Well, I'm back on and off with the horn ring creation. I shopped around for a reputable water jet cutting shop that could cut a radius 1/8" X 1/4" X 7/16 inch thick ring out of a 7/16 thick aluminum plate. This ring would serve as the main halo ring for the horn ring shown below that I have been working on for a while now.
Some shops scratched their heads while looking at me strange and some quoted what I predicted, $250 with out the material at the very least. I know there are well worth it, but I'm on a budget with this one and a mission to make it out of thin air.

Who ever said that dishwashers are born to be just that never heard of Julian Schnabel and Sylvester Stallone being dishwashers as well.
Well, as far as this project, I'm breaking dishes or at least utilizing them for other than a bed for food to lay in.
I figured that dishes come in all sizes so I ventured to my Kitchen for a look.
I needed to make two exact circles an 1/8 of an inch apart besides each other. Believe it or not, these two dishes are an 1/8 of inch different from each other. Perfect!

First at bat. Outer circle. $40 12" X 12' X 7/16" aluminum plate at local metal surplus outlet.

The plate of 6061 T aluminum had to be cut with a 4 degree radius into it on the outer side. I remembered having one of those orbital Jig saws laying around that could have the bottom guide plate adjusted in any number of radius.

The first circle, the first cut.

The dishes are piling up Honey. 2nd dish, 2nd line and cut.

The Moon is full tonight.

Had to scribe and cut a start hole to poke the jig saw through in order to start and cut the inner circle out. Again, this time with a 4+ degree radius opposite of the outer side radius.

Talk about running circles around ya.

Off the press. These outer and inner edges will be hand filed and wet sanded to perfection within a hair of polishing. Here's a rough and jagged outer edge. Note the slight 4+ radius.

I couldn't resist and gave a small portion of the outer edge a semi rough file and sand just to see what it will look like later on closer to the prom.

Note: compared to the original Horn ring how the aluminum horn ring is taking shape.

A very rough ring sitting loosely on the cross bridge that will become a solid Horn ring after a date with my ace welder. By the way, as is in its rough stage with out the trimming and all, it weighs 1/2 Lb.

All together compared to the 1-1/2 Lb original, this crazy segment shaved off 1 lb high and front. I'll come back when it's all welded, trimmed, sanded and ready for the full polish. I still need to attach the face name plate with the water jet cut C-O-R-O-N-E-T letters. Stay tuned.

This is what was left for dinner. LOL.

Aluminum... it's what's for dinner.

Nice job!

Have you thought about a way to lighten the actual steering wheel? Would it even be possible?

Already made one and it was a hard job to say the least. Lots of adoptions and Edward scissorhands stuff using existent aluminum aftermarket wheels.
I'll post flicks soon when I get back to the car. At the moment stuck in my studio.

Lord of the Rings. LOL.

Two flew over the Cuckoos nest on there back wheels. LOL.