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Topic: Fender lap steel legs |
Paul Osbty
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2003 5:57 pm |
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I needed an extra set. Well, good luck finding them.
So, I went to a few hardware stores and found 3/4 inch, Coarse threaded rod. It came in 2 foot and 5 foot sections. It works fine. Very little, if any, variation of the threads.
Just cut to length with a hack saw and you're done. If you don't like the color, you can paint or make boots. Or, 3/4 inch shrink tube.
Total cost: $12 and 10 minutes of sweat. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2003 4:30 pm
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| As a metalshop teacher, I had another thought. What about buying aluminum tubing and put a piece of threaded rod in the end? You would have to drill and pin it to keep the rod from spinning. Buy a set of rubber ends, and you have a nice set of legs. The tubing could be polished up and lacquered. I thought the thread was 1/2-13? Would microphone stands work? Now if I could only play as good as I can fabricate, LOL. |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 7 Dec 2003 5:35 pm
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A 1" X 1/2"-13 cap screw pushed into an aluminum tube works fine.
Roger |
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 9 Dec 2003 11:30 pm
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Paul Forumite Mike Black had a set of 4 legs a while back.Try to locate him,I believe he moved. Look in Buy and Sell
He recently had much Fender parts for sale. |
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Paul Osbty
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2003 2:08 am
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| Thanks, Jody. I'll get in touch with him. |
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Paul Osbty
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2003 2:12 am
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Ron, I tossed the tag, but I believe the rod I got was 3/4-10.
The external tubing is a good idea. If the I.D. is 3/4" a tight fit might even be enough to stop any rotation. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2003 7:09 am
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Jody & Paul,
Sorry to disappoint you, but I bought the legs from Mike. He had 3 for sale and I needed them for a project I'm working on. However, I recently bought some Sho~Bud parts over e-bay that included 4 legs from a Sho~Bud. I don't know if they would work or not but I'll check them out after I receive them and see if they have the same thread as Fenders.
Erv |
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