grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Dec 10, 2013 16:13:31 GMT -5
Thought this was pretty cool. His website has a couple more castings.
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Don
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Post by Don on Dec 10, 2013 17:43:37 GMT -5
Ant hill castings are pretty incredible. here's one I saw on YT recently:
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 10, 2013 18:37:35 GMT -5
That is awesome. Bad day for nasty fire ants. wow.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2013 18:49:04 GMT -5
I have been kicking around the idea of making a forge to make my own castings.
That cement cast of the african ants is mind boggling.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 10, 2013 20:21:14 GMT -5
Wait until PETA hears about this!! Of course only PETA would love fire ants.  |
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Marie
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Post by Marie on Dec 10, 2013 21:23:17 GMT -5
What an interesting concept and a great finished piece! Creates really cool organic modern art. I wonder how much he sells them for!
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Dec 10, 2013 21:42:59 GMT -5
That is really cool. But with the cost of aluminum that is an expensive piece of art, not to mention the smelting.
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2013 21:50:09 GMT -5
The aluminum piece is incredible and beautiful. The cement city is awesome. I wonder if that is on display someplace.
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Post by vegasjames on Dec 10, 2013 22:05:53 GMT -5
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Dec 11, 2013 0:16:11 GMT -5
Both unique and amazing, ants are quite the critter. Thanks for the shows.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 0:22:33 GMT -5
yeah $165 for a 2+# carpenter ant nest.
I hope it's not $80 a pound cuz fire ant nests seem to run 18# or so!
You can do production this way, but if I did one I'd just scavenge aluminum. So much goes in the trash. Can we recycle. But this weekend I'll have 40# of window screens & window frames I could melt. Would be hard to find a few hundred pounds a year just by keeping your eyes open.
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GeorgeStoneStore
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Post by GeorgeStoneStore on Dec 11, 2013 1:11:26 GMT -5
interesting work of art. but ants are not very happy  |
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Post by 1dave on Dec 11, 2013 11:28:24 GMT -5
interesting work of art. but ants are not very happy In my childish mind 70+ years ago I poured water down Fire Ant holes knowing I would drown them all. Years later I tied one to a 1/2" nut and dropped it in a glass of water for a week. When I untied it, it crawled away. Shooting Roman Candles at their hills didn't bother them much either. In my dotage, I pour propane down their holes, then light it. They never come back. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 11:37:53 GMT -5
Somehow my gut says you are yet to be old and weak.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 11:38:59 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Dec 11, 2013 11:50:23 GMT -5
Somehow my gut says you are yet to be old and weak. I wish you were right Scott, but my hands are starting to shake so much I'm starting to have trouble feeding myself. A half hour ride to a rock collecting area leaves me so stiff it takes 15 minutes to get straightened up and looking for something to take home. If it weren't for hounding exercise, I'd probably be in a rest home by now. Most of my old friends are now moldering underground, especially those that had desk jobs. Those of us that had to work for a living are only now recognizing what a blessing that was! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2013 11:55:53 GMT -5
Well, then, that said, it pleases me to hear you are still as active as you are. Keep hounding.
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Dec 14, 2013 7:29:46 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 14, 2013 7:56:33 GMT -5
Its OK to have issues at i see 77 years old Dave. Lots at 57 are worse off. There is obviously a lot of feist left.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 14, 2013 8:21:09 GMT -5
It just struck me that ant hill sculpture would be the ultimate process in the Ocala area. The massive sand deposits are so easy to dig. Most wells can be jetted down with a well tip and a garden hose.
To remove bushes and small trees a good flow out of a water hose will soften and 'float' the sand enough to pull them up by the root ball. Fence posts and dock posts are about all jetted in.
A 12 inch wood pole jetted 42 inches deep will snap off at ground level when jetted down in a lake. Wet sand resettles after jetting to almost concrete type interlock in the sand in this area.
Some areas of Florida have insane quantities of ant hills
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