GREASER Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 you know..the ones that are always in EVERY garden in Atomic Ranch? I assume they are concrete, but havent seen them for sale. Anyone know where to buy them? Guessing they are around 2 ft around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TexasVines Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) you know..the ones that are always in EVERY garden in Atomic Ranch? I assume they are concrete, but havent seen them for sale. Anyone know where to buy them? Guessing they are around 2 ft around.these links might helphttp://www.maasnursery.com/gazingglobes.htmhttp://www.fraziersconcrete.com/selection/http://www.fireplace-carving.com/stone/gra...n/sphere_1.htmlhttp://www.outdoordecor.com/gazing-balls/d...alls-globes.asp Edited November 25, 2008 by editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 no, doesnt help..none are what I am talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yeah, TV thought I wasn't going to click on all those links. Busted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 no, doesnt help..none are what I am talking about.any photos...I would call the first two in the links anyway they can probably tell you what and where if they don't sell them themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 i think he's talking like these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Try looking up "Spherical Bollards" then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 http://www.elysianproducts.com/commercial-concrete.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 There are some huge red ones in front of Target if you have a forklift and a huge truck, and can stage a massive diversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 There are some huge red ones in front of Target if you have a forklift and a huge truck, and can stage a massive diversion.There's a bunch at Minute Maid. Don't even need a diversion, since baseball season is over. Of course, you may have to repaint them if you don't like baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 There are some huge red ones in front of Target if you have a forklift and a huge truck, and can stage a massive diversion...at HEB also. thanks for the pic MM thats exactly what I am talkin bout.http://www.elysianproducts.com/commercial-concrete.htmI cant believe HEB paid this much for these..I was thinking about 350...those are a little expensive. Trying to be hip is getting expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The Wortham has big ones, not made of brass but big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 There are some huge red ones in front of Target if you have a forklift and a huge truck, and can stage a massive diversion. There's a bunch at Minute Maid. Don't even need a diversion, since baseball season is over. Of course, you may have to repaint them if you don't like baseball. The Wortham has big ones, not made of brass but big You can also find them on either end of the bridges spanning Hwy59 in the Montrose area, and at street level where Loop 610 crosses Westheimer. There are also granite ones in front of the Science Museum and in Hermann Park, which are suspended on a jet of water and can be moved with surprising ease (there's a name for this setup, but can't recall it right now.) I've noticed for some time that big balls seem to be a recurring theme in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 There are also granite ones in front of the Science Museum and in Hermann Park, which are suspended on a jet of water and can be moved with surprising ease (there's a name for this setup, but can't recall it right now.)Kugel ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 you know..the ones that are always in EVERY garden in Atomic Ranch? I assume they are concrete, but havent seen them for sale. Anyone know where to buy them? Guessing they are around 2 ft around. Nice topic heading, almost expected something else. There are some huge red ones in front of Target if you have a forklift and a huge truck, and can stage a massive diversion. Same ones in front of HEB too. Yeah, TV thought I wasn't going to click on all those links. Busted! Ha ha ha, what was it you edited? Scrotum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Ha ha ha, what was it you edited? Scrotum?it was a link discussing elephantitis......but hey I did leave out the links with pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 it was a link discussing elephantitis......but hey I did leave out the links with pics!That's pretty funny, and very sneaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) The Dunlavy/Hazard Bridges over 59 have them too. Here is a not so pleasant pic during the 2001 flood but you can see them. Edited November 26, 2008 by Vertigo58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Many times you see bubbling fountains made from them, as well. With those nice polished dark rocks at the base. I agree, very atomic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Drill three holes in them and paint them black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Drill three holes in them and paint them black. or this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Try looking up "Spherical Bollards" then.Or big, giant, stone nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 they remind me of alien eggs appearing everywhere...the next time they come to get readings of my implanted chip I will ask them about the balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin'enKan Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Here are a couple of links for concrete garden spheres...http://www.belson.com/pcsb1.htmhttp://www.aqua-man.com/subdetails.asp?product_num=5052 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Maybe you could make them by buying a spherical light globe from Home Depot, filling it with Sakrete, then breaking the globe after the Sakrete hardens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Or you could make them from dirt and water. See hikaru dorodango. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbf.two Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Greetings all...I realize I am a bit late in seeing/responding to this quest for big (granite balls), but hopefully Someone, Somewhere, will like these 48" diameter behemoth balls that I believe came FROM a kugel fountain design-- the base parts were unmovable without serious machinery--and really, the balls are awesome all by themselves. The contrasts between the two, as you can see, are striking. The rock-nut in me has me tentatively identifying the orange ball as pegmatite. It's a word, I promise, I am just by no means anyone's expert. The black one seems to have the most potential for engraving...or a really great yard-stone if you've neighbors that drive where they ought naught. There's really all kinds of possibilities. I need to let them go, a better home as my living room isn't quite right. (damnit lol) I have enjoyed them. Forgive me as I am rusty in my internet surfing and posting these days, I do not want to offend by offering them "for sale" as this is not really the place? Advice welcomed, thank you all in advance. Cheers, Jeanette 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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