testing testing
Today started out well (lovely little sculptures that I had to make. Super fiddly, but I've made them before and I'm the only one who ever has, so that's nice.) They're made of stainless, plastic and feathers. I have to turn down plastic parts and stainless parts on the lathe and work them out so they're a perfect mechanism. Very simple. Except the factory which makes one component is on strike, so I can't finish the set yet.
But then the boss asked me to do some weld tests. Some magic combined with welding. I can do welding. I can't do magic. So when he told me he needed them to have 'invisible welds' I had to explain a few laws of physics. But anyway, it was nice just working stuff out for the piece. Reasonably successful, but massively fiddly again. I think if I play with the welder settings a little more then it'll be fine. Which is good, as I sent pictures off to the artist and she gave the go ahead this afternoon, which means I'll be welding together over 100 tiny stainless knitting needles starting on Monday. Except I also have to fit in a weld test for another job on Monday. I'm not sure what the other one is for. I know it's a ceiling mounted piece though. Mmmmmmm, nice jobs.
Plus there's only 4 of us in on Monday (the rest are on site) and we've got someone popping in from another studio to work on a piece that's been nominated for the Turner Prize this year. We did the original (which is currently in a box by our doors!) and now they want another, so we're sorting it out. Busy busy!
But then the boss asked me to do some weld tests. Some magic combined with welding. I can do welding. I can't do magic. So when he told me he needed them to have 'invisible welds' I had to explain a few laws of physics. But anyway, it was nice just working stuff out for the piece. Reasonably successful, but massively fiddly again. I think if I play with the welder settings a little more then it'll be fine. Which is good, as I sent pictures off to the artist and she gave the go ahead this afternoon, which means I'll be welding together over 100 tiny stainless knitting needles starting on Monday. Except I also have to fit in a weld test for another job on Monday. I'm not sure what the other one is for. I know it's a ceiling mounted piece though. Mmmmmmm, nice jobs.
Plus there's only 4 of us in on Monday (the rest are on site) and we've got someone popping in from another studio to work on a piece that's been nominated for the Turner Prize this year. We did the original (which is currently in a box by our doors!) and now they want another, so we're sorting it out. Busy busy!