I had some free time so I thought it was about time to try out those metal working tools I've been collecting lately. I've been watching youtube videos plus my Ron Covell DVDs so it was about time to jump in. I cut a disk out of scrap aluminum, roughly a foot in diameter.
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Then I ran the outside edge through the shrinker.
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Next I pounded on it with my Harbor Freight mallet. I don't have a real sand bag yet. I've been reading opinions on what goes inside the bag, sand, steel shot or lead shot. Sand make dust which may or may not be hazardous depending on your opinion. Lead shot sticks together after being pounded on for awhile. Steel shot can rust and stick together. So say the wise ones. Since I don't have the appropriate leather bag but do have a plastic bag of play sand, the choice was simple. I threw a towel over the sand bag and hammered on the aluminum.
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After that came the English Wheel. It was easier than I thought but then all I was doing was making a bowl.
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So here it is, an aluminum bowl.
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Ok, more like a saucer but I made it.