Hot Rods Where can I find these tubular hoops?

I found this great tubular hoop in mild steel a few years back but can't remember where. It's 1" O.D. by 14 inches in diameter. I've tried Googling it but only find them for sale in lots of 5,000 to a million. I'd like to
find a few for steering wheel rims but damn! I don't need a million just yet.
Here's a photo of the one I bought with a 40 Buick banjo center welded to it. I have another Buick banjo with a bad rim that's about 18" in diameter! Way too big.
Anybody know where I may be able to buy 1 or 2 of these hoops?

 

I encountered similar hoops as those on a job in a refinery. they were used for "chill rings" which is a back up for a root weld in some pipe welding processes. I also thought they had potential for a steering wheel hoop.

 

Maybe these guys can help:

 

Thanks, Gimp but those are the guys that sell 5000 to a million in an order. Great product tho.

 

No "factory seconds"?

 

Sounds like a good tech project,heat and a rolling jig.

 

Would aluminum work for you? Ifn so, oval track steering wheels are plentiful (used or new) and relatively inexpensive. You could remove the spokes / hub and fabricate your own center. Gary

 

I used one of them cheap steering wheels with the black foam and cut the hoop off. Grafted a banjo center to it.

 

buy a roller http://www.rakuten.com/prod/tubing-...e&adid=29963&gclid=CKnijYCL7sICFe47Mgod5wsAsg and make them not too hard . when done sell the roller

 

King Metals make tubing rings but only go up to 10in maybe they will make u some custom ones ?

 

A few years back I searched and helped Kerry find the hoops for the roll cage in his digger, the place also made circles. He is really good at keeping track of things I'll bet if you get ahold of him he can hook you up.

 

Thanks everybody. I'll run down some of those leads.

 

Most large ironworking shops have a 3-die power roller and a minimum setup charge. $20 for the tubing a $100 set up and they can roll you a coil and could get about 4 hoops out of it

 

Buy Longacre circle track steering wheels from someone like www.circletrackwarehouse.com for $40 and cut the spokes out.
http://www.longacreracing.com/products.aspx?itemid=1826&pagetitle=Steel+Wheels

 

Ask them to sell you a couple for prototypes, with a job lot order later if they work out. Or, ask them who they vend to that they might sell you a couple.

 

A friend locally used the metal "foot" ring off a bar stool for his steering wheel...so, it's easy -- all you have to do is go to Nebraska Furniture and take a tape measure with you...bet you'll look really strange running around in the Bar Stool section measuring the foot rests on all the bar stools they have for sale...!!!

R-

 

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The most old time traditional hot rod builder answer.

 

If the foot ring idea appeals to you, you could probably get one easily at one of those second hand furniture stores - we've got one or two here in Taos and I've bought some very interesting things for the shop at them dirt cheap.

 

Did we ever find a place to get the steering hoops?

Besides the second hand furniture store that is

 

A few years ago I bought a custom steering wheel from Savage on the HAMB. He bent up the hoop himself. I bet he could make you what you want. He's good people

 

I have a pm into mr savage

 

This is what I do. Almost every swap meet in the world you can pick one up for $5.

 

Welp, I sold off my last remaining Buick banjo wheel [kept the one in the photo] so I really don't need the hoop anymore. However, I know I'll be watching garage sales for old bar stools to get the foot rest....just in case!

 

Bump, I stumbled onto this thread today, I would like to find a couple 15" hoops.