Brad93
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Do you remember who by? I'm emailing firms now.Had spun hemispheres with flanges for a job ages ago. Ally and about that size.
Do you remember who by? I'm emailing firms now.Had spun hemispheres with flanges for a job ages ago. Ally and about that size.
I remember seeing fishing net floats made in Aluminium, must have been about that size. An fishermen or trawlermen in ?
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aye these sort of things, hadn't see one of them for years, all plastic now and have been for a long time, had a quick look on google and see them marked as vintage, rare etc.. you'll more likey to see them as ornaments nowadays I'd say... quick, someone stick a lamp on one, there's a quick grand if there ever was one........
I used to work for a company called Precision Metal Spinnings In Stratford on Avon. They spun plenty of aluminium, including hemispheres for light fittings. I remember getting hold of a couple to weld into a sphere for a Hero’s engine. They also used to spin aluminium saucepans for the catering industry - including large and deep pots from 4mm thick blanks. The guys on the spinning lathes could spin just about anything up to 8’ diameter parabolic dishes - they had arms like Popeye and at the end of the day they would be black from the tallow they used as a lubricant to stop the ally from dragging.Doubt if you would spin a hemisphere. Much more likely to be formed in a press or hydroform.
<edit> or indeed explosive hydroforming. I can see you doing that!
I used to work for a company called Precision Metal Spinnings In Stratford on Avon. They spun plenty of aluminium, including hemispheres for light fittings. I remember getting hold of a couple to weld into a sphere for a Hero’s engine. They also used to spin aluminium saucepans for the catering industry - including large and deep pots from 4mm thick blanks. The guys on the spinning lathes could spin just about anything up to 8’ diameter parabolic dishes - they had arms like Popeye and at the end of the day they would be black from the tallow they used as a lubricant to stop the ally from dragging.
That’s a proper trade that is. Wonder if they still take apprenticesI used to work for a company called Precision Metal Spinnings In Stratford on Avon. They spun plenty of aluminium, including hemispheres for light fittings. I remember getting hold of a couple to weld into a sphere for a Hero’s engine. They also used to spin aluminium saucepans for the catering industry - including large and deep pots from 4mm thick blanks. The guys on the spinning lathes could spin just about anything up to 8’ diameter parabolic dishes - they had arms like Popeye and at the end of the day they would be black from the tallow they used as a lubricant to stop the ally from dragging.
I don’t think they exist anymore! However, there is a one man band metal spinner in Stratford who I think used to work there, and maybe even bought a lathe and tooling off them when they closed down.That’s a proper trade that is. Wonder if they still take apprentices
What about copper Brad ? Available in 10" or 12" .
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I went to a metal spinning place recently, they did some quite big stuff. Proper old school way of doing stuffHad spun hemispheres with flanges for a job ages ago. Ally and about that size.
Local too, cheersNever used them i only know of them as I bought a ryfeild board next door