How to Fix Welding Heat Distortion Kevin Caron

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#ArtistKevinCaron #WeldingTips • From http://www.kevincaron.com - Artist Kevin Caron shows tips and tricks to fix warping caused by welding .... • Kevin Caron has created a test piece by welding together two pieces of 16 gauge mild steel without clamping them down to get a nice warp going. • The first way he counteracts the warping is by welding a bead on the other side of the weld. He's using heat to combat heat! Kevin Caron is able to pull a lot of the warp out by simply welding side-to-side on the opposite face of the metal. • Kevin Caron created an entire 7-foot-tall kinetic sculpture, Genome Project, which you can see at http://www.kevincaron.com/art_detail/... , by using heat and warping. • Rather than continue that process to take out the warp, however, Kevin Caron turns to another way to deal with weld heat distortion by stepping up to his anvil. • He grabs what he calls a flattening hammer (some people say it's really a shoeing hammer, which is likely because Kevin Caron bought it from an old horseshoeing school), turns the warp upward so there's a gap under the metal, and begins pounding the metal on the anvil. You can hear the sound change as the metal comes in full contact with the anvil itself. • Finally, there are times when your work is so warped, there is only one solution: toss this part into the scrap bin and start over. • Kevin Caron is ready to go back to work, so you have time to check out more how-to videos and his wild sculptures at http://www.kevincaron.com • Well, you might want to hang around for another moment and see him work with his most difficult student yet .... • • Inspired sculpture for public private places. • Artist Kevin Caron has been sculpting full time since 2006. You can see his more than 45 commissions in public and private places coast-to-coast and online at http://www.kevincaron.com. • Please follow me! • Twitter: / kevincaronart • Facebook: • / kevincaronstudios

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