I'm trying to make a scale model of the solar system, hoping to go out and find some appropriate spheres but I'm curious if anyone has some good ideas about places/ways to get really small orbs of various diameters

With the sun I'll be using I'm looking for spheres with diameters in the range of 0.75mm - 22mm (basically 1/32" - 1") - any ideas?

(You are definitely allowed to make joke answers even though I put 'serious' in the title)

  • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah, I was thinking that might be a good way to go. I don't live in the US though, I'm not sure how easy it'll be, but thanks that really helps me even know what ranges are available.

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      fuck, that's a good point
      i should really stop assuming everyone else here is a yankee lol
      i apologise

      • HoChiMaxh [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Honestly I'm sure that's a gettable commodity in most countries, something tells me it'll be hard to find in an urban centre though

        • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          fair
          if metal is good, maybe searching for bearing [size]mm [country] might get you something useful
          there are a bunch of shops that show up on google for that here in the uk

    • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]M
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      2 years ago

      Might be too expensive, but they make gage balls (used for metrology, QA and inspection) in very precise arbitrary sizes (typically in 0.001 inch / 0.01mm increments). Ball bearings of various sizes might work too.