Critters, Recycled Art, and PocketBike Parts

[SpyGuy]

Well, figured I may as well post up a few of my creations. My welds aren't real great, but I'm learning as I go. All materials are mainly recycled bicycles, busted wrenches and assorted tools, old silverware and kitchen utensils.

Machine :
- 110v 90-amp MIG fluxcore wirefeeder
Other tools used:
- 4" grinder with cutoff wheel and grinding/flapwheel discs
- 3" bench grinder/polisher
- Cordless drill with wire wheels
- Metal nippers

Peace And Love:
20" bike rim, wrenches, bendix gear sliced in half.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture093.jpg

Zia (New Mexico sun - I know, I know, four bars instead of three):
12" bicycle rim, bars are from rear triangle of bicycle frames.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture098.jpg

Eye of Horus:
12" "eye", 1/2 of 27" front fork, all other pieces are 26" and 27" bicycle rims.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...eofHorus01.jpg

Scorpion:
Legs are under-cabinet-mounted mug holder, body is an electrical panel cover, claws are needlenose pliers, spike is from a meat tenderizer.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture001.jpg

Fred, my rusty rattlesnake and shop mascot:
Chain body, serving spoon head, screws for fangs, fondue fork tongue, washers and bearings for eyes. Still a little rough, needs some cleanup.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...uff/Fred01.jpg

Fred's little brother, George:
Bicycle chain body, washer for head, spring tail, eyes and tongue are extra links from chain.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...cture005-1.jpg

Wrench-o-saurus:
Monkey wrench body, 1/2" wrenches for legs and feet, 1/4" wrench arms, bicycle chain down spine.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture002.jpg

Rusty roadrunner:
GM wrench body, fireplace poker head, rear tubes of bicycle frame for legs and feet, spatula cut in half for wings, tail made from garden gate hinge minus center barrel.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...cture001-2.jpg

Dual Purpose Tailgater Silverware:
'Nuff said.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture031.jpg

Celtic Tr-Knot:
27" bicycle rims.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...cture099-1.jpg

iPod belt Buckle:
2" square tube, box hinge.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture037.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture043.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture046.jpg

The Rose:
Tablespoons, rod from hanging file, petals are handles from tablespoons:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...ose/Rose01.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/p...ose/Rose03.jpg

Pocketbike stuff:

Brass knuckle fender (okay, I lied - it's not really brass):
(Left to right) Box ends from 5/8", 11/16", 5/8", and 9/16" wrenches, rear bar is handle from 9/16" wrench, bracket to fork is gate hinge sliced in half.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/The Rat/BrassKnuckleFender01.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/The Rat/BrassKnuckleFender02.jpg

Wrench Chain Guard:
Junk "flat-bar" wrenches, top wrench is a 19mm/22mm wrench from a Yamaha tool kit.
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/The Rat/WrenchChainGuard01.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/The Rat/WrenchChainGuard02.jpg


More pictures of all of the above can be found here:
http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/p...20Metal Art/
(Note: Sculptures on front page are not mine - those are from artists here in Tucson. I thought they were pretty cool, so I wanted to share them with everyone.)

Interested in seeing more of the bike? Here's the PhotoBucket link:
http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp127/SpyGuy/The Rat/
And the link to the thread on Pocketbikeplanet.com:
http://www.pocketbikeplanet.com/f82/rat-spyguy-s-redneck-style-cagllari-42931.html

 

[chunkolini]

Sounds interesting but from what I can see the link all just pop up the phtobucket home page.Try uploading the photos direct to this website., Go advanced and click on the staple for attachments, go browse and upload the images from your home computer, then insert them where you like in the message.

Chunko'.

 

[Drains]

Hey SpyGuy - as Chunko says, upload pics onto the forum cos your links are iffy. Also, if you want us children and our short attention spans to look at your work, just post up a few pics of stuff, and consider drip feeding over a few weeks - not a zillion links in one go to everything you've ever made. Life's too short!

Looking forward to seeing some good creations.

Si

 

[Wozzaaah]

A lot of the links seem to be dead, that's one of the reasons we prefer pics to be uploaded to the forum server rather than hosted elsewhere.
Off-site hosting can also make threads load very slowly too.
The few links I bothered to click that actually worked look ok though.
If you need help uploading pics just check the tutorial as the others have said or PM one of us mods.

 

[SpyGuy]

Well, darn it ........ looks like I goofed on the links .... Let's try this again:

First, the stuff i've built for my girlfriend:

Rose: From this ...

... to this ....

Peace And Love:

**Funny story about the rose: I built that for her on Easter Sunday, and gave it to her that evening over dinner at a nice restaurant. Just after I did, I unwrapped the silverware at the table ... and it was the same style stuff I'd just cut up eight hours before! ***

I'll update the rest of the links in further posts ....

 

[Matt the sign]

Those look great, looking forward to seeing your further creations !

 

[SpyGuy]

Pocketbike stuff:

Brass knuckle fender (okay, I lied - it's not really brass):
(Left to right) Box ends from 5/8", 11/16", 5/8", and 9/16" wrenches, rear bar is handle from 9/16" wrench, bracket to fork is gate hinge sliced in half. Bars between "knuckles" and rear bar are sawed-off Allen wrenches.

Wrench Chain Guard:
Junk "flat-bar" wrenches, top wrench is a 19mm/22mm wrench from a Yamaha tool kit.

The whole bike, for those of you who are interested:

And the link to the full build on Pocketbikeplanet.com, plus shots of my other rides:
http://www.pocketbikeplanet.com/f82/rat-spyguy-s-redneck-style-cagllari-42931.html

 

[SpyGuy]

Well, finished up a couple more critters today. Not sure which welding forum gave me the idea for them, but being the appreciative soul I am, I wanted to honor those people by trying my own hand at their creations. (In other words, I blatantly stole their ideas, and built 'em myself! ) Seriously though, I thought the ideas were pretty cool, and since I had the parts and pieces .....

Gobble, gobble - a couple of turkeys made from sawblades, horseshoe nails, pliers, and some assorted nuts and bolts:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/...And Metal Art/My Welding Stuff/Picture021.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/...And Metal Art/My Welding Stuff/Picture022.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/...And Metal Art/My Welding Stuff/Picture018.jpg

And an armadillo made from horseshoes. The tail and head are part of an old bicycle kickstand, with nuts for feet, eyes, and ears:
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/...And Metal Art/My Welding Stuff/Picture019.jpg
http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/...And Metal Art/My Welding Stuff/Picture023.jpg

 

[TheJoker]

Awesome!!! Although I'd absolutely hate to wake up in that back garden after a heavy night on the sauce...

 

[SpyGuy]

Well, it DOES make a good anti-theft deterrant .... 'specially since I didn't bother smoothing down any of the edges on the blades. Now, the barbed-wire cactus I found a while back, that'll definitely hurt, ya grab it wrong ....