Happy New Year!!!!

Since we’ll be out of the shop for the next 3 days, we’re posting our New Years greeting today. Thanks to all of our friends, clients, lurkers, and stalkers (just kidding on that last one….I hope *laughs nervously to self*), for making our 2010 such a wonderful year. We look forward to new challenges, and new friends in 2011, May you all keep safe this holiday, and every day for that matter…..we like you and want to see you back here in one piece. Till then….”So long, farewell Auf Weidersehen, goodbye I leave and heave A sigh and say goodbye, Goodbye” Name that tune. 😉

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!

Children’s Hospital of Michigan -Detroit, MI (Update 3)

Hello! We here at TORK hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and will have a Happy New Years!

Here are a few progress pictures from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan sculpture. Pictures in this gallery are a sneak peek of the resin leaves, which are two color, come in 4 sizes, and cast in Smooth-On Crystal Clear. The metal/aluminum pieces, you’ve seen set up. These are now sanded and awaiting sandblasting, then finally powder coating.  Wooot!

Med size 2 color resin leaf.

Large size 2 color resin leaf.

XL size 2 color resin leaf.

Pile of panels all sanded, ready for sandblasting.

Pile of panels and legs/supports all sanded, ready for sandblasting.

Thanks for stopping by,

The TORK Crew

Children’s Hospital of Michigan -Detroit, MI (Update 2)

Here are some more images of the sculpture for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. These are shots of Mark laying down some weld.

Enjoy!

Mark doing his thing….welding!

SPARKS!!!!!

Mark laying down the weld.

Now the underside.

Mark…welding!

Children’s Hospital of Michigan – Detroit, MI

Happy Holidays from the TORK crew.

Here are some new images of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan sculpture. It’s coming together nicely. Mark is welding each section together, he’s on the 4th, with one more to go. Then a bit of detailing work, and then to the powder coating facility.

The whole piece is aluminum, consisting of rolled, CNCed, and hand-cut & shaped components.

We’ve started to lay down molds for the resin leaves. Images of those will follow as we start casting.

Enjoy the pix!

Canpoy detail 2

Canpoy inside detail 2

The whole, huge, sculpture….cool!

Whole sculputure, canopy detail 1

Canpoy inside detail 1