Tools for Metal Sculpture 2nd Edition

Tools for Metal Sculpture 2nd Edition

One of the most frequently asked questions is, "what tools do I need to do metal sculpture"? <br /> <br />This is the 2nd Edition of "Tools for Metal Sculpture, A Beginner's Guide". <br /> <br />I've made my living with metal sculpture for over 40 years so I have a pretty good idea of what tools are needed. <br /> <br />I started out in 1967 with just some basic tools. When I started making a living through metal sculpture in 1973 I began adding more tools. <br /> <br />My goal is for you to be able to make informed choices. <br /> <br />In this edition I've add more photos so that are now over 90 photographs.. <br /> <br />Within specific tool categories there are links to 20 of my YouTube videos where you can see the tools and how I use them. <br /> <br />Included are tools that you can make yourself at little or no cost. <br /> <br />I've tried to approach this as if I was giving myself advise when I got my first torch back in 1967. I really didn't know much and I bought tools that just didn't work out. That meant that I was spending money which would have been better spent on tools I could use. <br /> <br />You can put my experience to work and save yourself time, money and frustration. <br /> <br />You can see from the Table of Contents that this comprehensive. <br /> <br />At the end of the book I lay out a list of tools that I feel are essential to get started. Then another list of tools that I'd suggest adding later. <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br />Basic Hand Tools <br />Brazing Welding Table <br />Table Vice <br />Drill Press Vices <br />The 4 Inch and 4 ½ Inch Grinder <br />Amps = Power <br />Drill Press <br />Cutting Tools <br />Hot Cutting <br />Plasma Cutting <br />Cold Cutting <br />5” Table Shear <br />12” Table Shear <br />Heinrich Bar Cutter <br />Foot Shear <br />Swivel Head Shear <br />The Jig Saw <br />Cutting with an Abrasive Disc <br />Working Sheet Metal <br />Combination Square <br />Sheet Metal Brake <br />Hand Seamer <br />12" Three in One Sheet Metal Tool <br />Increase thickness of Copper <br />16 oz. Copper <br />Air Tools ( Pneumatic) <br />Die Grinders <br />Tools you can make <br />Wire Brush on a Motor <br />Diameters (Forming Circles) <br />Ball Pein Hammers <br />Veining Reciprocating Hammer <br />Small Parts Bender <br />The Arc Bender <br />Copper Forming Blocks <br />Safety <br /> <br />If I were just starting out <br />Online Tool Resources <br />________________________________________ <br />