Hi all,
Can anyone recommend someone who sells/manufactures these.
I've seen (chrome balls at lest) from a variety of supplier ranging from ball bearing manufacturers to garden furniture from Amazon however I want to ensure that I get something with the correct properties, bar being shiny or matte :)
So far I've found the following which appears to be close to what I'm looking for:
http://www.precisionballs.com/images/light_meter/index.htm
Cheers, George
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Tobias Kussel
For the last shows I used a gray-/mirrorball DIY solution using a garden ball (definitely check before buying. Go in a DIY Center and check them out). The grayball was a little bit more difficult, I preprocessed it myself (using fine sandpaper) and gave it to a professional varnisher to make sure that the paint is really eaven. It works very well and even with professional involvement it's quite cheap.
derek wentworth
I have used this guy in the past for chrome spheres. Plenty of various sizes.
BALLSS6H-T Stainless Steel 18/10 Sphere 44 Lbs/200Gr 35 bucks a pop.
wow – that has to be one of the most horrible early-90s websites I’ve seen in a long time… Here’s the link to the page for chrome balls: http://www.complast.com/balls/metal/CHROME.HTM
Chris DeSanto
I recommend this site a few friends gave to me. Its for a UK reseller, so depending on your location it may or may not work for you.
http://www.ornategarden.com/catalogue/range.asp?gid=562
For a gray ball, you can use any sphere with a smooth and paint-able surface and coat it with 18% gray. Any medium gray tone will work so don't stress over the color too much, just be sure its matte.
Hugh Macdonald
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I was asking the same thing myself a while back. I never really got a satisfactory answer, but I was told that Ken (at MPC - I don't want to put a full name, but I'm sure you know who I mean) sorted out ordering theirs - I believe it was made to order.
Sorry to everyone else if I'm sounding a little vague - I don't want to give someone else's details away online - I'm sure you (George) could get in touch (email me if you're confused!) with him and let us know on here what you find...