Has anyone embarked on a similar construction? It is to be mounted on the ceiling and withstand a "normal" load-bearing weight, like 15kg plus some jolts and stresses. However, it will be over a bench, so no risk of running into it.
Questions are suitable building materials? Metal, plastic, paper tube? Mounting hardware? It will be painted white or tiled (thin mosaic) on the cylinder.
Questions are suitable building materials? Metal, plastic, paper tube? Mounting hardware? It will be painted white or tiled (thin mosaic) on the cylinder.
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If you specify a bit more about what it is good for, perhaps someone can advise you on something. Diameter? Length? Should it be wet or dry if something is to be in it? Hard materials like tile must have a base that doesn't move, so thin sheet metal might be ruled out. You can attach with silicone, and many plastics might be excluded.
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Apologies for the late response. I thought it would be good for decoration and a hanging mechanism for a kitchen island range hood. The alternative is to spend 8-12,000(?) SEK on some designer gadgetry in terms of a fan. I figured that you could achieve at least as much gadgetry with this as an interior detail.
So you suggest silicone on sheet metal and pressing mosaic onto it? That was certainly an idea. My closest alternative has been a sturdy cardboard tube, the type used for casting building columns and such. The outer diameter is presumably 60cm, like a standard-width fan. However, they do become quite heavy and harder to mount on the ceiling, which can be solved fairly easily with sheet metal (and plastic).
I don't have a good idea yet, though, if it will be possible to achieve a smooth/stylish transition from a round tube to a rectangular fan.
So you suggest silicone on sheet metal and pressing mosaic onto it? That was certainly an idea. My closest alternative has been a sturdy cardboard tube, the type used for casting building columns and such. The outer diameter is presumably 60cm, like a standard-width fan. However, they do become quite heavy and harder to mount on the ceiling, which can be solved fairly easily with sheet metal (and plastic).
I don't have a good idea yet, though, if it will be possible to achieve a smooth/stylish transition from a round tube to a rectangular fan.