oh and mcgyver, yes it was a shaped hot wire. its the same alloy as the nichrome wire the machines use, but its thick enough to be shaped to a profile. if you want a 2 start rope you make a wire with two "bumps" if you want 3 starts you need 3 "bumps" etc. Ive seen some columns made by people that dont understand that, they would make a 20 inch diameter column with one start that ends up looking like a stack of old tires painted white.
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