I am working on AL's San Francisco II cross section. For the guns and a few places in the mast rigging they directions show using 0.25mm steel wire to from eyes on the each end of a block. I made an example of what was suggested and it looks like this picture.
I don't care for the metal twists, especially the the part left over at the end of the assembly. In the next picture I tried adding a seizing over the first twist in the wire. It looks oversized but better than the plain wire to my eye.
I might be able to hide the last bit with a seizing to the attached line as well.
Options:
1. Turn the first eye into a hook and attach to the bulkhead eye bolt directly. It still leaves the wire twists exposed.
2. Go completely to thread. I am not certain how one keeps a thread eye on a block round when rigged however. When I have done this in the past the eye becomes an ellipse instead of a circle when rigged and tightened in place.
I am looking for thoughts from others on how to approach this.
Thanks, Jeff
I don't care for the metal twists, especially the the part left over at the end of the assembly. In the next picture I tried adding a seizing over the first twist in the wire. It looks oversized but better than the plain wire to my eye.
I might be able to hide the last bit with a seizing to the attached line as well.
Options:
1. Turn the first eye into a hook and attach to the bulkhead eye bolt directly. It still leaves the wire twists exposed.
2. Go completely to thread. I am not certain how one keeps a thread eye on a block round when rigged however. When I have done this in the past the eye becomes an ellipse instead of a circle when rigged and tightened in place.
I am looking for thoughts from others on how to approach this.
Thanks, Jeff