Big ball

[Sampson Jones]

Anybody want to figure out how I put this on my c.n.c. plasma machine ? Massive t.h.c ?

[abmagrum]

its done by hand .

there are videos of it being cut on you tube.
its pretty awesome

[Sampson Jones]

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[Sampson Jones]

its done by hand .

there are videos of it being cut on you tube.
its pretty awesome

This one is not on YouTube , I did it .

[muzza]

Well done, that looks good. I have some hemispheres coming later in the month to do one for a customers order.
What thickness have you used, I find that with hand cutting I need to use at least 5mm (3/16") to be able to get nice clean edges that don't require a heap of cleanup.
Murray

[Craig]

Very nice Sampson, did you cut this flat in sections and use a power hammer then weld them together? Craig Johnson

[tnbndr]

Yes, please tell us more. Did you buy a sphere? Where? How Much? Shipping? How will you/customer load wood?

Nice job.

[Sampson Jones]

Yes, please tell us more. Did you buy a sphere? Where? How Much? Shipping? How will you/customer load wood?

Nice job.

Customer furnished the ball , she bought two at a flea market . It's not a fire pit . It's was drawn with soap stone and free hand cut by me .

[Black Dog]

anyone know where to get the spheres?

[plain ol Bill]

Here is one supplier - I don't have a clue about pricing w/ them.
http://www.j-ssupply.com/tankheads.htm

[GoingCustom]

The one cut above I believe is a sea buoy if I'm not mistaken? They are the old metal ones that have been decommissioned.

[Sampson Jones]

Yea exactly it's an old sea bouy , co. In California has Em expect to pay a grand .