Mrs. Bartels has been very patient and supportive as the dining room table has been turned into a mini maker space for the production of the hubs.
I drew the line (so she wouldn't have to) on setting up the drill press on the table. That's down in the garage, with a jig for drilling accurately centered holes in the 1/2" plastic balls.
With all this in place I'm starting to produce hubs and spokes more rapidly and efficiently, so there are more toy pieces to build with! I've also had an idea for a new approach to the spokes, as you will see in the video below.