I cant either, but I can think of designs to roll/stamp into dashes and inserts that would look good. Have to think past the post.
I don't know that I would ever use it , but I do appreciate the effort. It might be one of those things that later your left wondering where you had seen it. I like out side the box stuff.
I'm old enough that i had the opportunity to watch my grandmother make her own dolly's, one she used to use starch to make them stiff, two anneal, three glue hard rubber to the roller( not too hard) so that the back side of alum will ride and maybe(maybe)the lace will go deeper -- full of shit and idea's
54pathfinder.........You think that will work with "O" condition alloys, (2024, 7075, 6061) ? We have 1000 ton Hydro-Press here at work, for forming aluminum parts........I do know that if you leave a label on your aluminum, on the side away from the pressure, it will imprint quite nicely, the little rectangular label! It looks kinda' neat, as you are tossing the part in the scrap bin..........
Interesting idea but I think its 40 years too late. The 1970s is when everyone was putting lace patterns on their cars.
That is exactly how I discovered this! The little stickers! Yes any "O" condition will take a good print. Avoid 7075 but yes t3 and 5052 or 6061 will mush right in. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
This would look good on the corners of a dash. Or maybe even some 3D pinstipe patterns using contact cement and thin wire or string would be cool.
Yeah! The whole point if this post to begin with was to throw this obscure fact out there that aluminum can imprint with fabric. I know that there are visionary guys who can run with this and create a whole new type of look with this. I believe in this open source thing because together we are way smarter than we are alone you know? There is an optimal approach to this and it should render a large piece of perfectly imprinted aluminum. My neighbour does all our club patches on her 6000$ sewing machine. She can also produce totally custom lace. Think about it for a second. Lace painting the hood with our custom lace and then having the dash tricked out with the same pattern embossed in metal! It'll blow people's minds! That's where I want this to go, so let's all give it a whirl an find the best way. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I'm also not sure where the lacey aluminum would look good on a car. But your concept is pretty cool and definitely thinking outside the box. Perhaps you could try some Corduroy, to put a bunch of small pleats in the aluminum, maybe you might get a look sort of like the fluted headlight lenses of the 20s cars, which might suit the style of our old cars better than grandmothers doilies.
Yes...... Anyway, to help those who need a visual reminder of why lace would be "ok" So....... It would be I think nice to use the same pattern in metal for an artistic effect on the dash. Not on a muscle car, not on a PT cruiser, not on a AMC, or a 2013 RubberMaid, but a nice fifties chevy or Pontiac or a shoebox. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Dashboards are an obvious place, maybe some replacement trim between the tail lights, a shifter console, imprint the lace pattern and then roll it to form new interior window trim... maybe a panel to go between 2 exterior pieces of trim like on the rear fender of a 57 Chevy.... I feel the love...hell, I think I can still smell it on this lace...
I've often toyed with the idea of using flat aluminum panels for my truck interior and this may be a way to get away from too much of a competition look. I wouldn't want compete panels covered with the design, just corners, areas around door pulls and handles, things like that. If you don't like lace, how about cutting whatever pattern you like (flames skulls, logos, etc.) out of thin card stock and embossing with that? I saw someone that carefully cut flames out of card stock, saving both pieces then taping one piece on the front and the other piece on the back of a panel, then used an english wheel to press the design into the aluminum. I think using a slip roll would be easier.
Brilliant idea, crown rollers are nice but they will give a shape to your panel. Even if it's very subtle. A slip roller is better as long as the back roller is kept down so it doesn't curve the metal (unless that's desired) keep it coming! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
You can do the same with annealed copper and brass. If you want to know more about metal forming look into jewelry/metalsmith metal forming book. Your head will explode.
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