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   SawdustSteve | Mar 12, 2003 03:25am | #1

   Tony... try a google search for 'trunk repair parts'.  Long ago a local locksmith also did repairs on camp trunks.  He had quite a selection of various corner pieces and locks..Also try 'luggage repair'.    You will probably find the stuff you need in either of these two areas.

   SawdustSteve

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   RickW | Mar 12, 2003 03:39am | #2

   Try TCH at <tchweb.com> They have everything you're looking for.

   Last year I helped build some road case for my church. We ordered all the hardware from TCH and were pleased with the service.

   Good luck with your cases!

   Rick

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   UncleDunc | Mar 12, 2003 04:23am | #3

   Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been looking for this place since long before there was an internet.

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   yotonyb | Mar 12, 2003 04:39am | #4

   That's it! It's the center of the world for the do-it-yourself roadie!

   Thanks for the tip-in, Rick. I would have eventually stumbled across the site after sifting through a nearly endless google search...even a blind squirrel gets an occasional nut. You just made things much easier. Hopefully I can pay it forward and do the same for you or someone else in the future.

   tony b.

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   dirtstirrer | Mar 12, 2003 05:13am | #5

   Tony,

   I think you may find some of the Lee Valley hardware to be acceptable. Don't buy the cheapest stuff and you'll find the quality is fine.

   Steve

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   forestgirl | Mar 12, 2003 06:20am | #6

   Tony, take a look here in VanDyke's on-line catalog:

   http://www.vandykes.com/subcategory/64/

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   eddiefromAustralia | Mar 12, 2003 06:32am | #7

   Hi Tony,

   I use Penn Industries, a US-based manufacturer.

   Here's their website and order page

   As well, here's a directory of manufacturers related to all things music industry

   Cheers, eddie

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   yotonyb | Mar 12, 2003 08:05am | #8

   Steve -- Lee Valley was actually my first thought. Their hardware catalog is more comprehensive than any other. I was concerned that I might not find everything I needed, and that their componants might not withstand the rigors of weekly shipments, the indifference of trade labor and careless drayage!

   ForestGirl -- I'll check VanDyke's, but I think the same may be true for their products...decorative and dependable, but not truly durable.

   Eddie (down under by dere) -- Thanks for the link to Penn. Like TCH, I think I'm more likely to find what I need from them. They even have those trapezoidal corners for my friend's monitor wedges!

   tony b.

   (in Chicago...up over by dere)

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   ian | Mar 12, 2003 02:05pm | #9

   Tony

   I think what you have described at looking for is known as campaign hardware - at least that is how it is described in the Lee Valley catalogue.  The key element is that when handles are not being used for lifting they are flush with the side of the piece.  Of course this requires that the case sides be thick enough (or reinforced arround the handle) that there is sufficient residual strength once the recess has been cut.

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   CheekyMonkey | Mar 12, 2003 09:58pm | #10

   You might also try Parts Express.

   http://www.partsexpress.com/

   check under 'Speaker Building'

   
   

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   Edited 3/12/2003 2:59:18 PM ET by markstu

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   yotonyb | Mar 13, 2003 08:37pm | #11

   SawdustSteve and ian -- a search for "campaign hardware" and "luggage repair" resulted in some valuable information! Thanks!

   markstu -- Thanks! That's another great source for the products I need.

   Thanks everyone for your quick replies!

   tony b.

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   BRichardso2 | Mar 14, 2003 01:01am | #12

   Check out this site, you can email them and ask for what you need, they ship all over and I know that they have "trunk parts", http://www.historichouseparts.com