[Towertalk] pulleys ???

[Mark]

Again .. go to a farm supply, or some type of store that has harness
fittings .. Not sure what these horsie/cow halter rings are made of ..
chromalloy, stainless, whatever .. but they don't rust and work swell.   73
... Mark  AA6DX----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris BONDE" <ve7hcb@rac.ca>
To: "Chuck Counselman" <ccc@space.mit.edu>
Cc: <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] pulleys ???


> For light weight pulleys has anyone looked at ceramic rings?
>
> My wife wanted a roll up awning on the front window (and bedroom window)
> facing west.  The awning is made out of metal oval tubes edge connected
> (not end) that can roll (after a fashion) to form a large roll, above the
> window, near to the soffit.  The rope used goes through ceramic rings, not
> pulleys) to change direction of pull of the rope.  I have not seen any
> available (but in this small town that is not surprising, I cannot find
any
> cold galvo or zinc rich paint unless it is expensive sprays for the
> automotive body trade)  For occasional use, say on a mast to pull up the
> antenna wire, or even coax, these might be OK.  No rust, no jamming, just
> sliding,
>