So, it's this girl I've been seeing's birthday tomorrow...

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 05/01/2014 at 20:49 • Filed to: Relationshiplopnik

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...and I figure 'what's the point of mucking about with all this metal fabricating if you can't use it to woo someone?' To that effect, I made a little steel rose for her :)

Started with a piece of rusty scrap sheet that I had lying around and wire-brushed it up.

Next I cut little petals out with a guillotine and bent them in a vice.

This part would have taken much less time if my hacksaw had even half its teeth left:

Then I welded them to a little conical base I'd made with a hole in the middle. That hole is important as you need to weld the final spiral from the underside.

Started at 22:20, finished at 01:05. Injury report: one cut on thumb, one cut on forefinger, one cut on palm of hand and a couple of little burns (teaches me for welding in short sleeves).

Not bad at all :)

Manuél Ferrari > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:53

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That is pretty freaking cool!

Kailand09 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:53

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Hand polishing this would be a bitch lol.

But pretty awesome, I like it.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:54

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Attach a note that says

you STEEL my heart

Hopefully she doesn't assume it means "to temper", and instead just rolls with the pun.

Your boy, BJR > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:54

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If that doesn't get your dick sucked, nothing will.

interrogator-chaplain > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:55

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Oh my, I think you're going to win the birthday.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > vdub_nut: scooter snob 05/01/2014 at 20:56

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My man that's genius :) I might have to do that

Clown Shoe Pilot > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:56

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NICE!

I made my wife a goofy little desk sign for valentine's day. It was a piece of 12 ga mild steel that I "wrote" on with TIG bead, and then I bent up and welded on a little stand.

Crocket Bernet > Your boy, BJR 05/01/2014 at 20:57

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Diamonds usually work better than metal for me.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Kailand09 05/01/2014 at 20:57

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Thanks man, and yeah it really would be. I played an oxy-acetylene torch over the edges in the hopes of getting a cool rainbow heat-discolouration thing going on but it didn't turn out quote like I'd hoped.

It's still pretty cool as it's gone a little blue-coloured from the heat, but I'll have to do some more experimenting.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Manuél Ferrari 05/01/2014 at 20:58

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Thanks dude, I'm flattered :)

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 20:58

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Hey babe, I made you this from some rusty scraps I had lying about. Hope you like it.

I kid, that is phenomenal work!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Clown Shoe Pilot 05/01/2014 at 20:59

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Oh cool :) I was thinking of doing something like that, but I've only got a MIG welder and that'd just make a mess of things.

Much have looked pretty cool.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 05/01/2014 at 21:02

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Thanks :) you're right on the first count though. Might be even cooler if I showed her what it came from.

Clown Shoe Pilot > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:02

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The "penmanship" looks like a second grader w/ a severe head injury wrote it. I traced it out w/ a soapstone first but it kind of all went to hell. It's readable though, and my wife thought it was sweet.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Clown Shoe Pilot 05/01/2014 at 21:05

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If the wife thinks it's sweet then that's mission accomplished :)

I'm still insanely jealous of BrownDogWelding's skill though. Just look at how beautiful this is:

vdub_nut: scooter snob > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:09

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Wear a scuba tank. You know, so you don't drown in it.

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:12

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Wicked! :D I'll have to try that with all the lead sheets I have lying around (for my collection of radioactive elements).

PushToStart > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:12

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nice! Did you find instructions for that somewhere or did you come up with it yourself?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > PushToStart 05/01/2014 at 21:13

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I've seen them made out of icing before and thought 'how hard can that be in metal. Other than that, just made it up as I went along :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 05/01/2014 at 21:16

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Thanks :) I feel lead sheet would be much easier to shape, although you might feel a little rough after handling it with cut hands...

Is the radioactive elements collection just in case one of them makes you a superhero?

RotaryLover > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:18

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You won. Everything.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RotaryLover 05/01/2014 at 21:23

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Thanks :) sod's law I forget to take it with me tomorrow.

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:24

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Solid lead metal can't do any harm to open wounds. However, lead fumes are highly toxic unless I weld them together under my fume hood. I'm going blind, so I don't think welding will be a good idea.

