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Design Guide

Design Guide Specifying a Sphere for Your Project

The eight things to put on a drawing so a sphere can be quoted, built and installed without a second round of questions.

What to Send US

We can create work from a small sample, an idea, a 3D drawing or detailed pictures, because our factory keeps a 3D drawing design team and an in house artist team. The more of the list below you can answer, the closer the first quotation will be to the final price.

The Eight Specification Points

Diameter, or the range of diameters if the piece is a group.

Grade: 304 for indoor, 316 or 316L for coastal, marine and acid rain locations.

Wall thickness, between 0.6 mm and 6 mm.

Finish: mirror polish, mill finish, brushed, sandblasted, electroplated, etched, silk printed or sprayed RAL colour.

Mounting: free standing, base plate, support post, granite or steel base, wall or ceiling fixing.

Openings: drilled and tapped holes, laser cut pattern or perforation.

Water: whether the piece is a fountain and, if so, the basin dimensions and pipe length.

Destination and access, so packing and freight are planned with the piece rather than after it.

Working with a Studio Drawing

We work with sculpture artists and designers to create customised pieces and accept OEM and ODM orders. If you already have your own design, send it and we will discuss the fabrication detail against it.

Specification Reference

Sphere diameter19 mm to 5000 mm
Wall thickness0.6 mm to 6 mm
Stainless gradesAISI 201, 304, 316, 316L
Other metalsCarbon steel, brass, copper, aluminium, corten steel
FinishesMirror polish, Mill finish, Brushed, Electroplating, Sandblasting, Etching, Silk printing, Spray painted RAL colour
FormingWater pressure forming, mould pressing, spinning
Freight limit7 feet by conventional freight

FAQ

Reader Questions

Can you build from photographs only?

Yes. Spheres and sculpture can be made following your pictures, designs and sizes, and our drawing team develops the panels from there.

Do you accept OEM and ODM work?

Yes. We work with artists, studios and design practices and welcome OEM and ODM orders.

How is a fountain sphere specified?

Give us the sphere diameter, the basin dimensions and the pipe length you need. The inner pipe, funnel outlet and square base plate are built to those measurements.

Next Step

Have A Project In Mind

Send a size, a grade and a destination country and you will get a price and a lead time back.

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