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building material advice.. what to use...

robphelan

robphelan

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i want to build something like this but on a smaller scale - let's say I want mine 4' tall.

any suggestions on what kinds of material I could use? they used rebar, but I don't want/need anything that heavy duty.

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I was thinking about some sort of thin gauge wire. I could wrap it around something tubular to get it's initial shape and encircle it with more wire and maybe solder it in place.. dunno.

ideas?
 
For smooth bends, you'd probably want to get a conduit bender as well. You could use thinner copper pipe and solder it, but you wouldn't want to look at the price tag for it.
 
Originally posted by: Chunkee
thats in DC right? Native American Museum? Lots of cools stuff round there.
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i think it's the Getty in LA...

that wire conduit sounds like a good choice to start with.

i don't want to invest TOO much in materials, because I bet you find find something similar to what i want for 100 or so.
 
Only thing that comes to mind would be 9 ga. hanger wire for accoustical ceilings. Its galv. some what flexible and would fan out like you want. Tack welding the intersections would look better than tie wire.

Its refered to as pencil wire and avail. at commercial drywall/ceiling suppliers.
 
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