Piercing and Sawing-
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Sawing Tools and Techniques:
Examples of Projects that use Piercing & Sawing
TERMS TO KNOW :
POSITIVE & NEGATIVE SHAPES: Positive shapes are the metal and negative shapes are cut "drop out" pieces. In a sawed design all of the positive shapes need to be connected to avoid accidental "drop out."
VISUAL BALANCE: A way to organize the composition so that all the pieces seem to go together, and hold equal visual weight on all sides of the design. For sawing purposes you'll often want your design to have an equal visual weight between the metal (positive) and the "drop out" (negative.)
SIMPLIFICATION: Leaving out non-essential details so that the shape is recognizable but still doable with the sawing technique
VARIETY: Incorporating variations of a thing (taller, thicker, curvier, shorter, etc.) so that the design has a liveliness and sense of realism (unlike a stylized pattern).
BENCH PIN: The wooden support clamped to the edge of the work bench used for sawing and filing.
SAW FRAME & BLADE: A metal frame with a handle that holds the blade in place, used for reshaping sheet metal
CENTER PUNCH: A sharp "nail like" tool used to dimple the metal before drilling
DRILL PRESS: A machine used to drill holes through metal or wood
KILN: A large oven that heats metal to high temperatures for fusing and casting
RIVET: A type of cold connection where a "two headed" nail passes through a hole, the heads expand on either side using pressure to hold the metal pieces together.
BENDING BREAK: A large hand tool used to bend a straight line in a sheet of metal
ALUMINUM: A grey elemental metal used mainly for sawing, it melts at 1221 degrees therefore cannot be soldered and is more brittle than flexible.
ENAMELING: The process of fusing colored powdered glass to the surface of copper
VISUAL BALANCE: A way to organize the composition so that all the pieces seem to go together, and hold equal visual weight on all sides of the design. For sawing purposes you'll often want your design to have an equal visual weight between the metal (positive) and the "drop out" (negative.)
SIMPLIFICATION: Leaving out non-essential details so that the shape is recognizable but still doable with the sawing technique
VARIETY: Incorporating variations of a thing (taller, thicker, curvier, shorter, etc.) so that the design has a liveliness and sense of realism (unlike a stylized pattern).
BENCH PIN: The wooden support clamped to the edge of the work bench used for sawing and filing.
SAW FRAME & BLADE: A metal frame with a handle that holds the blade in place, used for reshaping sheet metal
CENTER PUNCH: A sharp "nail like" tool used to dimple the metal before drilling
DRILL PRESS: A machine used to drill holes through metal or wood
KILN: A large oven that heats metal to high temperatures for fusing and casting
RIVET: A type of cold connection where a "two headed" nail passes through a hole, the heads expand on either side using pressure to hold the metal pieces together.
BENDING BREAK: A large hand tool used to bend a straight line in a sheet of metal
ALUMINUM: A grey elemental metal used mainly for sawing, it melts at 1221 degrees therefore cannot be soldered and is more brittle than flexible.
ENAMELING: The process of fusing colored powdered glass to the surface of copper