<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've taken casters, hinges, etc., in and had them replated.  Look under <plating> in the yellow pages--or check with colleagues for suggestions for shops that do this kind of work.  If the ferrules and casters are in good enough shape, it's nice to have them replated because...they fit!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=geinert@drtel.net href="mailto:geinert@drtel.net">Tim Geinert</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 11, 2006 5:48 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] nickel ferrules and casters</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>There is a M&H AA in the shop for refinishing, and it needs new leg ferrules and casters in nickel.  Does anyone have any suggestions for finding nickel plated parts?  All I can find in the supply catalogues is brass, and even they are not exactly the right size.  I have toyed with the idea of getting those and having them nckel plated.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>TimG</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>