Re: a good topload...Electrodes

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi All,

Well it finally came!  I ordered the 20 inch mirror ball from Waterscapes
on March 26th and it finally got here.  Waterscapes warned me, quite
fairly, that it would take awhile ;-) 

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/Orb.jpg

It cost $145 total with shipping and everything.  They are made by "Michael
Gordan LTD." which appears to be a fairly big outfit although they don't
seem that have achieved a web site yet ;-)  The box is custom printed and
all so not just someone in their garage.  Waterscapes had it drop shipped
from there.  I would imagine many if not all garden ornament shops can
order them.

Michael Gordan LTD.
1030 N. Lake
Spokane, WA  99212

The beast is perfect!!  Extremely round polished stainless steel as
advertised.  Two halves were either stamped or spun and then welded
together with great precision.  It then must have been put in a sphere
polishing machine to give it the spherical mirror finish.  The welding was
probably done by machine or the welder was really really good!  You can see
the seam, but it is very lightly visible if you look.  It has a 1/4 inch
hole in it probably to let the air out and all as it was welded.
Electrostatically perfect!

The metal is around 0.015 inch thick.  I would guess it weighs about 5
pounds.  The finish is very good with a few tiny flaws that would easily
polish out if one cared.

The packing was rather weak IMHO (many know how "I" like to pack things
:-)))  A double corrugated box with a big bubble wrap bag and internal
plastic bag.  Probably would not withstand a Gorilla shipper but it arrived
here in perfect shape. 

Waterscapes is very nice to deal with and they send you receipts and all
that.  

http://www.waterscapesweb-dot-com/orbs.html

Cheers,

	Terry



At 02:53 PM 3/26/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Take a look at this URL. The stainless steel spheres 'gazing balls' may not
>just be for garden ornamentation anymore. These things would make a very
>nice top load. I have plans for a couple of them when I have spare cash.
>
>10" dia $26
>16" dia $67
>20" dia $130
>
>
>http://www.waterscapesweb-dot-com/orbs.html
>
>Dave Huffman
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
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>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:15 PM
>Subject: a good topload...
>
>
>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
><fox-at-woozle-dot-org>
>>
>> is hard to find!
>> i've been searching high and low for a nice topload. looking through the
>list
>> ive been clued into copper spheres and the like from various websites.
>> yesterday a drive around town trying to find something as simple as a
>metal
>> ball. i thought those large marble looking "gazing balls: i see in peoples
>> garden might have been the answer but i found that they are glass.
>although a
>> search on the internet found that there are polished copper gazing balls
>too.
>> lastly, i searched around on the list and found a place call arthur harris
>> that sells variou floats and depending on the cost and whatnot i might try
>to
>> hit them up. but before i ask them i decided to see if anybody on the list
>> had a nice topload. im looking for something line a spun toroid or sphere
>> thats not aluminum tape or ductwork; stuff of that nature. if anybody has
>> some ideas id like to hear them also.
>>
>> -matt
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>>
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