Bring a hand-crafted metal sunflower to life with these plasma-cut / CNC-ready DXF files. Everything you need to cut, form, and weld a stunning welded-steel sunflower garden stake — 14–16" bloom, heart-shaped leaves, and a textured dome cap center. Fabricator-tested on a real plasma table before release. Load into your CAM software and send straight to the table.
Fabrication Notes
Heat each petal at its base with a torch to a dull orange glow, then grip the tip with needle nose pliers and bend upward — vary angles slightly petal to petal for a natural, organic look. Optional: hammer petals with a ball peen before heating for a hand-forged texture. Form leaves by hammering one side on an anvil to draw the metal into a cup shape, then finish the curve with heat. No plasma table? Upload the DXF files directly to SendCutSend.com — select mild steel at your preferred gauge and have parts shipped ready to form.
3 DXF cut files — Petals, Leaves, Back Plate
3 SVG files — Cricut, Glowforge, Illustrator compatible
3 SolidWorks part files (.SLDPRT) for CAD editing
Preview images for all 3 parts
Full README — materials list, hardware sources, assembly steps
Physical Product
Hardware (dome cap, stem rod, branch rods)
Welding Materials
Part 1 — Petals
The petal ring for the sunflower head. Elongated, pointed petals radiating from a center opening sized to fit the 4" dome cap. Each petal is torch-heated and individually bent upward with needle nose pliers for a natural 3D shape.
Part 2 — Leaves
Heart-shaped leaves that mount on the two secondary branch stems. Cut two copies — one per branch. Bend each leaf along its center vein with a ball peen hammer and torch for a natural cupped look before welding to the branch tips.
Part 3 — Back Plate (Calyx)
The backing plate that sits behind the petal ring. Hides the welds where the petal ring meets the stem and gives the flower a clean, finished look from behind. Also serves as the structural weld base for the entire assembly.
- A36 mild steel plate — 16 or 18 gauge (0.060"–0.048"). Do not exceed 14 gauge.
- 5/16" solid steel rod — main stem (36–48" typical; 8–12" driven into ground)
- 1/4" solid steel rod × 2 — secondary branch stems, bent to gentle arcing curves
- DP Dome Cap 4" OD — Steel Supply, L.P. (steelsupply.com) — textured seed-head center
- MIG or stick welder — TIG not required
Don't have a plasma table? SendCutSend accepts DXF
files directly — upload your file, choose your material and gauge, and get parts shipped to
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