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Neri Bazzani
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 1:31 am |
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Hello, can someone send me some picture about the original Fender Dual 8 professional legs' tips? I need to replace, and here in Italy is hard to find the same, I think.
So, if I have some pics I can do a better search.
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Bill Ladd
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Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 5:09 am
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Search for 1/2" (13mm) rubber leg tips at local hardware suppliers or on the internet.
Suggerimenti per la ricerca per 1/2 "(13 mm), gambe di gomma a fornitori di hardware locale o su Internet. |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 5:10 am
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| A trip to a local hardware store should provide the proper diameter tips. They usually come in black or white colors. |
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 5:17 am
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Glenn Uhler
From:
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 8:15 am White Leg Tips
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Most marine supply stores (chandleries) have the white leg tips, too.
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 10:05 am Re: White Leg Tips
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| Bill Ladd wrote: |
| Search for 1/2" (13mm) rubber leg tips at local hardware suppliers |
| Ron Simpson wrote: |
| A trip to a local hardware store should provide the proper diameter tips. They usually come in black or white colors. |
| Glenn Uhler wrote: |
| Most marine supply stores (chandleries) have the white leg tips, too. |
Achtung hillbillies! Neri is in Italy, not in Toad Suck. Italian hardware stores use the metric system. His nearest non-metric hardware store is probably in Liberia. (The 2 other non-metric countries are USA and Myanmar, not as convenient as Liberia.)
Amazon is probably easier:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=%22furniture+tips%22+%225%2F8+inch
Ebay has some, more expensive.
My old Fender legs have outside diameter 5/8 inch = 15.875mm. |
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 10:14 am
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| That's why I wrote 13mm, Earnest. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 10:16 am
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| Bill Ladd wrote: |
| That's why I wrote 13mm, Earnest. |
OK, there must be 2 different leg sizes. (Maybe more than 2?) I'm sure Neri can measure his.
They are often called "furniture tips". Sticky rubber is a lot better than hard plastic. |
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 10:30 am
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| Earnest - His Fender legs are 1/2" at the ends. 13mm is almost exactly one half inch. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 10:38 am
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They are often called "cane tips"
McMaster-Carr sells them. I don't know if they ship to Italy.
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 12:14 pm
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I don't know how health care stuff is organized over there. There are some pharmacies who basically only handle medicines, but just about any town of a certain size here has a pharmacy that carries some "mobility aids", prescription oxygen tanks and the like, and are going to have a drawer full of cane & crutch tips. Bring a leg in for fit. If there's NOT a metal washer in the bottom of the tips, well - I'd say put in a penny or a nickel, but you"d have to special order them, huh?  |
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Neri Bazzani
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:00 am
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| Thanks to all! diameter is 15 mm (5/8", I suppose) |
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:08 am
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| Neri Bazzani wrote: |
| Thanks to all! diameter is 15 mm (5/8", I suppose) |
Sorry about that forum bros. My Pro Dual had 1/2" legs ends. I was told 5/8" here on the forum long ago and got tips that size. Had to make shims for them to fit.
15mm may be too tight. You may have to get 16mm (if that's even available) and shim them or order 5/8" and have them shipped.
Good luck with it! |
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Neri Bazzani
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:09 am
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Ciao, bill, are these like the original? |
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:12 am
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Similar. Those are the 1/2" tips I'd bought a few years ago at a local hardware store. Got some in black and some in white.
These are soft rubber and may stretch to fit the 5/8" shaft. I don't know that for sure though. |
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Neri Bazzani
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:13 am
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| ok thanks! |
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Neri Bazzani
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:15 am
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No one has some pics about the original vintage? So I can order the most similars.
Thanks. |
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Jim Rossen
From:
Iowa, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 8:59 am
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 10:45 am Re: White Leg Tips
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| Earnest Bovine wrote: |
| ...Italian hardware stores use the metric system. His nearest non-metric hardware store is probably in Liberia... |
They're rubber. They stretch. They don't have to be exactly the right size, and if they're slightly too big then just drop some glue into them.  |
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Neri Bazzani
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 11:24 am
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