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Arc-n-spark
Post subject: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:06 am
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I'm bad a throwing things out. Here's a little something I made for the wife.

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:09 am
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Now that is seriously cool! Must have got you some good brownie points too.
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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:14 am
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REALLY good

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:17 am
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Looks great, really creative

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:32 am
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You're pretty handy! I'd have about 50 holes poked into my hands after attempting something like that!

Good job!
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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:48 am
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Cool! Getting inspired to try other insects :D I did not quite see how the body was made. :(

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:14 am
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Thanks for the compliments. The body was made from 6 strings of various gauges all wound. 2 of those strings still have the eyelets on the ends, used for the eyes, 2 were unwound and the center wire curved up for the antenna, one wire unwound and curled for the tounge. The last wire was filler. I took some wires and unwound them then used the unwindings to wrap the body parts together. Soldered on legs and wings.

And I didn't get poked once.

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
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Arc-n-spark wrote:
And I didn't get poked once.

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That's an impressive fact ! And ,over all, impressive creativity 8)

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
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A pair of these would be handy. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Arc-n-spark
Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:59 am
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Ha! Bill, you crack me up man.

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Post subject: Re: Butterfly made from guitar strings
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yes, great idea and job.

cheers :D

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