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Mon Jan 06 2014 06:27 PM
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Does anybody know of anyone who makes 30 inch (yes 30 inch) globe snap rings?
Chuck Signs Wanted: Sunset, Clipper, Harbor, Indian Motorcycle, Powerlube, Beacon, Michelin, Conoco MM
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No, but it shouldn't be hard to make. What the heck did you find??
Everything Cities Service Specializing in old Gas Pumps kwfrith@gondtc.com Cell#-701-739-6133
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It's actually for a sign with a glass lens. It appears to originally been held in place with a snap ring. I thought about making a ring but figured it I would check here first.
Chuck Signs Wanted: Sunset, Clipper, Harbor, Indian Motorcycle, Powerlube, Beacon, Michelin, Conoco MM
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Wrap your wire around a barrel, cut to length.
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Go to,the HOBBY LOBBY or other hobby store and look for metal rings. They should have them all the way up to 48 inches. I have close to 25 of the 15 inch ones for metal body globes, which I have for sale, by the way. The rings, when cut, have really good tension and will hold a lens really well.
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Chuck:
Any competent metal fabricator can roll you a ring. All they need is the diameter of the original 'wire' and the diameter of the finished circle you want. In your case, probably a 36' diameter.
Remember, you want the rolled ring to be a larger diameter than the hole so you have tension when installed. You might have to trim to length - but that just takes a cut-off wheel.
Later . . .
Jim
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Most body shops or any of your friends that do metal fab work will have a slip roll machine or a 3 in 1 combination machine can make you some in a couple minutes.
Dave GILL, Dave's Garage & Memorabilia, Inc.
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