I have always loved decorating, art, I love to paint, I love furniture, fabrics, and fashion. I’ve done faux finishes in my home, though I’ve never taken formal classes, and have decorated a few friends apartments.
I love the odd, unusual and creative arts. Metal, glass, wood works.
I’ve heard there’s a difference between a home designer and a decorator. How would one start out? I am taking classes here and there, but it’s not the complete picture. What type of companies would you work or intern for? I’d love to be on the cutting edge of unique and unusual things.
This would be my second career in life, so I’d like to do it sooner rather than later. 
Hence, I love party planning. It’s like decorating to me, but you get to be more dramatic and change it often. I’ve done a few bridal showers and a few parties, but on a small scale.
Can you make a living at it, or is it more of a hobby? And do you have to be in a large city? I am in a midsize but growing town.
Thanks
Why are these things common to all ancient civilizations?
ok, maybe i did not state my question correctly??? Why do all ancient civilizations have pottery and metal-working as trade or weapons? why is pottery common among ALL of them. What’s the connection?
I have looked at the major brands, (White, Garrett, Tesoro) plus stuff from stores such as Radio Shack and Cabelas. I want one with a removable battery/control pack so I can put it on my belt and headphones. Not searching for anything specific, like gold or silver, just want a metal detector that is well made for general searches.
places or sites that are not trying to sell something!!!!!
The stamping industry focuses on clean cuts and fast forming. Clean cuts and forms prevent metal from losing strength or stretching. Cost and production rates are of equal importance. These necessitate finding a lubricant that extends the life of the tooling that forms the product. One of the most effective additives to metal working fluids that enables the presses, tools, and dies to provide these characteristics is chlorinated paraffin.
Chlorinated paraffin is an additive that uses paraffin, or wax, as a base. The wax helps the lubricant to stick to the part, during any type of metal forming operation. The paraffin clings to the metal and forms a shield of lubricity at the cutting edge. The lubricity shield prevents the metal from weakening at the cutting edge, and helps ensure a quality end product. Chlorinated paraffin is a ubiquitous additive in metalworking industries, as well as other industries.
Once paraffin is applied and after it has completed its job, it needs to be removed. The paraffin leaves a stick, oily residue on parts that is neither appealing aesthetically or helpful practically. Nothing can adhere to the part if paraffin remains; making plating or painting impossible if the paraffin is not completely removed.
Even if plating or painting is not next in the process, paraffin needs to be removed. Paraffin often interacts negatively with other oils or fluids that it may encounter in the steps of the production process following stamping.
Cleaning parts covered in paraffin can be a tricky issue. Paraffin sticks to parts in a honey-like manner, and many variables affect the cleaning process. Spray impingement, submersion, heat of the water, time spent in process, and alkalinity of the cleaning compound all play a role in determining the results of cleaning.
Spray and immersion need to be used together in the process to obtain optimal results. Spray uses the mechanical force of the nozzles to direct cleaning solution at the substrate and break the waxy coating away from the surface.
Higher PSI makes the spray more effective, but diminishing returns can be in effect. At some point, the higher cost of a higher PSI is not worth what will be gained. A PSI that is too high also has the potential to damage the stamped part itself, rendering the manufacturing process worthless. Discovering the PSI limit is one of the challenges in the cleaning process.
Submersion allows chemical action to take place. The surfactant in the cleaning solutions work underneath the waxy paraffin and lifts it off, by reducing the surface tension of the paraffin to the metal. The surfactant forces the paraffin to remain emulsified in the tank until a saturation point is reached, and then it drops to the bottom of the tank.
Unfortunately, no cleaning compounds exist which can force the paraffin to remain at the surface for easy removal. The paraffin is heavier than water, so, unlike oil, it sinks. This presents the challenge of cleaning and removing sludge from the bottom of the washer tank, or creating a product that can force the paraffin to remain at the surface.
