Matty mc

Hi all. And thanks again for all of your input. I have been sidetracked from this the last week or so but I really appreciate all replies. I am in mornington,Vic. I am looking more into the whole idea of buying an old cylinder or maritime buoy, as the whole process of making it from scratch sounds crazy for me at the moment. The thickness doesn't have to be exactly 1/4" but I want something ultra sturdy and of good size. Next task is finding the old buoy or cylinder and that's me started. Cheers. Matty mc

Hi again all. My location is AUSTRALIA. I'm in Victoria which is the south east coast. Sorry for the vague answers earlier. I'm building a fire pit and that was why I chose to work with such thick steel. 1/4" is roughly what I thought if need for the strength and look I desire. I'm not sure if yous have seen the up north fire pit that is made in the USA but if you have, that's the idea I'm trying to replicate. I don't wanna steal Thier idea. My daughter wants a family portrait in that kind of styling on the outside of a firepit. I emailed the company and asked them how the sphere was constructed and was told it was 2 hemispheres made by a steel press somewhere in the US. Ps thanks again for your replies

Hi everyone. Can anybody give me any information on where to start when it comes to forming two hemispheres, ultimately to make a sphere out of iron about a quarter inch thick. I have a project in mind for my house that my little girl wants and I promised to make it for her. I am very new to metalworking.... I am a plumber and I always turn my hand to anything I think is possible, but researching this has made it look a lot more difficult. You guys and girls on this forum seem to have a huge amount of knowledge so I thought what better place to come. Researching on YouTube and google has come up with a lot of different things but I guess you need to know what to type in to get the right answers to start. Any tools/techniques/materials/processes would be muchly appreciated on this topic. Thank you very much.

Hi everyone. I hope I'm in the right place. I'm completely new to forums and metalworking. I'm a plumber by trade and am always wanting to be a jack of all. Thanks for taking time to read my post. I have a huge problem that I have wanted to solve hence have spent numerous hours on the www to figure out. Lingo etc has made it hard as I am not in the know. I want to make two metal hemispheres, to eventuallyake into a ball. I want tools it out of iron about 1/4" thick and about 30" diameter. I am stumped!!!!!! Many hours of looking and researching and I have not much. Can anyone PLEASE help me with information? It would be very much appreciated.