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PHOTOS: Turning bike wheels into art

Marion welder fuses 60 wheels to create 200-pound sculpture

Jul. 21, 2023 5:17 pm

Drew Evans, of Chainbreaker Welding in Marion, cleans grease from the hubs of a 20-sided polyhedron sculpture he made from mountain bike wheels in Marion. Evans, who's been metal sculpting since 2018, welded 60 26-inch steel bicycle wheels together to form the sculpture. The sculpture, weighing about 200 pounds, will be displayed at Neverland Barnyard in Anamosa. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Drew Evans cleans the 20-sided polyhedron sculpture he made by welding mountain bicycle wheels together in Marion. Evans, who worked in industrial welding before devoting himself to artistic endeavors, gives welding lessons for all ages at his Chainbreaker Welding studio in Marion. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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