[TheForge] switchplate

Fri Jan 9 10:35:00 2004

it is amazing.
I made a few of these last year and it was one of the most precise projects
I have taken on
(made me think of buying a home depot plate and adding on)
but it was a great learning experience .
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Dixon" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:45 AM
Subject: [TheForge] switchplate


> Greetings,
> Here is a prototype that I did yesterday .........
> http://www.artist-blacksmith.org/switchplate.jpg
> It is made from 16g sheet metal with a coal-forged texture, linseed oil
> finish followed with paste wax.
> It is amazing how much precision is required to mate 25 cents worth of
> sheet metal to a 79 cent switch......
> George Dixon
> abana member
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