Water temperature is also an important variable. The water needs to be hot enough to melt the wax and assist the cleaning solution, but if it is too hot it will encourage flash drying of the part. In a multi-step cleaning process, flash drying is a detriment to the process. If the part flash dries while even a small amount of paraffin remains on the surface, the paraffin will need to be removed with a cloth by hand. Testing must be conducted to determine the lowest temperature that can aid in the cleaning process and prevent flash dying of the part.
Testing
Testing has been conducted to determine the best combination of variables to produce a clean part. The following variables were tested.
Observations
- Hotter fluids lead to better cleaning, but only to a point. 150 degree water is more effective than 130 degree, but 170 degree water is not noticeably better than 150.
- Potassium hydroxide, with a pH of 12, is more effective than the citric cleaner, with a pH of 8, at all temperatures.
- The optimum concentration ratio of potassium hydroxide cleaner begins to lose effectiveness above 10%. At this level, the cleaner leaves stainless steel parts darker and aluminum parts laden with white rust.
Conclusions
Based on these results, recommendations for washing the parts in a large, slow moving, submersible rotary drum with a light spray. The water heat should be at least 150F with a 10% concentration of a moderately high pH cleaner with a surfactant package that contains potassium hydroxide.
I click the reward shop button in personal data, but it takes me to the main homepage, is the reward shop working?
Well, I made the mistake of telling my girls that I was writing about making jewelry this week. That, of course, sparked their interest and the next thing I knew, we were stringing hundreds of plastic beads together to make necklaces and bracelets. They were even trying to make rings, which, is not an easy task with their tiny little fingers! Interest finally began to die down as we ran out of string and mommy ran out of patience from tying knot after knot!
We are back today and getting started on our series of jewelry making. Yesterday we talked a little about the history of jewelry making, where the word came from and how it got started. Today we are going to go over some basic tips needed to get started and mention the different types of jewelry making.
First and foremost, it is important to figure out what kind of jewelry you want to create. There are several styles to choose from and it depends on how much money you want to spend on getting started. You also need to think about how much work space you will need. If you are just doing small projects like beadwork, you will not need much room. If you are considering metal work or jewelry casting, then you will need space for the equipment that goes with those kinds of projects.
A way to help you decide is to go to the library and gather information on the different types of jewelry making. The internet is also a vast resource for information as well as ordering supplies for your hobby or business. Another thing to consider is to get some hands on experience. Some of that is easily learned through a book or an article. Other more difficult techniques will need to be learned by taking classes with an instructor.
Tomorrow we will start taking a look at specific kinds of jewelry making. We will talk about what supplies are needed for that type of work. We will also talk about the time it takes to learn certain skills so you can figure out what would best work with your schedule and lifestyle.
When it comes to art, the creative process does not end. It starts with the artist, but when he sets down his tools, the next step shifts to you – the viewer. How you interpret the art is your contribution to the creative process, as is what you buy and how you choose to display it in your home. In fact, think of your home as a canvas – a three-dimensional canvas that needs three-dimensional art. Getting creative means collecting from a wide variety of mediums, and there are none better to decorate empty spaces in your home with than metal art.
Metal art dates back thousands of years, a tradition carried on today by contemporary artists like Laszlo Tihany of Picci Designs. A world-renowned sculptor from Hungary whose work is in private collections all over the world, Tihany’s metal sculpture pieces are as diverse as his background and include freestanding metal sculptures, metal wall art such as tribal masks, metal wall sculptures, wall clocks, and mirrors. In collaboration with Laszlo’s partner – award-winning artist Linda Colino – Picci Designs’ metal pieces have just the right balance of color, movement and drama that every home needs.
The most important thing to remember when decorating with metal art is to match the right room with the right piece. For instance, you probably don’t want to display a red, five-foot metal sculpture in a small guest bathroom with a lavender floral theme. However, it just might be the perfect place for smaller pieces of metal wall art –purple metal wall sculptures, for instance, like wall clocks or mirrors. Reserve that tall, freestanding metal sculpture for the living room or den where you can give it the space it needs and deserves. Set it close to a window or lamp to maximize the play of light and shadows unique to sculpture art.
