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    Real world Wip. Glass sculptures.

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    • Bryan KB Offline
      Bryan K
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      Excellent photos and nice looking workshop. Thank you for the pictures. πŸ‘

      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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      • Mike AmosM Offline
        Mike Amos
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        Seriously impressive, I bet it took a lot of dedication.

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        • Rich O BrienR Online
          Rich O Brien Moderator
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          it's gonna look insane when it's together and lit.

          when they unveiling? need to book tickets to go to bendigo

          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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          • BoxB Offline
            Box
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            @rich o brien said:

            when they unveiling? need to book tickets to go to bendigo

            Still don't know when, there have been some delays on their end and some hiccups on my end...
            But steal a loaf of bread or rustle a sheep or two and you'll be out here in no time.

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            • bazB Offline
              baz
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              @box said:

              @rich o brien said:

              when they unveiling? need to book tickets to go to bendigo

              Still don't know when, there have been some delays on their end and some hiccups on my end...
              But steal a loaf of bread or rustle a sheep or two and you'll be out here in no time.

              Haven't been to Bendigo for yonks, might have to detour there on my next trip north.

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
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                Moving into the next stage, the lamination process.
                Some awfully big and temperamental machines.
                Here we will be heat bonding batches of six layers together to form 28 200kg blocks.
                These will then be cold bonded to create the final two block.
                Here's a couple of pics to give the lie of the land.


                Sorting the sheets.


                The big double pizza ovens.


                The damn glass washer that is louder than a jet taking off from the roof, which has been non functional for two weeks waiting for a tiny electrcal component to arrive.


                The vacuum sealing hot bed.


                ![One 200 kg test lump of glass loaded on the final gluing rack.

                And yes, all the racks you see here have been designed and constructed using sketchup.](/uploads/imported_attachments/H30m_5.jpg "One 200 kg test lump of glass loaded on the final gluing rack.

                And yes, all the racks you see here have been designed and constructed using sketchup.")

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                • andybotA Offline
                  andybot
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                  looks like a very painstaking process, bet it will look pretty incredible when complete.

                  http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                  • cottyC Offline
                    cotty
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                    Monster machines for the monster project...

                    my SketchUp gallery

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                    • BoxB Offline
                      Box
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                      First bit of cooking.
                      18 layers of glass ready to be taken out of the oven.
                      A nice 600kg


                      Lam1.JPG

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                      • BoxB Offline
                        Box
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                        As we move up through the layers it starts to be more recognisable as a figure, or at least parts of a figure.


                        Lam Man 1.JPG

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                        • BoxB Offline
                          Box
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                          A new stage of the process. this is 4 of the cooked blocks racked on the gluing rig.
                          It's not that interesting to look at but is a major step towards completion.
                          The top section of the steel rack will clamp around the completed block and separates from the rest to be used for transportation and final lift and rotation into position.


                          Rack.JPG


                          A blurry close up showing most of the foot and beginning of the trousers.

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                          • Rich O BrienR Online
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
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                            that's insane!

                            this thing must cost!

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                            • BoxB Offline
                              Box
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                              Yes, Cost indeed, we'll barely break even on them I'm afraid. But they'll get us other more lucrative work.

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                              • bazB Offline
                                baz
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                                @box said:

                                Yes, Cost indeed, we'll barely break even on them I'm afraid. But they'll get us other more lucrative work.

                                Thank god for artists, always optimists. XXX

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                                • tuna1957T Offline
                                  tuna1957
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                                  The further along this goes, the more impressed I get. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ Hope the "they'll get us more lucrative work" ends up actually happening. Been down that road plenty, always turned into a dead end for me.

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                                  • boofredlayB Offline
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                                    Amazing work. Thanks for sharing.

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                    • Bryan KB Offline
                                      Bryan K
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                                      Thanks for the update and pictures. πŸ‘

                                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                      • BoxB Offline
                                        Box
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                                        We are finally getting close to having one finished.
                                        How he looks tonight with just a work light.


                                        20161222_214430.jpg

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                                        • bazB Offline
                                          baz
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                                          Fantabulus!

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                                          • tuna1957T Offline
                                            tuna1957
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                                            off the scale !!!! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ looking at this last pic can't help thinking about solo frozen in the block of carbonite.......

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