Spheres and VFX Reference Balls
Mirror and grey spheres from 25 mm to 10 m, including the chrome and grey reference balls a visual effects team uses on set.
The Situation
Why Buyers Come to Us With This
Two very different buyers want the same object. A landscape architect wants a ten metre mirror ball for a plaza. A VFX supervisor wants a pair of small spheres, one chrome and one grey, accurate enough to capture lighting on set. Both need a true sphere and a consistent surface.
Step by Step
How the Work Runs
Set the Diameter
Sphere price and method change with size.
The workshop states diameters from 25 mm to 10 m, and that it can produce metal balls of almost any size to specification.
Press and Weld
A ball is two hemispheres until the weld disappears.
Plate is deformed over a mould into hemispheres, the two halves are welded, and the weld is polished out.
Polish
A mirror sphere shows every flat spot.
The hollow shell is mirror polished after the weld is ground back.
Choose the Duty
A plaza sphere and an HDRI reference ball are not the same object.
Outdoor spheres go to the sphere sculpture ranges, on set reference balls to the VFX-HDRI range.
Pack for Size
A large sphere is mostly air and entirely surface.
Wooden case packing on a door to door basis.
What You Get
Deliverables
- Hollow mirror polished spheres and hemispheres
- Fountain balls and water feature spheres
- Chrome and grey VFX-HDRI reference spheres
- Almost any diameter between 25 mm and 10 m
Ranges Involved
Products This Route Draws On
Products
Typical Parts Supplied This Way
Indoor hotel apartment gallery art gallery decorative art stainless steel balloon flower sculpture
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Outdoor Square Park Museum of Art Theatre logo sculpture mirror polished stainless steel sphere sculpture
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Indoor museum library subway airport decorations stainless steel sphere sculpture
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Outdoor airport park square school library cinema museum mirror polished stainless steel Lunar sculpture
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Outdoor airport park square school library cinema museum mirror polished Lifting ring stainless steel sphere sculpture
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Outdoor square park beach green space stainless steel sphere sculpture
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Outdoor art decorations mirror polished sphere sculpture
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200cm Large outdoor garden courtyard polished stainless steel month sphere sculpture
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Questions Buyers Ask
Spheres and VFX Reference Balls Questions
How long does spheres and vfx reference balls normally take?
The engineering answer usually comes back within 6 hours because that is the stated inquiry response. Where a sample is needed, samples can be ready within 10 days.
Do I need a drawing to start?
No. Photographs of the existing part against a rule, the thread standard and a description of the duty are enough to begin. A drawing shortens the process where you have one.
What is the smallest order you will take on this route?
Small volume orders are accepted. A single position on a header is a normal first order, and trial samples can be sent free of charge.
What guarantee comes with the parts?
The product listings state a 3 month quality guarantee, and every product is tested before it is packed.
Start Spheres and VFX Reference Balls With One Email
Describe the duty and attach photographs of the existing part. Inquiries are answered within 6 hours.