I must say I admire your work there is so much detail in every piece you do I'm the same don't feel like I belong anywhere just going on by myself since my wife past away I stopped with everything but after watching your videos that feeling of doing metal work again is back done so far four pieces not as good as what you are but will get their again I really looking forward to your next piece keep it up and just enjoy thanks for the reply back appreciate
Hi Nadell, I am in awe of your creative skills, could you tell me the thickness of the sheet you use to get the depth of texture in your work. Many thanks
Thank you.😊The thickness of metal I choose can vary in accordance to how I want to manipulate it and how I want to detail it. The more detailing the thicker metal you will need. In something like a framed plasma cut you need less as details are one sided not two. I work between 1/8 hot rolled and 20gauge cold rolled… be careful that colled rolled is addictive…and expensive 😅😂. So use 1/8 where you need supported pieces.1/16 as two sided or addition piece and 20 gauge as shaped but be light on your detailing or you will pierce the Sheet.
Hi nice work stumbled on your channel today and you got a new subscriber :), one question i have when you color your work with heat how do protect that from the elements. Do you clear coat your work or is mainly for indoor only? Greetings from belgium and keep the video's coming.
Well thank you! I appreciate the support. I have only started to put pieces outside and so I can’t say what they look like after a full year but, I put several coats of satin finish clear ,so far there doing well! Although they will need regular maintenance to keep them from rusting as they are made of steel.
@@Nadellart If they ae not to big I use an old elect. oven to powder coat a clear coat. Newer use it to cook in again, neve use a gas oven. All you need is 400 degrees F. hold for 20 minutes.
yes I've been looking into clear powder coat. I have questions though perhaps you could answer some for me. does the heat from the oven change or influence the colours?? even slightly? you mention smaller pieces but, is there places that would do bigger pieces for me? what are we talking in price for this type of coating? if you can answer any of these questions that would be cool :)as I have been looking but, so occupied I have yet to properly get into it but, im very curious. thanks for your time and have a beautiful day!
@@Nadellart thank you for your answer, it was simple curiosity for the cutter, myself I work with a 45 CT brand GYS it does the same job as yours, maybe better hihi I'm like you, I work with metal, I don't have your experience yet, but it will come, take care of yourself kiss
no problem:) better I don't have a expensive brand id probably run it into the ground. Tend to push the limits of my machines lol. lets just say I know where they're good because they can withstand my use! that's great! keep at it and with time you'll get to where you want to be.Just follow your heart and the rest will take care of itself.
f@t b@st@d says = friggin awesome = i have used a colour layering technique with paint trying to do black pearl and found it changed colour to the persons favourite colour randomly = colour theory can be tricky and you have passed that [well done] ps people can see different spectrums it's something to do with inscinants of refraction [ lights absorbing or refracting ]
Thanks! And beautiful insights I did not know that ppl can see different spectrum now that my friend is magic. Have a fantastic evening and I much appreciate the lovely comment.
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Ur Art is amazing wow u r very good at what u do I love it
Thank you :) took me a while to finally give it a go but, I believe I’m in the right place now. comments like that give me motivation to keep going 😊
Really like the spirt you put into your art. always Safety First keep your students looing good and breath with relief after they try grinding.
thanks!could you elaborate on the second part of your comment im not sure I understand what you are trying to say. :)
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Thank you I love making these multi layered pieces I’m glade you like it😊
Yet another master piece love your work and is a big inspiration
It makes me so happy to hear I inspire others. It's part of what keeps me going. Thanks for your share and for the amazing compliment!
Pleasure and keep on doing what you do I am working with metal for 41years but you do magic to metal
If I may ask how did your intresant defeloped in the art of metal and how long are you doing metal art
@@CobusKruger-q6c yeah np. I was in a basic welding program for metal fabrication and at the end of the course there was a metal art competition. I was always artistic… mostly drawing some painting. I was sitting at home and I had a vision of a turtle in the ocean. I was in my element, I’ve never felt like I belonged somewhere so much in my life and I built a huge 3D turtle and took home first prize.
Tried to work piping for a while but, I was hooked in metal art so i decided to go full time it’s been about almost a year.
Before that I did one or two smaller pieces.
@@Nadellart that is awesome well I must say I admire your work there is so much detail in every piece you do I'm the same don't feel like I belong anywhere just going on by myself since my wife past away I stopped with everything but after watching your videos that feeling of doing metal work again is back done so far four pieces not as good as what you are but will get their again I really looking forward to your next piece keep it up and just enjoy thanks for the reply back appreciate
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Hi Nadell, I am in awe of your creative skills, could you tell me the thickness of the sheet you use to get the depth of texture in your work. Many thanks
Thank you.😊The thickness of metal I choose can vary in accordance to how I want to manipulate it and how I want to detail it. The more detailing the thicker metal you will need. In something like a framed plasma cut you need less as details are one sided not two. I work between 1/8 hot rolled and 20gauge cold rolled… be careful that colled rolled is addictive…and expensive 😅😂. So use 1/8 where you need supported pieces.1/16 as two sided or addition piece and 20 gauge as shaped but be light on your detailing or you will pierce the Sheet.
WoW talk about captivating , I"m hooked as a new subscriber .(:
Thanks for your support 😃
Hi nice work stumbled on your channel today and you got a new subscriber :), one question i have when you color your work with heat how do protect that from the elements. Do you clear coat your work or is mainly for indoor only? Greetings from belgium and keep the video's coming.
Well thank you! I appreciate the support. I have only started to put pieces outside and so I can’t say what they look like after a full year but, I put several coats of satin finish clear ,so far there doing well! Although they will need regular maintenance to keep them from rusting as they are made of steel.
@@Nadellart If they ae not to big I use an old elect. oven to powder coat a clear coat. Newer use it to cook in again, neve use a gas oven. All you need is 400 degrees F. hold for 20 minutes.
yes I've been looking into clear powder coat. I have questions though perhaps you could answer some for me.
does the heat from the oven change or influence the colours?? even slightly?
you mention smaller pieces but, is there places that would do bigger pieces for me?
what are we talking in price for this type of coating?
if you can answer any of these questions that would be cool :)as I have been looking but, so occupied I have yet to properly get into it but, im very curious.
thanks for your time and have a beautiful day!
Hello Nadell, I love your work, I love it.
Small question what kind of plasma cutter you use, brand and power.
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Hello thank you very much I appreciate the compliment. It’s a dinosaure but a beast! I work with the hypertherm power max 1000 and it’s a 60 amp.
@@Nadellart thank you for your answer, it was simple curiosity for the cutter, myself I work with a
45 CT brand GYS it does the same job as yours, maybe better hihi
I'm like you, I work with metal, I don't have your experience yet, but it will come, take care of yourself
kiss
no problem:) better I don't have a expensive brand id probably run it into the ground. Tend to push the limits of my machines lol. lets just say I know where they're good because they can withstand my use!
that's great! keep at it and with time you'll get to where you want to be.Just follow your heart and the rest will take care of itself.
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What are using to mark with
f@t b@st@d says = friggin awesome = i have used a colour layering technique with paint trying to do black pearl and found it changed colour to the persons favourite colour randomly = colour theory can be tricky and you have passed that [well done] ps people can see different spectrums it's something to do with inscinants of refraction [ lights absorbing or refracting ]
Thanks! And beautiful insights I did not know that ppl can see different spectrum now that my friend is magic. Have a fantastic evening and I much appreciate the lovely comment.