| Step 9: The support form |
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| The support form for this first casting of Spring Snow is a granite rock chosen from my friend Dean Edenstrom's landscaping rock inventory. |
| After this more than 400 pound stone is transported to my studio, I turn it upside down and construct a steel foot that will "level" the bottom of the stone. To attach the foot I flatten a place on the rock. I'm using a roto-hammer with a chisel point here. |
| I continue the flattening with an angle grinder fitted with a masonry disk. |
| Sandblasting is done to clean the sides and top of the rock and the steel foot. This "foot" is then painted. |
| Holes are drilled for the expansion pins that attach the steel foot to rock. |
| These pins are then hammered into place. |
| One sturdy foot ready to test! |
| When I turn over the rock and temporarily place the sculpture on it, to my dismay I find that my calculation for the three point suspension is off. The imbalance allows the rock to tip with relatively little pressure. |
| So, once again, I turn the rock upside-down and add another foot in the needed place. |
| This one is adjustable in height and effectively solves the problem. |
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