Thread: Info needed: Early mirror arms
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Old 30-11-20, 01:27
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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Originally Posted by Jordan Baker View Post
Just measured up mine. The end diameter where the mirror goes is 1/2. But the rod tapers up to 11/16 at the base end. It’s a pretty consistent taper. The 13-1/2 is correct
Why would they taper (counterintuitive to wartime expediency) and how did they do it? Are these cast? It makes them hard to reproduce.
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