Design Resource
Wrought Iron Craft - Nagpur, Maharashtra
Traditional Metal Craft
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Tools and Raw Materials
Following are the tools and raw material required for Wrought Iron Craft:
• Wrought Iron: It is the primary material for this craft.
• Hammer: This is used for beating the iron sheets to obtain the preferred shape.
• Welding Gun: It is essential to blow fire to wield the iron.
• Gas Cylinder: The gas cylinder is connected to the welding gun to produce a flame.
• Lighter: It is used to generate a flame.
• Cutting Plier: It is used for cutting and meandering the iron.
• Measurement Scale: It measures various materials like wrought iron sheets or the sculpture etc.
• Metal Buffing Brush: It is a buffing tool used to offer smooth surfaces to the sculpture.
• Angle Grinding Machine: It is a handheld power tool used for grinding (abrasive cutting) and polishing.
• Power Drilling Machine: It is a handheld power tool used for drilling holes.
• Spray Gun: It is used to spray paint the objects with preferred colours.
• Red Oxide Primer: This primer is applied to protect the metal surfaces from corrosion, along with a rich look, coverage, and leveling properties.
• Black Enamel: It is the base colour given to the sculptures.
• Colour Paints and Metallic Paints: Different types of colour paints and metallic paints are used over areas that are expected to stand out.
• Paint Brushes: These are essential for applying the colours the right way.
• Adhesive: It is used for sticking sculptures onto the frame.
• Drawing Paper: Figures to be sculpted are first drawn on drawing paper.
• Pencil: It is used for drawing.
• Metal Cutter: It is used for cutting metal sheets.
