[TheForge] copper balls

[Mike Linn]

Buy them...  its a lot quicker and safer...

http://www.globekit.com/catalogue.html
http://www.centurymetalspinning.com/products/




At 07:42 PM 9/27/2003, you wrote:
>Talked to a customer today who wants 2 copper balls for his patio 30"-36" 
>in diameter.  One will become a Bar-B-Q and the other an ice bucket.
>Has anyone had any experiance forming anything this big?
>All I can think of is raising which sounds like a ton of pounding or 
>spinning on a setup similar to Mike Spencers air hammer power plant, big 
>form and copper disc bolted to an axle.  The latter sounds half scary and 
>would also be quite a bit of work even before moving any copper.
>Any suggestions wil be appreciated.
>Randy Mundt


            Mike Linn
      Artist Blacksmith
          McCalla, AL
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