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Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

Seanie_230 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:08:18 GMT

you could try and buy them and ebay the remaining one someone might want to replace one if its less than perfect.

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

mor — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:05:01 GMT

Craig:
mor:
The dealer I went to quoted € 270 (about £ 210) for the pair - of which I would only need half.
That seems excessive to say the least. Cannot believe they cost that much, is there another dealer you could try?

Craig

jep - Luckily there's another dealer in town - two more actually... I will try them next week. Don't want to opt for a remake though ... Still haven't given up the hope that I'll find a lonely single one ;-)

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

a2bur — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:44:55 GMT

Now taking orders

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

Craig — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:56:10 GMT

mor:
The dealer I went to quoted € 270 (about £ 210) for the pair - of which I would only need half.

That seems excessive to say the least. Cannot believe they cost that much, is there another dealer you could try?

Craig

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

mor — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:21:29 GMT

The dealer I went to quoted € 270 (about £ 210) for the pair - of which I would only need half.

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

a2bur — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:06:54 GMT

I'm in engineering and have plenty of material about and could make one for nothing so cost isn't an issue for me , would take a couple of hours , nothing technical , very basic . Finding some matching paint could take a while , easier to paint both . All depends on what they cost from B&o but as they are available even I wouldn't bother unless they are £100 each .

Richard

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

joeyboygolf — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:30:23 GMT

a2bur:

Hello Graham
Yes they can if they have some large enough cast flat stock ( I've got 5 ton of it ) but most won't have it so make it out of steel , texture the surface to match or smooth the original and paint them both , you will only see the difference next to an original , just a suggestion for a cheaper alternative . These are nearly the only speaker I haven't got , B&o's finishes are usually excellent but I've got a door stop with a better finish . Castings should be shot blasted , primed and filled to give a smooth surface if in a visual situation , Victorians did it on Beam Engines ect. but not many bother these day's , shame .
Richard
As an engineering sub contractor these probably cost a few pounds from the supplier , but they end up with B&o on them , so what do they cost from them ?

I agree that just about anything is possible but I suppose that the eventual cost depends on whether you set up to do just one or thousands.

So, how much for just one which matches the original? I guess it would take a lot longer than 1 day so how much is that going to cost???

Given that you can buy the aluminium case as a spare part from B&O for around £84 or less, I cannot believe that a pair of spare cast iron feet can be much more, can you??

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

a2bur — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:23:14 GMT

Hello Graham

Yes they can if they have some large enough cast flat stock ( I've got 5 ton of it ) but most won't have it so make it out of steel , texture the surface to match or smooth the original and paint them both , you will only see the difference next to an original , just a suggestion for a cheaper alternative . These are nearly the only speaker I haven't got , B&o's finishes are usually excellent but I've got a door stop with a better finish . Castings should be shot blasted , primed and filled to give a smooth surface if in a visual situation , Victorians did it on Beam Engines ect. but not many bother these day's , shame .

Richard

As an engineering sub contractor these probably cost a few pounds from the supplier , but they end up with B&o on them , so what do they cost from them ?

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

joeyboygolf — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:16:56 GMT

mor:

My dealer only offered a set of them (for one big price tag as well)
So I wondered whether anyone here knew how to get a single one

I suggest you try another dealer. I would be surprised if they are only available in pairs.

By the way, how much did they quote and I will check with my dealer.

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

joeyboygolf — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:13:27 GMT

a2bur:

Any small engineering machine shop could make you one , very simple and easy to do , getting the colour to match a bit tricky but have them both sprayed to match .
Richard

I don't think so! The originals are castings. You would need to get the one you have copied, which could not be done in a machine shop.

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

a2bur — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Any small engineering machine shop could make you one , very simple and easy to do , getting the colour to match a bit tricky but have them both sprayed to match .

Richard

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

mor — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:36:24 GMT

My dealer only offered a set of them (for one big price tag as well)

So I wondered whether anyone here knew how to get a single one

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

joeyboygolf — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:47:48 GMT

mor:

Does anyone know whether one could buy a single iron cast foot for a Beolab 8000?
(the heavy metal base that the slim lower tip of the speaker slides in?)
When moving the one of mine has gone missing :-(

They will be available from your dealer as a spare part.

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

h1npw — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:44:09 GMT

Pretty sure they are available from dealers.

'ell of a heavy thing to loose!!!

Cheers

Nigel

Re: Single Iron Cast Foot to Beolab 8000

mor — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:16:50 GMT

Thanks for pointing our Mobey - hope you're doing well :-)