Article · Marco Mahler
What Wire to Use to Make a Hanging Mobile and Where to Buy It
By Marco Mahler
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
Compares wire gauges, galvanized wire, steel and aluminum rod, music wire and welding rod for mobile arms at different scales, with notes on how Calder joined his pieces without welding.
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