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I need to make a seat for my chop. I am good friends with the guys at the county roads department. They give me all of the old or damaged road signs. These signs are made of aluminum. I cant tell you what the alloy is, but it is of medium hardness and welds incredibly well.
The old sign:
Rough draft:
Annealing the pan:
I dont have an english wheel or planishing hammer, so I make do with what Ive got to smooth up the shaping hammer marks. Here is the cap off of an oxygen bottle
After the edges were trimmed to shape, here is the final pan. Now work can begin on making brackets for it. Its not perfect, but I am pretty happy with it. Besides, its truly hand formed.
The old sign:

Rough draft:


Annealing the pan:


I dont have an english wheel or planishing hammer, so I make do with what Ive got to smooth up the shaping hammer marks. Here is the cap off of an oxygen bottle


After the edges were trimmed to shape, here is the final pan. Now work can begin on making brackets for it. Its not perfect, but I am pretty happy with it. Besides, its truly hand formed.

