Am looking for a supplier of steel wire of about 0.7 to 0.9mm diameter in order to restore an American planetarium by Holbrook,
Although the planetarium is all wood and bent wire and held together with nails (compared to brass, blued steel, classic design and superb craftsmanship of earlier English examples) there are some interesting design points.
Each planet is represented by a wooden ball that sits on the end of a steel wire arm. The end of the arm is bent up and fits into a hole in the base of ball, and the hole in the ball is lined with a coil of wire a bit like the 'helicoil' insert for spark plugs in aluminium cylinder heads.
Some of the planets are missing, and although the wooden balls are no problem, I need a few feet of wire to wind up into the little inserts.
Any and all suggestions will be appreciated
TIA