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Um... this is a weird thread... quite a few members seem fascinated by spherical objects.

I needed two 7.5" ball finials for a recent sign job. Couldn't find a source so I made my own. I glued up scraps of HDU with urethane glue. Then I cut a pattern out of thin plastic and had at it. I haven't turned anything in a couple of years so it was a bit of good fun for me... except for the...

Head and shoulders better than the other winning entries. Congrats! Third place is a hot mess. Looks like Walt Disney threw up on it.

My supplier will slit material to whatever size I want. I'm quite interested in this machine. It would do a lot of the stuff I sub out now.

You can use "cutout lab" in Corel photo-paint. Select your bitmap... then click on "edit bitmap"under the "bitmap" tab and Photo-paint will open. Then click "cutout lab" under the "image" tab. Follow instructions on the side bar or click help.

Too late.

There is no "foil" in that stuff. Nothing bad will happen if you apply it wet... same as any other vinyl, reflective included.

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By metallic do you mean metal flake or chrome?

Thanks boxerbay and signboy!

Yeah... it's just over the little bridge across from the new fire hall. Give me a call next time you're in town. I'll give you the nickle tour of my shop.

Couldn't tell you. I "copy" what I want to cut in CorelX4 and "paste" it into Flexi Starter. Works great.

Unchained Melody is a great song. That... not so much.

If you just want a bridge program to cut stuff from Corel or Illustrator get Flexi starter. It's 99 bucks. Even has a dongle. :wink:

I used 24 karat gold leaf for the gold lettering.

The camera is mounted on a tripod. That makes it seem more likely to be fake to me.

Thanks petros. I made the sign out of three layers of HDU with a steel frame inside. I need 7" balls. The problem with doing custom stuff is ... you need custom stuff. I glued up the blanks to make the finials... just need to get my lathe out and turn them.

The Darwin award is only for those who actually succeed in taking themselves out of the gene pool. He may, however, be eligible for an honorable mention. :thumb:

My balls need to be 6 to 7 inches. The posts are 7" so That was what I was going to turn. Where can I get my hands on a set of balls that big?

Thanks Jill. Here's a close up. (the green on red photographs weird)