Mark, beautiful work!
Maybe I missed it, but it looks like you’re using copper wire for hoops? If so, makes sense, far easier to thread!
Your bolt connector joint thingies are great, super strong. And you can solder it to the hoop’s starting end. Sweet.
Yes 10 ga. wire interesting stuff to thread.
Mark,
Would you walk us through how you made your pulleys?
I start with a 1/2" square about 4" long of hard maple, drill a hole for the pulley shaft then mount it in my chuck with a live center in my tail stock and turn it to shape but leave it attached. Then using my band saw I cut the notch for the pulley then did some final turning, cut it off, a little sanding done. The pulley I used 1/2" square of hard maple in my chuck, drill the hole, bring up the live center in the hole ( helps to keep the hole centered) tuned the grove, then with a parting tool cut the pulley most of the way off and finished cutting it off with the lathe stopped, little sanding and done. Used a very small screw eye for the top ring. Hope that was help full.
