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2007-10-05 by ithaib
Hi all, I'm working on a project and want to make a spherical panel for it. Exactly like what we would order from FPE when designing a MOTM panel but as a sphere. Or two halves of a sphere. I know FPE doesn't do this. Anyone out there know who could make such a panel? Any suggestions are highly appreciated! Best, Ithai B.
2007-10-05 by Richard Brewster
How curious! Did you mean circular (two dimensional)? Or do you really want a panel shaped like a basketball? Richard Brewster ithaib wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm working on a project and want to make a spherical panel for it. > Exactly like what we would order from FPE when designing a MOTM panel but as a sphere. Or > two halves of a sphere. I know FPE doesn't do this. > > Anyone out there know who could make such a panel? > > Any suggestions are highly appreciated! > > Best, > > Ithai B. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
2007-10-05 by John Luciani
... this. ... How big a sphere and what kind of wall thickness can you tolerate? You could try a wooden sphere. A woodturner to make you two halves on a lathe.
2007-10-05 by ithaib
Thanks for the help... I mean a panel shaped liked a basketball, about the size of a basketball (perhaps 3 inches more in diameter) I prefer something from aluminum with a thin wall, just a bit thinner than say a MOTM or dotcom panel. Ithai --- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "John Luciani" <jluciani@...> wrote:
> > On 10/5/07, ithaib <ithaib@...> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > I'm working on a project and want to make a spherical panel for it. > > Exactly like what we would order from FPE when designing a MOTM > > panel but as a sphere. Or two halves of a sphere. I know FPE doesn't do > this. > > > Anyone out there know who could make such a panel? > > > Any suggestions are highly appreciated! > > > Best, > > > Ithai B. > > How big a sphere and what kind of wall thickness can you tolerate? > > You could try a wooden sphere. A woodturner to make you two halves > on a lathe. > > McMaster Carr has polypropylene hollow balls that are 5.9" in diameter > 1 3748K19 $5.52 per Pack of 1 > > You could try some of the plastics shops like Modern Plastics but it > will probably be expensive. > > (* jcl *) > > -- > http://www.luciani.org >
2007-10-06 by ~Morbius~
----- Original Message -----From: ithaibSent: Friday, October 05, 2007 7:50 PMSubject: [ModularSynthPanels] Re: Spherical panel?Thanks for the help...
I mean a panel shaped liked a basketball, about the size of a basketball (perhaps 3 inches
more in diameter)
I prefer something from aluminum with a thin wall, just a bit thinner than say a MOTM or
dotcom panel.
Ithai
--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "John Luciani" .> wrote:
>
> On 10/5/07, ithaib wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I'm working on a project and want to make a spherical panel for it.
> > Exactly like what we would order from FPE when designing a MOTM
> > panel but as a sphere. Or two halves of a sphere. I know FPE doesn't do
> this.
>
> > Anyone out there know who could make such a panel?
>
> > Any suggestions are highly appreciated!
>
> > Best,
>
> > Ithai B.
>
> How big a sphere and what kind of wall thickness can you tolerate?
>
>; You could try a wooden sphere. A woodturner to make you two halves
> on a lathe.
>
> McMaster Carr has polypropylene hollow balls that are 5.9" in diameter
> 1 3748K19 $5.52 per Pack of 1
>
> You could try some of the plastics shops like Modern Plastics but it
> will probably be expensive.
>
> (* jcl *)
>
> --
> http://www.luciani.org
>
2007-10-06 by John Luciani
On 10/5/07, ithaib <ithaib@...> wrote: > Thanks for the help... > > I mean a panel shaped liked a basketball, about the size of a basketball (perhaps 3 inches > more in diameter) > > I prefer something from aluminum with a thin wall, just a bit thinner than say a MOTM or > dotcom panel. > A couple more ideas --- * stainless steel mixing bowl http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30081467?ddkey=ProductDisplay * You could see if you find aVan De Graff sphere * Maybe a Coppersmith could make you something out of aluminum. They make round spheres for flag poles out of copper using a form and a lathe. I wonder if aluminum would work. It would be a thin wall. (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org
2007-10-06 by mcb, inc.
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, ithaib wrote: > Anyone out there know who could make such a panel? Spun aluminum spheres weren't difficult to acquire in the past. Often surplused from military/space/lab projects where they were used as tanks. If you are near those kinds of facilities, you could probably find them locally. New, you'll have to pay a bit and 'spun aluminum' and 'dewar' or 'tank' should give you search results you'll need. -- Monty Brandenberg
2007-10-06 by Richard Brewster
Or Sputnik? Richard mcb, inc. wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, ithaib wrote: > > >> Anyone out there know who could make such a panel? >> > > Spun aluminum spheres weren't difficult to acquire in the > past. Often surplused from military/space/lab projects where > they were used as tanks. If you are near those kinds of > facilities, you could probably find them locally. New, > you'll have to pay a bit and 'spun aluminum' and 'dewar' > or 'tank' should give you search results you'll need. > > -- > Monty Brandenberg > >
2007-10-06 by mcb, inc.
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Richard Brewster wrote: > Or Sputnik? I guess that would be appropriate this week... beep... beep... beep... True space music. :-) -- Monty Brandenberg
2007-10-06 by ithaib
Thanks everyone! These are all great suggestions. I already found some interesting stuff by searching for "spun aluminum" And that Ikea bowl looks pretty cool as well. I'll probably try a cheap solution first. Still though, I'm kinda curious to find someone who will do a custom job... Ithai --- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "mcb, inc." <mcbinc@...> wrote:
> > On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Richard Brewster wrote: > > > Or Sputnik? > > I guess that would be appropriate this week... > > beep... beep... beep... > > True space music. :-) > > -- > Monty Brandenberg >
2007-10-06 by David Vandenberg
"cheap solution" and "custom job" are mutually exclusive terms.