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Topic: Hand guard for Supro steel |
Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 6 Apr 2022 11:55 am |
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I need the hand guard for this. I have the thumb nuts. Let me know what you have! |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 6 Apr 2022 2:45 pm
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That type of pickup cover is almost impossible to find. You might check with someone who works with plastic to see if you could have someone make one for you. Good luck!
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 6 Apr 2022 5:31 pm
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| Everyone I’ve talked to looks at me like I’m crazy when I try and verbally explain what I want, and I don’t have one to show them, so it is going to be pretty difficult unless I can find a broken one to get them to make me a good replacement. I’ve actually thought about making a bunch of them for resale |
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Jim Pollard
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Cedar Park, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2022 4:43 am
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| Sounds like what you need is someone who is good at CAD and has a 3D printer. (Full disclosure, it ain't me) But it definitely can be done. |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2022 5:22 am
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Thermal bending of plastic would be the cheapest and easiest. Pretty sure that's how the original was made. I no longer have a Supro to get the dimensions for you but ask here, I'm sure someone can help you. If not, you can come close enough based on the width of your bridge plate and eyeballing some pictures. Google "thermal bending plastic" and watch a couple videos.
I do think 3D printing would be the way to go for the Supro lightning bolt logo but I have no experience with that. |
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Eric Gross
From:
Perkasie PA, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2022 9:00 am
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| FYI, I had a lot of issues with my Supro, resting my hand on the pickup for long periods was extremely uncomfortable -- those corners are sharp! Solved by attaching a Stevens bar upside down with double sided tape, and used that to rest my hand on. |
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2022 12:17 pm
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I Don't have one but is this the hand guard your looking for?
Barry
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 16 Apr 2022 12:18 pm
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| Yessir |
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2022 12:26 pm
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I dont think that would be to hard to make either from Aluminum or plastic I found this pic. on Reverb along with a few more looks like a simple cap with a 90 degree lip on both sides. If you dont have any luck get back with me and I'll see if I can help you out.
Good Luck
Barry
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 16 Apr 2022 12:42 pm
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| I’ll keep you in mind. |
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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Posted 17 Apr 2022 10:03 am
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It's just 1/8" black acrylic (plexiglas), very simple to bend with a little patience, a heat gun and a forming substrate with the correct radius. The inside radius should be about 3/8". There is plenty of info out there, how-to videos on youtube, etc. If you have, or know someone with a 3D printer, here is an .stl to make the Supro logo: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5189664/files. I haven't run or examined this file, so I don't know about it's quality or if it is the correct size for this application, but if nothing else it should provide a good starting point.
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 17 Apr 2022 4:30 pm
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| Thanks! |
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