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Rose made out of sheet metal.
How to make a metal rose step 1.
First you need to mark.
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Trace the template on a sheet drill your holes i use a sheet metal drill bit cause it leaves very clean holes.
How to turn a piece of sheet metal into a beautiful welded metal rose.
So first off i made the stencil out of paper to get an idea of how large i wanted my petal sections.
Plasma cut out each.
If you use a lighter gauge metal such as 22ga then sheet metal sheers will be adequate to cut the shapes out of the steel.
I cut steel sheet metal into a increasingly larger teardrop shapes then weld them toge.
Clean up the edges.
Fan out each portion of cut metal at a slight angle with pliers.
For this step you will need your ruler and angle grinder or plasma torch.
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Pick up your first circle in your non dominant hand.
This next step took some time but it makes it all worth it in the end.
I just learned how to make a rose from sheet metal.
Measureing and cutting the petals.
They are made using a simple ice cream cone shape.
Then cut them out of the metal the same way you did out of paper.
I found a rose that i liked took it apart traced out various pedals modified and arranged them in photoshop and then made modifications as needed.
You will need to cut out three circles from your scrap metal.
My dad who is a sheet metal worker made this rose out of copper tubing and a sheet of copper.
The name rose metal products is just a coincidence as far as i know.
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Shaping the petals 1.
You may need to use your file to smooth out the edges if they turn out rougher than you would like.
Trim the edges of each petal down a little to give them some shape.
Hammer each petal s edges down.
The petal is the main and most notable part of the rose.
It will probably be easier to cut out each set of petals individually from the main sheet before cutting down the edges to finish them.
Cutting out the circles.
Drawing out the pieces.
After all of your petals and sepal which is the leafy thing that hangs down from the bottom of a rose bud are cut out trace them onto your sheet metal with a sharpie.
I think it would be fun to make these from soda cans too.