Horseshoe Crab Sculpture

Figure A

Steps:

1. Pick out two matching horseshoes for your crab sculpture.

2. Tumble horseshoes in a cement mixer to clean them (figure A).

3. Remove horseshoes from cement mixer and wash off.

Figure B

4. Weld two nuts to the bottom horseshoe to form the eyes (figure B).

5. Snip 1/8-inch wire to desired leg length using air-powered snips.

Figure C

6. Bend the wire into six legs.

7. Weld the wire legs onto the upper horseshoe (figure C).

Figure D

8. Weld the upper horseshoe to the lower horseshoe (figure D).

9. Run 1/4-inch steel rod through a ring roller.

10. Cut the rod into crab claw shapes using air snips.

Figure E

11. Weld the claws on the horseshoe depicting a typical friendly crab (figure E).

12. Clean up any sharp edges and level the crab with the torch.

Figure F

13. Paint the horseshoe crab sculpture desired colors (figure F).

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