Sculpture Mounting Base Recommendations

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I’m in the design process for a garden shaman sculpture that might be 6-7’ tall. Similar to image below. Any recommendations on a base approach, steel plate, concrete, etc? Thanks.

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I made a tree sculpture few years back, roughly 8’ tall with a 10’ span. I used 1/2" plate and used 1/2" all thread rods with square washers embedded in concrete. I don’t have any pics of it sadly.

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That 1/2" plate must have weighed a ton.

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At 20.4 psf that would be a pretty expansive plate (5’x19.6’) to get to 2K :wink:

…sorry @holla2040 the engineer came right out of me there… :wink: :grimacing:

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Now you have railroaded the topic. We absolutely must see a picture now before we will rest…

…enough. I am too tired to wait. :smile:

We really would love to see a picture if you ever get one!!!

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I will contact the proud owner and see if they will send some pics

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Here is an impressive work that is near Lake Chelan. I smile when I talk about it because the artist has a plaque near this art piece and describes himself as “a very accomplished artist.” He IS, but his work would have made that statement lowder than him telling me.

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Sorry for the lack of detail of the photo but you get the perspective of height/size. It is likely the base is in the framed platform. I believe the the primary support pieces, within the horse, were 1/2 inch but there are parts like the feathers that were likely 18 gauge.

Eric has me too scared to guess the weight. :weary: I think he uses new math or something. :upside_down_face: On gosh…I assume it weighs a lot. :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :rofl:

Edit: If I were to guess, the base could be a sheet of metal and all of the gravel provides the ballast necessary to keep this horse and rider upright.

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I’m a EE but must admit I have no idea what you’re talking about. :upside_down_face:

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If the legs are hollow, I would propose rebar into the ground (concrete below ground level) and lower the statue onto the bars. That way, the feet can appear very natural.

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I’m thinking along those lines. I may lean towards a simplified version Ivan Iler’s Mother Tree, Ivan Iler on Instagram: "Making some branches;) #welding #fabrication #weld #weldernation #tigwelding #tig #weldinglife #metal #weldlife #metalforming #metalwork #handmade #migwelding #design #sculpture #welders #metalfabrication #engineering #custom #mig #weldaddicts #metalfab #weldingmachine #maker #makersgonnamake"

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