Diane Woloshyn on tue 2 oct 01
Have had a lot of trouble trying to describe this idea in words. I made a
fountain from a series of graduated bowls, large at the bottom and small at
the top. There are 7 bowls with a pouring lip on each. The smaller bowl
rests on the back rim of the larger bowl. I extruded a hexagon as a pedestal
for each bowl. The whole fountain is about a half circle that rises 30
inches. I have only a small kiln (18 inches high on the inside) so everything
had to be fired separately. Then I glued it together with JB Kwick Weld.
The fountain works well but I don't like the looks of the pedestals under
each bowl. Would like to have a free floating look with a brace only at the
top.
Don't have the equipment or knowledge to be able to weld stainless steel. I
can do regular steel, but that rusts. Don't know where to find flat copper
in a heavy enough gauge to create a base. This whole fountain weighs quite a
bit, especially with the water in it. ANY IDEAS?? Have seen pictures of
free floating sculptures but don't know how they were held up. Thanks for
any ideas anyone has.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
Snail Scott on wed 3 oct 01
At 12:01 PM 10/2/01 EDT, you wrote:
>...I made a
>fountain from a series of graduated bowls, large at the bottom and small at
>the top...The whole fountain is about a half circle that rises 30
>inches...
Are the bowls arranged in a stairstepped
semicircle? Did I get that right? And
each bowl is individually supported on
its own vertical post? And you want to
get rid of the 'fencepost effect'?
Copper seems flimsy for structural purposes
in this application; I didn't quite 'get'
your idea for a 'copper base'...could
you elaborate?
Stainless steel seems like a good thought.
Could you fabricate a model out of light
copper tubing (the kind for refrigerators
or swamp cooler lines), to full scale, and
have it replicated in stainless by a welder?
With an accurate model to work from, it
might not cost too much to fabricate.
-Snail
J Lutz on wed 3 oct 01
Diane,
Have you thought of using clear acrylic bases such as those used for
displaying round bottomed bowls?? They come in round and square shapes and
in various diameters.
Jean Lutz
Prescott AZ
>Have had a lot of trouble trying to describe this idea in words. I made a
>fountain from a series of graduated bowls, large at the bottom and small at
>the top. There are 7 bowls with a pouring lip on each. The smaller bowl
>rests on the back rim of the larger bowl. I extruded a hexagon as a pedestal
>for each bowl. The whole fountain is about a half circle that rises 30
>inches. I have only a small kiln (18 inches high on the inside) so everything
>had to be fired separately. Then I glued it together with JB Kwick Weld.
>The fountain works well but I don't like the looks of the pedestals under
>each bowl. Would like to have a free floating look with a brace only at the
>top.
>
>Don't have the equipment or knowledge to be able to weld stainless steel. I
>can do regular steel, but that rusts. Don't know where to find flat copper
>in a heavy enough gauge to create a base. This whole fountain weighs quite a
>bit, especially with the water in it. ANY IDEAS?? Have seen pictures of
>free floating sculptures but don't know how they were held up. Thanks for
>any ideas anyone has.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
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