Subject: BAlls - of varying sizes

From: Dave <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 07:21:26 -0500

A little while back (before the miserable day when I accidently trashed my
harddrive) there was some information being passed about sources for hollow
balls (brass, copper, iron, etc.).  If anyone has any of that source
information handy, I'd appreciate it if you could e-mail a copy to me.

Also, does anyone have any information about sources for glass or ceramic
balls that might be suitable for use on weather vanes?

Thanks,
Dave B
Heritage 'Smithing
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Green Bay, WI

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From: Michael Spencer <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 23:19:42 EDT

Dave B:
> Also, does anyone have any information about sources for glass or
> ceramic balls that might be suitable for use on weather vanes?

I had a request for a set of lightening ros "just like" one ion a
painting (Andrew Weyeth, I think). The client provided glass balls
that she'd had made by a glassblower. They seemed quite satisfactory
-- sturdy, holes the right size. Some of my neighbors have old rods
that have sort of prism-like 6- or 8-sided balls on them. Probably
molded and more trouble for a hand glassblower to make.

BTW, when I went to a licensed lightening rod shop to buy tapered
copper rods, the guy was rather suspicious, even hostile, and wouldn't
sell me the rods until I offered to take his card and a copy of the
relevant regulations regarding licensed installers and pass them on to
my client.

- Mike
-- 
Michael Spencer               (902) 543-8375
[email-masked]
URL: http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/mspencer/home.html
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From: Dan Nibbelink <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:42:23 -0700

Dave wrote:
> Green Bay, WIHollow Metal Balls up to 24" diameter: Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Zinc.
W.F. Norman Corp., PO Drawer 323, 214 N. Cedar, Nevada, MO 64772  
1-800-641-4038

Hot forged solid steel balls, 3/4" to 4". Architectural Iro Designs Inc., 
201-222-7444

Both are advertisers in "Fabricator", the publication of NOMMA. Well 
worth the $18/yr subscription for the magazine, or if you are serious 
about architectural ironwork, $250 membership.  National Ornamental & 
Miscellaneous Metals Association, 804-10 Main St., Suite E, Forest Park, 
GA 30050, 404-363-4009

-- 
Dan Nibbelink
RedHawk Forge
Berthoud, Colorado
[email-masked]
http://www.csn.net/~dannibb