Nearly all of the materials I use to create art come from supporters who generously donate interesting steel objects for me. Please contact me if you have potentially helpful materials in the Waltham Massachusetts area.
Donation Materials that I will take Any Time
Here’s a list of steel objects that are extremely useful to me:
- coaster brake bicycle hubs
- three-speed bicycle hubs
- quill-style bicycle stems
- rear wheel bicycle hubs
- Interesting pieces of metal that look like they would work nicely in my work
- small gears (sorry, no brass as it doesn’t weld nicely)
With the exception of copper (as well as certain stainless steels), if it’s not paramagnetic (a magnet doesn’t stick to it), I can’t use it effectively in my work.