If one metal wall art piece is too small to fill a large space, try clustering several of them in a group. For instance, tribal mask metal wall sculptures are just the right size for three or more to fill a big wall. Hallways are a great place to go for the gallery look, which involves hanging your collection of artwork in a row with a foot or two of space between them depending on the size of each piece. Try keeping the pieces relatively similar in size and theme – all your variations of wall clocks, for example, or metal mirrors.
Just remember, the creative process of decorating with metal art by Picci Designs should never stop. What works best in one room now just might work better in another room later. Much like the artist’s work itself, decorating with metal art by Picci Designs is a creative evolution.
I have an old working metal lathe, made around 100 years ago and wondered if some collector or museum might want to display it. I live in a rural area, but I wondered if somewhere there is a museum or technical college that would love to show how metal work was done in the early 1900’s.
aright so I wrote it for my english 100 class in junio college. and i want people to read it and tell me whats wrong
Paper#1 assignment
personal narrative:identity
heres the link for the prompt or whatever.
http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii149/nightorc75/?action=viewcurrent=scan0001.jpg
and heres my essay
Nico Florendo
English 100
9/13/2008
My Choices
My name is Nico Florendo. I’m A big online gamer who neglected his home work. I’m also a artist who Neglected his in-class work to draw.I also love music, and can’t live without it. Now I’m going to address each subject, for you.
I’m a Big Online gamer. I started when i was fourteen or fifteen. The first game i Played Online was Warcraft Two. Then i got into its upgraded version warcraft 3. Then World of Warcraft came out, and Ive been playing that game since. After i left high school early i played the game for at least 12 hours A day.I got My Mother and sister into the game. they don’t play as much, because they both have other hobbies. I’ve also gotten my best friend into the game. I played That game as much as I could in freshman year. I Even neglected My Homework to do so ,and became a D minus too C student at best. I drew in class too
My Junior and High school years weren’t my academic best. I had horrible grades. I drew in class; and all my focus was directed towards drawing. It all started in seventh grade. I met my best friend Roberto. in my English class. Up until then i was doing pretty good. In fourth the grade i had college reading level.Whenever i did try I always did really good. For example during seventh grade i was given A reading comprehension test . I did so good they thought i cheated. They then called my mother .My mother asked who else scored that high; no one else did so they tested me again and I scored higher. Again in sophomore year i was given a essay to write about a topic and i tried really hard.I put Two days into it.It was about the drug Ritalin, and its affects on the human body and other stuff. After being unsatisfied with it, I decided to turn it in anyway. I then received the Best grade in all her classes for that essay.Even though i didn’t do work I wasn’t in the classes with less intelligent people. I always scored high on the tests so i was put into the better classes. Not the top classes but usually average or above. Although i had the capability to be a good student; I didn’t care and drew in all my classes.Drawing is my second favorite hobby. I hope to get a career in the art field. Although i love Drawing, I cant live without music.
I got into heavy metal music during 6th grade. My second best friend Salvador got me into it. He introduced me to Metallica . Soon after I began to get into other bands eventually stopping at my favorite music Power metal.. I listen predominantly to Powermetal; although I like most forms of metal . My favorite band currently is Falconer. I learned about them through Pandora.com. Pandora is a internet radio station. I can’t do to much without listening to music. I have to listen to music when I vacuum, or do homework. If I don’t listen to music i find whatever im doing very boring. I used to play guitar; But I stopped to put more time into drawing, and world of warcraft.
After hearing all of that you may be wondering why I chose these three aspects to identify by. The reason is that these are my three main things in life. So If I didn’t have one it would affect me greatly.Or if one aspect changed I could have been a totally different person.
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