Art An attempt to repurpose an old skill into a new "field" ? ....

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

@Shady's Fox or anyone in the loup (pun intended)
so i have this anvil thats gonna ring (ik) and seeking a way to muffle the ringing. so far sand is good from what i read....i will be doing a lot of hammering and shaping of metals with minimal ring - hoping - as possible as i am in an apartment.

maybe i need to go to the park and have the homeless run off with the shit idk
peace

any help whatsoever

 

[Electrum1]

Are you working with red hot metal in your apartment? Advice: Get renters insurance

 

[thujone]

bro don't be a menace, get rid of the apartment and get a commercial unit and sleep on a cot in the back

 

[Electrum1]

What do we think he's trying to make?

 

[thujone]

cuban links probably

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

commercial unit

this feels right.
wonder if i can get rent help....?
i have a shop i can use if the heat calls for it right down the way. hes even into the idea. we have already worked out a couple things.

however.... a menace? like I just picked up a torch and extra gas so no more of a menace - maybe less? - than your neighbor hittin their pipe 24/7. btw no judgement here just one perspective out of an abyss of em.

im taking all my iron working skills to fine metals. one of a kind pieces.

not for sale it isnt the goal
a hobby with passion behind it. hell even wife is on board (first time > exaggeration) and optimally will get her interested (she already is), involved and leave that damn tablet behind....

the goal is working with metal again but softer and more malleable - with right treatment(s).

fine jewelry

will post somewhere as i go from scratch and see how it goes.

disclaimer
i do not keep anything of value in my apartment. only my kits and i have a cam set up for their benefit.

where its at there are live in shop owners and i have my own cameras set up there along with theirs. so.... good luck if ya fiending and need a quick hit. lol

mystery solved but no suggestions? what are we a bunch of couch potatoes?

 

[streaM Freak]

Idk but I'd try to put myself in someone's shoes.

Maybe have the wife do some hearing tests, put her outside and see what type of stuff she can hear and what she can't with different types of sound barrier around the anvil.

It might be one of those "fuck around and find out" situations though, because I'd think someone who heard it would say something to someone about it, once they realized it wasn't going to stop because you're making jewelry?

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

try to put myself in someone's shoes

thats the reason for the thread i thought maybe someone in this vast sphere may have some clues.

came up with a few.
i will use several as long as i keep the metals warm they will be very pliable so nothing drastic at home.

as indicated if it comes to kilns and/or oxy/acetylene work thats for shop.

just small homework and wanna keep it quiet as possible otherwise it will all become shopwork.

yep once I start metal working it doesnt end.

the planning....
i had an idea of a triangle pendant she want round. fucked me all up (as i had imagined the piece and had some drawings) so back to drawing board i sopse.

havent done any homework yet tomorrow maybe a try.

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

try to put myself in someone's shoes.

btw this is one of the most powerfully worded snippet ive read inna while. crucial to survival imo/e.

 

[streaM Freak]

We all can do it to varying degrees but the key word being all.

So easy to forget though...

 

[Shady's Fox]

use a dense rubber rug

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

use a dense rubber rug

i thought of this and it will be incorporated into a system.

*mat - dense
* a certain kind of leather to put under the anvil ... otw
* possible sand box
* a certain kind of magnet (hanging on a horn) that absorbs the vibes

i find that letting the anvil between knees laterally work good to start.

not sure where to post the creation of this piece but here is the ingredients: 4g 24k
1oz of fine silver
1.5 carat diamond

annealing the metals (heating) will also create a drop in decibels.

 

[Shady's Fox]

yeah well...
it's beyond my expertise at this point
i mean ik stuff but uh.. idk
i can ask a friend of mine sometime tomorrow but i'll see

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

ok
lets start with there is quite a lot in common but is more focussed and no need for anvil at all cept for larger pieces and/or difficult pos moments.
starting with a thin foil of silver (1grain) and find that just holding the softer metals is sufficient for any forming.

a difference? lol
used to slam a spud or bullpin in a whole, slap a bolt in another hole, take yer tool and move to next point.

fwiw i am an ironworker/welder/crane operator of over four decades ... well; been welding since i think 7 or 8 so yeah repurpose.

after initial couple hundreds or so of soft and softer snd softer lol blows this will become a silver wire that can be used as welds later....

finger detail minimized for the well being of ai

hey gotta start somewhere may as well be foil, no.

innit but have to clean/disinfect bobos waterfall.

oh ill be back not sure why im not getting notified on my own thread as well as "watching" it. maybe they cancel each other out idk

microdose day too.
see where this goes.

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

idk
i can ask a friend of mine

fuckin love it
my default phrase in life lol

no need to ask anyone we got this....
always


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@Shady's Fox
mind if i use that in my sig?

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

but yeah suggestions welcome at any point but I won't get notified but ill be around for a couplathree years

 

[Ptahtek.2.0.1 beta]

i see a silver disc divisible invisible and something cheap looking.
what to do with Au?
leave the assay or forge (pun) past it...?
will it really matter in the end as long as i add something more to my day as if, i mean wtf already.

 

[Shady's Fox]

but at the end what would it be the goal in here?