Metal Sculpture Studio 

Metal Sculpture Offerings 

Blacksmithing/Forge 

Blacksmithing is the process of heating iron and steel to near molten temperatures in order to forge and hammer them into new shapes. The hot metal can be drawn out, upset, twisted, bent, chiseled, and punched through to create an infinite variety of beautiful forms, both sculptural and utilitarian. Work is made using the anvil, hand tools, hammers, sledgehammers, or utilizing the power hammer or hydraulic press. 

Welding/Fabrication 

Welding uses electricity or powerful torches to bond two or more pieces of metal together, melting them and fusing them into a single continuous material. This studio also covers cutting, grinding, shaping, and finishing material, before and after welding. Welding and fabrication can be used to create beautiful abstract sculptural forms, or to assemble sturdy objects for everyday life. 

Bronze Casting/Foundry 

Bronze casting is done by first creating a positive model out of wax, then surrounding that wax with plaster to make a mold. The wax is then melted out of that mold, and molten bronze is poured in to replace it. After cooling, the mold is broken, revealing the solid bronze left behind. 

Studio Access (Equipment)

Click here for general information about Pratt's Studio Access Program & learn more about becoming a Metal Sculpture Studio Access User here. 
 

The Fabrication Shop

  • 7 TIG welders 

  • 9 MIG welders 

  • 6 oxy-acetylene welding rigs 

  • 2 plasma cutters 

  • Straight bench shears (16ga mild steel capacity) 

  • Beverly shears (16ga mild steel capacity) 

  • 50” hydraulic shear (16ga capacity mild steel) 

  • large finger bending brake 

  • large power roller 

  • pneumatic roller 

  • pin bender 

  • 20” disc sander 

  • 2” x 72” belt sander 

  • Radial arm drill press 

  • Variable speed drill press 

  • Ellis 1800 horizontal bandsaw 

  • Delta 20” vertical band saw 

  • Tungsten sharpening station for TIG welding 

  • Bench grinders set with hard grinding wheels, wire wheels, and deburring wheels 

  • abrasive chop saw 

  • Complete bronze foundry (up to 300 lbs of bronze) available for use via custom class 

  • Over-head hoist system 

  • Auto-darkening welding helmets 

  • Large workstations with vises 

  • large assortment of power and hand tools. 

  • Rolling welding screens 

  • Compressed air available throughout the space 

The Forging Shop

  • 2 natural gas tube forges 

  • 12 anvils 

  • 2” x 72” belt sander 

  • 2 50lb anyang power hammers 

  • #6 norton flypress and tooling 

  • hydraulic press 

  • 6 blacksmith vises 

  • 4 swage blocks 

  • A wide assortment of hammers, jigs, tongs and other hand tools 

  • 2 quench buckets 

  • compressed air available throughout the space 

Moldmaking Room

  • sink 

  • worktables 

  • wax pots 

  • adjustable mold boxes and clamps 

  • Wax carving and finishing tools 

The Stonecarving Area

  • large covered outdoor work area 

  • integrated air and water available throughout the space for pneumatic carving tools 

  • wide assortment of hand and power tools 

  • 10 heavy duty carving stations 

  • storage for stone and projects in progress  

Sandblasters

  • one siphon blaster and one pressure pot sandblaster with 100g aluminum oxide 

Accessibility 

For questions about accessibility, contact Pratt's Metal Sculpture Studio Manager, Reed Peck-Kriss at rpeckkriss@pratt.org.