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.
Comments
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on 6/12/2004, 2:54 pm
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amy
on 29/10/2004, 3:59 pm
They’re beautiful!
Paul Woodhouse
on 29/10/2004, 4:40 pm
Thanks, lol. But, I just happened to photograph them from their best side.;)
Jeremy
on 1/11/2004, 12:43 pm
I like these (a lot). Where do I get one?
Paul
on 1/11/2004, 1:06 pm
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.
Brian’s Culture Blog
on 11/11/2004, 9:51 pm
Balls of steel
I like these, which I got to via this, and then wandering.
Douglas Willette
on 4/9/2006, 12:47 am
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.
Paul Woodhouse
on 7/9/2006, 1:39 pm
Very well done, Brian.
Ever heard of a Buckminster Fullerene?
sayyad
on 12/2/2007, 10:36 am
this is good ball like an emage of
langer six
Tracey pritchard
on 11/1/2009, 5:40 pm
cool picture
KEITH A WOODS
on 1/7/2009, 1:35 pm
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
Paul Woodhouse
on 3/7/2009, 4:24 pm
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!
nitesh bharadwaj
on 29/7/2009, 8:59 am
awesom concept..its really very creative and amazing..
Kanu Patel
on 28/12/2009, 1:07 pm
Dear sir, Madam,
we supply you s.s.ball size from 1″ to 4″ if you have any requirments , pls contect us
best regd
kanu patel