Several years ago I bought my wife a set a wind chimes I had always known she had a fondness for them so when I found a really nice set I gave them to her as a gift ( I think it was for Valentines Day).
Above is a photo of the wind chimes.
Originally the chimes had a wooden 'sail' that hung down and caught the wind but after a really nasty wind storm (actually several years of really nasty wind storms) the wooden sail went missing. After looking for a new sail and not finding anything we liked I asked my wife if she'd like me to make a new sail. I described my idea and she said she loved it.
The idea I had was to take a piece of copper plate and cut a butterfly shape out of it and hang it as a new sail. I printed several butterflies and showed them to my wife and she picked the one you see above.
Above is a photo of just the butterfly.
I cut the shape from a the copper using a plasma cutter and I then took a torch to it and over heated the copper to produce the colors that you see.
I hung the butterfly from the wind chimes using a slip ring and it is doing a great job catching the wind.
Copper is such a soft metal that the wings of the butterfly can be easily bent to change the shape of the butterfly and the way it hangs. I can almost shape it so it looks like it's flying.
Above is a photo of the wind chimes.
Originally the chimes had a wooden 'sail' that hung down and caught the wind but after a really nasty wind storm (actually several years of really nasty wind storms) the wooden sail went missing. After looking for a new sail and not finding anything we liked I asked my wife if she'd like me to make a new sail. I described my idea and she said she loved it.
The idea I had was to take a piece of copper plate and cut a butterfly shape out of it and hang it as a new sail. I printed several butterflies and showed them to my wife and she picked the one you see above.
Above is a photo of just the butterfly.
I cut the shape from a the copper using a plasma cutter and I then took a torch to it and over heated the copper to produce the colors that you see.
I hung the butterfly from the wind chimes using a slip ring and it is doing a great job catching the wind.
Copper is such a soft metal that the wings of the butterfly can be easily bent to change the shape of the butterfly and the way it hangs. I can almost shape it so it looks like it's flying.
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