Honus
Sr Member
I'm the guy that made the Galaxy Holder- and it was the only one I ever made. I just made that one for myself and never had any intention of producing them. That thing was a serious PITA to make. LOL....
It is in fact made from sterling silver. The marble inside came from a local shop near my work (I work as a professional jeweler) and I don't remember the exact diameter but I did happen to come across all the original drawings I did when I made the piece. I tried to size it based on the size of my cats at the time- no idea how accurate the finished size is. There's always room for improvement.....
The top frame section was cast as a single section. The bottom was made from multiple silver sections that were a combination of cast and fabricated parts. The really tricky part is that you have to insert the marble before joining the top and bottom halves together with the wire framework. Once everything was in place I laser welded the two halves together. The only other option would have been to glue them together as trying to solder them together with silver solder using a torch would have shattered the marble.
I remember hearing a few years ago that the original jeweler's work was very expensive (and rightfully so.) I think the only way to really make this an affordable piece would be to cast the upper half and lower sections in either resin or stainless steel and then glue the wires in to form the lower cage.
Jerome
It is in fact made from sterling silver. The marble inside came from a local shop near my work (I work as a professional jeweler) and I don't remember the exact diameter but I did happen to come across all the original drawings I did when I made the piece. I tried to size it based on the size of my cats at the time- no idea how accurate the finished size is. There's always room for improvement.....
The top frame section was cast as a single section. The bottom was made from multiple silver sections that were a combination of cast and fabricated parts. The really tricky part is that you have to insert the marble before joining the top and bottom halves together with the wire framework. Once everything was in place I laser welded the two halves together. The only other option would have been to glue them together as trying to solder them together with silver solder using a torch would have shattered the marble.
I remember hearing a few years ago that the original jeweler's work was very expensive (and rightfully so.) I think the only way to really make this an affordable piece would be to cast the upper half and lower sections in either resin or stainless steel and then glue the wires in to form the lower cage.
Jerome
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