Hello Lewm and Albert and Many thanks.
Albert, I probably misunderstood when reading of your plinth on sound fountain, it seemed to me you put the rod in place of the bearing cup, working its end to suit, and felt a bit afraid of going in such mod. Having a rod touching it (with some pressure?) is easyier and safe. Thanks.
In fact Lewm answer was necessary and obvious (it appeared to my mind a couple of hours after posting...) I was so lost in finding a good way to organize the layers that I missed the point!
The graphite market is increasing for various different uses, metallury, batteries, chips (!) so there are many businesses around, big and small where the material is available. It is enough to have a look out of the audio market. Graphite is not exactlly cheap, but it seems that those company making audio products out of it are decuplicating the price of the material (at least...). I get mine from a friend in Rome, he's running a small business of fairly priced graphite audio pruducts and can cnc machine any sort of piece.
But I guess this info is not of much use: if you start shipping heavy manufacts overseas you'll probably loose the good price, I would have a look around searching for small companies selling graphite there in the US, they will very luckily have a cnc machine at hand and hopefully be willing to make a few pieces on design.
But... well, in case your planning a trip to Rome, bringing back some pieces (small) can be done!
Albert, I probably misunderstood when reading of your plinth on sound fountain, it seemed to me you put the rod in place of the bearing cup, working its end to suit, and felt a bit afraid of going in such mod. Having a rod touching it (with some pressure?) is easyier and safe. Thanks.
In fact Lewm answer was necessary and obvious (it appeared to my mind a couple of hours after posting...) I was so lost in finding a good way to organize the layers that I missed the point!
The graphite market is increasing for various different uses, metallury, batteries, chips (!) so there are many businesses around, big and small where the material is available. It is enough to have a look out of the audio market. Graphite is not exactlly cheap, but it seems that those company making audio products out of it are decuplicating the price of the material (at least...). I get mine from a friend in Rome, he's running a small business of fairly priced graphite audio pruducts and can cnc machine any sort of piece.
But I guess this info is not of much use: if you start shipping heavy manufacts overseas you'll probably loose the good price, I would have a look around searching for small companies selling graphite there in the US, they will very luckily have a cnc machine at hand and hopefully be willing to make a few pieces on design.
But... well, in case your planning a trip to Rome, bringing back some pieces (small) can be done!