Stainless Steel Fabricated Football by Butler Sheetmetal Ltd.
Posted by Paul Woodhouse at October 29th, 2004
Here’s the latest stainless steel design product we’ve manufactured. For want of a better description it’s a stainless steel fabricated football.
We were originally approached to design a stainless steel football for a local football club and Matt was rather taken by the idea. However, he wanted to design and fabricate one without having it spun.
The stainless steel ball you see here is made from a series of hexagonal and pentagonal panels welded and polished. It’s 500mm in diameter, but can be made to any particular size. It can be made from 304 or 316 grade stainless depending on whether you want to use it indoors or out.
You can use it as a stand alone stainless steel feature, a stainless steel planter, or as a stainless steel water feature.
We’ve got some pretty good feedback so far, but we’d like to know what you think about them aswell.
They’re beautiful!
Thanks, lol. But, I just happened to photograph them from their best side.;)
I like these (a lot). Where do I get one?
Well you can send us an email at sales@butlersheetmetal.com or you can call us on 01282 870033. You’ll probably speak to myself or John. We’ll be more than happy to discuss any questions you might have.
You stole my idea. I made one just like that for a welding competition back in 1992. Won first place too. It’s in the trophy case at Ogden tech. in Ogden, UT along with the blue ribbon I got.
Very well done, Brian.
Ever heard of a Buckminster Fullerene?
this is good ball like an emage of
langer six
cool picture
I served my time as tinbasher at Henry Nuttall’s of Rochdale 1961 to 1966. During this time lots of footballs and rugby ball’s of varying sizes were made as “foreigners”, both from satin & mirror s/s, along with some from copper and/or brass.
Good to see hand skills still exist.
Good luck
Keith
Cheers, Keith.
You wouldn’t happen to have any pics spare you could share? I bet you fellas could cobble ‘em together with your eyes shut during a half hour lunch break!