Horseshoe looking covers

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Post by morrow »

Jared are those real shoes or "slippers" as you call them . Where did you get them?
I would love a pair for the 4001 that I just picked up.
....you got some gorgeous looking basses there.
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I want some too!

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Morrow-

These are examples of bar stock fabricated to resemble the now hard-to-find horseshoe p'up.

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All you need is one of these to TIG the aluminium.
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Or if absolute weld appearance is secondary to availability, this unit can be used to produce many more items in far less time...

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Post by morrow »

I'm afraid my wife gets nervous if she sees me with a power drill...

I don't think that I will be making any myself

-they do have that look though....gorgeous
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