Estate Sale

Step 1. Cut an interesting shape using a plasma cutter.

Step 2. Decide that shape is not sufficiently appealing and that a rusty saw blade would be a better choice.

Step 3. Find an estate sale where circular saw blades are available.

Step 4. Go shopping at the estate sale. Leave behind only  $10

Step 5. Come home with two saw blades and plumbing plugs

and aluminum tubing 

and spray paint

and baby food jar full of set screws

and copper wire brackets

and shrink tubing

and switches

and many many more things.

Frankly, it was a surreal experience. It was kind of like looking through my work shop after I abandoned it. The shop was similar to mine down to the drill press that had funky wiring.

Step 6. Put a saw blade in salt so it will rust up quickly.

Step 7. Wait for rust to happen.

After a couple of days setting in salt, it took on an interesting mottled appearance. It looks more interesting than the orange rust coating I was expecting.

Drilling the hole that would allow me to add a bearing was more difficult than I anticipated. The blade was very hard steel.