Dragon

[Owens Customs]

Spent a couple hours tracing this one out for my "better 3/4's" only to miss a couple of holes when I cut it.

[Scratch]

That's pretty awesome! How big is it?

[Owens Customs]

Thanks. 18" x 22"
It's pretty delicate. I shouldn't have made it so small ( only piece of 16 gauge I had at the time )
It was a little nerve racking dealing with the pieces tipping here and there when the torch is flying around at that speed.

[ben de lappe]

Well done!
I didn't initially see the spots you mention...we are our own worst critics. Rest assured it's not just you
Now, if there were a back layer with scale detail cut into it...that would be really sweet.
Thanks for posting!

[Owens Customs]

Thanks Ben,

Having been here for a little while and seeing what you do, I appreciate the comments.

I started adding the rest of the body to the drawing last night after cutting this. It's starting to take shape pretty nicely.
The idea is to have a full version, probably about 5' tall on the shop wall. some time in the future.

[ben de lappe]

Most welcome, thank you so much. Can't wait to see the finished piece...that'll be awesome!! Seems the fun stuff often must wait though.

[Larry83301]

Very nice looking dragon, thanks for showing it to us. I think I would have made it BIGGER because just knocking the slag off I would have made a pretzel out of it ( did that before on another dragon)


Larry

[ben de lappe]

Now Larry....Didn't you just get through telling me your settings are so precise that your plasma doesn't even produce slag???

[Larry83301]

Now Larry....Didn't you just get through telling me your settings are so precise that your plasma doesn't even produce slag???

You must have me confused with someone else!

I made this into the cutest ball.

Larry

[ben de lappe]

Fairly certain it was you
You say ball?...could have put a fire in it, called it "geodesic" and patented it!
Rich beyond your wildest dreams...

[Owens Customs]

Thanks Larry,

Yes, It took quite a while to clean it up. But I was determined not to wreck it.
I hadn't considered how thin the lines would be. I was too excited about getting it to the girlfriend in time for her birthday.

[ben de lappe]

Determination derived purely from the love of your lady....
Doesn't get any better than that

[vanweld]

Very nice job! Something like that would have went in the muriatic acid for a good while to help assist with clean up. I think my big hands would have had in the same boat as Larry.

[Granite]

Nice cut! The two misses ads character!