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M38 top bows... anyone ever MAKE their own?

 
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Daveyboy
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:33 am    Post subject: M38 top bows... anyone ever MAKE their own? Reply with quote

Wondering if anyone ever attempted to make their own bows?

I mean it’s a rather simple design.

I’m thinking thin wall tubing, bent and cut, and the ends flattened.
Weld on a tab for the pivoting front bow.
A few drilled holes.
I’ve fabricated much more complex stuff.

In this case, it really doesn’t need to look perfectly stick.
This is never going to be on a true M38 show winner.

Not having a set of bows to look at and measure, What size tubing did you use?

Anyone have drawings of the bow dimensions?
I looked on Wes’s photo site and didn’t see the bows. Maybe I missed it.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! That’s perfect!

Thank u all!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Always amazed at all the great info here.
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