Here's artist Tom Harold's second instructional video on how to make welded rolling ball track sculptures. This video covers the basics of welding a T-joint, a commonly used joint in rolling ball sculptures. In the video, Tom shows the proper way to prep parts, tack weld, weld with filler rod, and the details of a track clamp -- one of the special tools he uses in making ball tracks.
See more work by Tom Harold on his web site.
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Thanks very much for the post, Dug! I do hope that this video will help some folks who are getting interested in building rolling ball sculpture. Nothing like this video existed when I started, and I thought it needed to be out there to give some folks a hand.
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ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated particularly for the post, Dug! I do trust that this video will help a few people who are making history ball mold. Not at all like this video existed when I began, and I thought it should have been out there to give a few people a hand.
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