There have been other beer spheres, that I'm too lazy to link to.
This one begins with a pair of stainless steel bowls. A wooden ring (from, say, a solid chunk of oak) is made by woodturning or with a jigsaw. Grooves for seals would be nice. A pair of flanges or many clips (with small bolts) hold it together and allow disassembly for cleaning. The oaken ring is waxed inside, and has a stout band of iron fastened about it's girth, to hold the pressure and make a solid place for fittings and the like. A handle and feet would be nice too.
Beer sphere. Say it over and over again to yourself until the syllables lose meaning and become just surreal noises.-- afinehowdoyoudo, Jan 28 2013 [+] I like the attention to detail, where all the hardware is mounted on the iron band, though I'm not entirely sure where the oak ring fits onto the beer ball.-- FlyingToaster, Jan 28 2013 Beer sphere.-- swimswim, Jan 28 2013 Beer sphere.-- swimswim, Jan 28 2013 Beers fear.-- swimswim, Jan 28 2013 Beers fear? What's wrong, little beers?-- swimswim, Jan 28 2013 fear spear-- pocmloc, Jan 28 2013 I have to give this a bone for its lack of flexibility and bounce. I want a beer sphere I can ride like a Hippity Hop balloon, hands on the reins and tap in my mouth.-- bungston, Jan 28 2013 or bullrider style: beer sphere steer.-- FlyingToaster, Jan 28 2013 This is all well and good, but have you checked that it is suitable for filling with high explosives, slinging beneath a Wellington bomber, and skipping across jerry reservoirs?-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jan 28 2013 Those were cylindrical if I recall.-- RayfordSteele, Jan 28 2013 Specifically, they were barrel shaped; a cylinder with a wide waist which acted as a sort of keel. Early trials revealed that a simple cylindrical drum was too likely to 'catch an edge' (if borrowing from modern vernacular is permissable) and go awry.-- Alterother, Jan 29 2013 //they were barrel shaped//
Indeed so. I think, therefore, that this idea could be greatly improved by making the beer container barrelical rather than spherical. Other than that, though, it's perfect.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jan 29 2013 So if I understand correctally, you are suggesting a keg- shaped beer-containament vessel?-- Alterother, Jan 29 2013 It sounds so obvious now that you suggest it. I'm surprised it has not been tried before.-- pocmloc, Jan 29 2013 //you are suggesting a keg- shaped beer- containament vessel?// Yes, but specifically in the shape of a keg in the shape of a barrel.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jan 29 2013 bungston, yes! With the downward pressure of yr arse on each bouncelanding forcing beer up nasogastric tube (to eliminate choking on beerspurt).-- calum, Jan 29 2013 // specifically in the shape of a keg in the shape of a barrel. //
Sphere genius.-- Alterother, Jan 29 2013 random, halfbakery