I collect periodic table of elements. :)

RotaryLover > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:28

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You can't forget this lol. Man...I could use my welding skills to craft something like that for the girl I went out with yesterday....or a painting.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:29

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Weld me, weld me like you weld your french girls.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Crocket Bernet 05/01/2014 at 21:36

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yeah, but diamonds are forever. Metal gifts aren't.

Agrajag > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:37

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That's awesome. Well done.

vorspringing > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:44

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Nicely done :)

ReallyColorful > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 21:48

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Simply awesome! Good luck with the festivities tomorrow.

offroadkarter > Your boy, BJR 05/01/2014 at 22:30

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came here to say this

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 22:57

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Engrave her name with...something on there.

BJohnson11 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/01/2014 at 23:51

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Good work! Just FYI, heat discoloration works alright on plain ole carbon steel, but a lot of the cool blueing and other color effects happen on higher carbon content metals and stainless steels. (example is the stainless exhaust on a KTM bike)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > BJohnson11 05/02/2014 at 03:46

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Now that's what I was looking for :) I think I needed more localised, and much higher heat than the oxy-acetylene allowed. It worked with welding, but that would have left an almighty mess :S

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 05/02/2014 at 04:01

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That'd be cool :) ideally, I'd TIG weld it onto a piece of plate on the underside, but I have neither a TIG welder nor the skill of this chap:

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/02/2014 at 04:05

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I was more of thinking of a electric engraver....

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 05/02/2014 at 04:16

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I think I might need to get one of those...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > vorspringing 05/02/2014 at 04:18

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Thanks :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > ReallyColorful 05/02/2014 at 04:18

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Thanks man :) it's my last day at work too, so big party this evening all around

toadterror > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/02/2014 at 04:48

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Damn, she get you from carmax?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 05/02/2014 at 04:52

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Oh very cool :) how far have you got? Some of the more volatile ones must be fun

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > toadterror 05/02/2014 at 05:13

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I hope so :) that way my injuries will be covered on warranty

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > RotaryLover 05/02/2014 at 05:22

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I nearly did this morning :S luckily not though

If you come up with any ideas I'd love to see them :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Agrajag 05/02/2014 at 05:28

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Thanks dude, I am rather proud :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Crocket Bernet 05/02/2014 at 07:14

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My line is that diamonds show no creativity whatsoever.

Whether that get me laid or not I don't know yet :S

Crocket Bernet > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/02/2014 at 07:46

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Agreed but they are helpful for the less talented among us, such as myself.

CAcoalminer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/02/2014 at 23:54

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You put all of us to shame. Amazing work!

The Compromiser > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/03/2014 at 10:18

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if this doesn't do it... she is a very bad person.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CAcoalminer 05/03/2014 at 11:00

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Thankyou :) it went down rather well today

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/04/2014 at 17:59

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Oh dear. * adjusts my glasses * Let's see here… According to my memo, I have all alkali metals except Cs and Fr, all alkaline earth metals except Ba and Ra, all halogen gases except F and At (only ~3 grams worth of At atoms exist on Earth), all noble gases except Rn, all post-transition metals except Tl, all metalloids except As and Po, all nonmetals except P (I have six grams of it, but it's purple and impure), many light transition metals (upper part of the D block, and I have a few heavy metals like W, Pt, Au and Hg), few lanthanides and only two actinides (Th and U, they're kept in two separate lead lined boxes. Th is very unstable and it's always very hot due to the radioactive activity). I obviously don't have any manmade elements (elements after U, like Pu, Es and the like). I stopped blowing up alkali metals in water because they're starting to become very expensive. I'm more into dissolving metals with a strong oxidiser (like HCl or H2SO4), fill a balloon with some H2, and blow it up.

* reads my comments, tells self "You're such a chemistry nerd" * :P

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Supreme Kiwi Zorro 05/04/2014 at 18:32

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Very impressive :) ballsy with the more radioactive and reactive elements as well

Supreme Kiwi Zorro > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 05/04/2014 at 19:50

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Thank you. :) All my reactive elements are kept in sealed glass ampoules filled with Ar gas. I used to store them in mineral oil, but it was too messy. So I started storing them in ampoules.

My son loves Hg, and he always asked me for a permission to look at it. Don't worry, he's not allowed to touch it.

* sighs * Some elements are simply brilliant.