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Registered Member #1025
Joined: Sun Sept 23 2007, 07:53PM
Location: Czech Rep.
Posts: 566
Hi guys, I’ve just discovered these beautiful top-loads in a chain of shops specialized for hardware and garden stuff. They are stainless, light and really well made - sold as a “decoration balls†in different sizes. As decoration they are probably not very successful because there was huge discount on them. The price for the big ball (33cm) was only 9$... So in case there is a BAUMAX shop in your vicinity go and give a try…
Registered Member #690
Joined: Tue May 08 2007, 03:47AM
Location: New Jersey, USA
Posts: 616
That's so weird, I just bought something like this yesterday at a local garden supply store. It's 8 inch, not sure if its aluminum or steel. Cost me 30 bucks tho, but it was worth it.
It was called a "Gazing Ball" and originally had a mirror finish green coating. The coating was incredibly tough; an hour of sanding only took off a few square inches. I ended up melting it off with a propane torch.
It makes a great SSTC topload, and they had far larger ones available, as Mates already said perfect for a large VDG.
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Joined: Thu Feb 02 2006, 09:45AM
Location: Bunbury, Australia
Posts: 1424
These are rare in Australia. I found these 10 and 12 inch balls in our local nursery which had been floating in an ornamental pool for a few years unsold. One of them even had water inside but no sign of even a tiny hole. Still cost over AU$100. There were larger ones made into water feature displays for a lot more. Setup here in a Franklin's Bells arrangement with a 4 inch spark.
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great top-loads for VDG and TC use
