What Are the Techniques for Making Stainless Steel Sculptures?

Stainless steel sculptures crafted from precise cutting, forging, shaping, welding, and polishing or coloring are striking artworks. Through carefully planning and executing each step, from design to fabrication to finishing, YouFine artists create stunning works of art that stand the test of time.

Advantages of Stainless Steel Sculptures:

Stainless steel sculptures are common and popular styles of sculpture decorating gardens, public areas, and city centers. Because stainless steel is resistant to weak corrosive media such as air, steam, water, and chemically corrosive media such as acids, alkalis, and salts. Therefore, stainless steel sculptures have many advantages, many outdoor large urban sculptures use stainless steel as a raw material.

Stainless steel sculptures are very popular because they have a variety of shapes that could meet more requirements of customers. However many people do not know how are the manufacturing techniques of stainless steel sculptures. Today I will give you some information on this issue, and it would help you when choosing stainless steel sculptures.

1.  Cutting:

When making stainless steel sculptures, the first is to cut stainless steel pieces according to the required design. There are two methods to cut stainless steel including CNC  machine cutting and using electric scissors tool. Now, CNC machine cutting and laser cutting are more commonly used.  Because the stainless steel sheets cut in this way will be more precise, which will help the accuracy of subsequent stainless steel designs. After cutting, the stainless steel sculpture material should be planned according to the shape required for the work. Do not leave any damage on the surface of the board, this could avoid leaving defects after polishing, and make the finished stainless steel sculpture better.

2. Hand Forged and Shaping:

Hand forging and shaping is an important method of making carbon steel plate and stainless steel plate sculptures into specific curves. The hand-forging process requires lots of time for experienced artists to hammer to achieve the precise shape of each stainless steel plate. When forging a point, use the round head of the hammerhead to allow it to forge continuously, uniformly, and regularly. The width, narrow distance, and force must remain the same. Don’t strike at would, otherwise it would destroy the overall sense of the stainless steel sculpture.

3. Welding:

When the shape of the stainless steel sculpture is forged correctly, it should be welded together according to the work requirements. Each part of the stainless steel plate would be welded using the full welding technique. Carbon steel plate and stainless steel polishing use grinding wheels to polish the welding seam and excess parts of the workpiece, so that the workpiece could be thrown bright and visually aesthetic.

Large and simple stainless steel sculptures could also be welded. The calculation of the scale size of the skeleton is very accurate, and the joints should be accurate, otherwise, there would be differences and the expected results would not be achieved

4. Polishing or Coloring:

Modern stainless steel sculptures have various colors to choose from. And the most popular color of the stainless steel sculpture is its natural silver color. After being meticulously hand polished, the silver finish becomes shiny and reflective which adds an impressive surface effect to stainless steel metal sculptures. Besides, there are also matte, painting and spraying can make the surface of stainless steel sculptures more attractive. The stainless steel sculpture surface could be determined by the sculpture design and the style of the installed environment. 

The above is the process and steps of the stainless steel sculpture production process summarized by You Fine Art Sculpture, I hope to help you. If you want to know more information or need any large or medium-sized stainless steel sculpture, please feel free to contact us. You Fine is a professional stainless steel sculpture manufacturer that could produce a series of stainless steel sculpture designs.

YouFine engaged in the sculpture area for over 40 years and exported metal sculptures to more than 105 countries. We keep designing new metal sculptures every month. We have professional designers and artists, we can customize any Stainless Steel Sculptures based on your designs or requirements. We’re good at traditional handicrafts, western sculptures, and products with Western ideas. We have earned the trust of thousands of clients. Please feel free to contact us if need any assistance.