Copper would work better, but it's a bitch to machine. Now I want a spherical ice cube tray. That would be pretty cool. It all comes down to a gasket. On 4/24/14, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Apr 2014, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > >> On 14/04/23, Robert P. J. Day wrote: >> > >> > given the possible "maker" community in the area, i figure i might >> > as well ask here -- i'm looking for someone local who can do some >> > simple machining of aluminum blocks to build a spherical ice cube >> > maker. here's a sample set of instructions online: >> > >> > http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-an-ice-ball-maker/ >> > >> > really pretty straightforward -- two sizable aluminum blocks, >> > machine two half-spheres into them, then install a couple vertical >> > guides to let one block slowly, driven by it own weight, flatten a >> > chunk of ice into a perfectly spherical ball. here's a video showing >> > the principle in action (using copper instead of aluminum): >> > >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuSeKS9sbZg >> > >> > anyway, you get the idea. anyone here have any suggestions for >> > machine shops in town that can do this kind of thing? thanks. >> >> This guy can most likely help you: >> http://www.johnsonweldingworks.com/ >> >> I'm heading in there today to get a part of one of my recumbent >> bikes fixed. > > thanks, i'll check that out. and if anyone else is interested, i > also found this, http://archerprecision.ca/, where the machinist/owner > assures me what i'm looking for seems pretty simple. i look forward > not only to making spherical ice cubes, but also lording it over > others as to why that shape is thermodynamically optimal for > cocktails. :-) > > rday > > -- > > ======================================================================== > Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA > http://crashcourse.ca > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday > LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday > ======================================================================== > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >