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I can't commit to SS without a price Julie.
I can buy 8 new ones for £35 including postage to the Uk from this place so might just replace them all.https://www.japan-webike.ie/ps/18233-107-000/#!search&p.k=18233-107-000
£40 for all 8 is okay with me.
The only way I can think of to make some Ted is to machine them out of billet stainless. They were originally made out of sheet steel which was then forced over by some sort of press, I could see how they were made by working on so many and you can see places where the metal started to split due to the stresses involved, I'd imagine they had to scrap more than a few due to excessive cracks. I did consider buying some sheet stainless at one point but the pressure needed was far beyond what an amateur could exert. Plus you'd need abillet stainless etc so decided to have the OE ones ceramic coated instead. The paint I'm having applied passed a salt water test, 10,000 hours in salt water with no visible signs of rusting is the standard. Hopefully it should stop any future rusting. Roo if you can source 2 decent collets from what you have and send them up I'll add them to my lot after doing my stuff on them, that will be 24, which is enough for 3 complete sets. Mine have a small 3mm hole in the corner so they can be hung by wire when he sprays them, I asked him and he said it would be a great help to him for getting a decent finish on them.
I would be interested in a set for my 500 if he is willing to make more.