HyKlas
Super Member
@soundmotor - The later stands were cast with ribs, earlier ones were made out of aluminum flat stock. Seems the late cast units are quite a bit less common. Suppose them sending a bunch off to scrap could be part of the reason why.
Since this trickled off and I have some ties to a fab shop with a waterjet, I went ahead and spoke with them about getting some of these made up. They'll be quite pricey... Cutting them as a single piece is cheaper than 3 pieces welded together and finished. Lot more work that way obviously.
Hope this isn't bending any rules but it would be about $1500 for 4 pair of stands. That's if I cut the crossbars, drill/tap the holes in those, and countersink the uprights myself at $0/hr. Highly doubt anyone would be willing to pay $400 for a set of stands but that's about what it would be for a run of them. Maybe a bit more...
Since this trickled off and I have some ties to a fab shop with a waterjet, I went ahead and spoke with them about getting some of these made up. They'll be quite pricey... Cutting them as a single piece is cheaper than 3 pieces welded together and finished. Lot more work that way obviously.
Hope this isn't bending any rules but it would be about $1500 for 4 pair of stands. That's if I cut the crossbars, drill/tap the holes in those, and countersink the uprights myself at $0/hr. Highly doubt anyone would be willing to pay $400 for a set of stands but that's about what it would be for a run of them. Maybe a bit more...