Custom stainless steel house number sign

Pintle Hinge reproduction

Metalcraft Workshops and Studio Rental

Make sculpture, repairs, tables, carts, hardware, gates, or just for learning sake!

3 hour sessions covering a wide variety of metalcraft techniques, or rent a block of time to use the shop and equipment. Private and group rates. Taking time/schedule requests.
Students must be 16 or older.

1 block from Beverly Depot Commuter Rail
Off street Parking

Rate is 75/hr with a 3 hour block minimum, and 7 person max.
Contact for private or group shop use/open studio rates and schedule possibilities.

Email Erica with questions and to join email list at workshops@magma-metalworks.com

Techniques covered can include :
Tig Welding
Mig Welding
Oxy-Acetylene Welding
Soldering
Basic Machining
Cutting and Drilling
Hot Forming
Cold Forming
Patination
Project Planning
Types of Finishing
Hot and Cold Attachments

Shop is 3000 sf first floor professional metalcraft workshop,
and instruction/assistance is with Erica Moody, founder of Magma Metalworks,
bringing 16 years of professional metalcraft experience.
Other instructors and specific workshops are being planned to start in January 2011 .
Send your requests as well.

Loft Ladder

This is an aluminum ladder that is welded and machined, and then anodized with a black dye. Client wanted a light weight ladder that was minimal to lay flat against the wall, and be moveable/unhooked to use in other parts of the living space. Here are some pics of production:

Ducks!

We were asked to give these brass ducks a warm patina. We start with a thorough cleaning.

Ducks!

And then finish with patina application and wax.

Custom Steel Planters

Rendezvous Sign

We just completed the installation of the new sign at Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, Ma. This is a fine, fine restaurant, and we are proud to be working with them on their revamped store front. Here are some picture of the fabrication of the name part of the sign. These are painted aluminum letters, brass and stainless, both with patina finish.

The letters are waterjet cut from aluminum, and then we blind welded studs to them for gluing into sign substrate. Then they were powdercoat painted.




The frame is of stainless flat bar that is heat bent for the radiused corners, and then welded into a frame. The brass is given a warm honey brown patina and sealed.

Rendezvous Sign - New Canopy Fabrication

Here is fabrication of the new stainless frame canopy, with brass sides and roof. It will be lit within so that the stars glimmer.

Rendezvous Sign - Old Canopy

This is the existing canopy that we are replacing, as well as adding sconces and planters.

Forged Stainless Pendant

Installation Of Stainless Steel Railing, South End, Boston

Erica prepares for the placement of the railing by marking where the balusters will land on the wooden trim.


















After getting the railing in place, Erica begins to mark the holes for drilling to secure the railing.


















Laurie measures to make sure the railing is the right distance from the wall.

Tory Row, Cambridge - restaurant furniture, steel tables and patio fence

Fenway Sign Panels

The score and name panels start off as a clean sheet of metal. For them to become the panels you see on the Green Monster, custom holes need to be drilled along with rounding off the corners of the sheet.























Kevin begins to drill out the holes. After the holes are drilled the panels will be orbital sanded, cleaned, and then primed.
























The Fenway Panels are primed and ready to go off to the painters.

stainless railing for South End residence

This part of the railing will be placed on the landing. The 3/8 and 3/4 round bars have been bent for the curved detail near the top rail where the hand rail will be. Below are photos of curving the the bars - the metal was heated and then bent using a fixture. The last photo shows Kevin machining the 3/4 bar for a plug to attach to the flats (top and bottom rail pieces).