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WTB Astro City coin box tangs

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Hi folks, I need some of the Astro coin box tangs if anyone has a couple available? I could really do with one of the right hand ones in the image
I’m desperate for one of these asap.
In the uk.
Cheers folks
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Why do people in this hobby call them "tangs" ? in the industry we call them "tabs" nobody at work had ever heard of tangs & my boss has been in the business for 40+ years.
 
Chihiro said:
Why do people in this hobby call them "tangs" ? in the industry we call them "tabs" nobody at work had ever heard of tangs & my boss has been in the business for 40+ years.
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That's a well known thing in the hobby, it comes from a mistranslation on the Japanese manuals where they were supposed to be "tongues" (because of their shape ? Or direct translation from what they are called in Japanese?) but ended up being spelled "tangs".
 
hoagtech said:
Is anyone 3D printing Aero City Tangs. I just want function at this point
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If someone wants to take measures of one ( my tangs are not like that in NAC or Blast), i could try to thingyverse it and print some
 
Chihiro said:
Why do people in this hobby call them "tangs" ? in the industry we call them "tabs" nobody at work had ever heard of tangs & my boss has been in the business for 40+ years.
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I worked the industry for many years hear in the states, and we called them tongues, and I have heard tangs used occasionally, but never "tabs".

I'm sure that's regional, but its interesting how the verbiage shifts based on locale.
 
Technically I could, but I really don't do a lot of sheet metal work and they would probably wind up taking a lot more time compared to someone with the proper equipment (or access to). Not really something I could get into unless there were broader interest or a real community need for a good reproduction.

Maybe Jasen or Hursit could help? Sheet metal work seems to be their specialty.

If you turn up completely blank, ping me and I'll see what I can do. Projects like these are, at the very least, good fab experience.
 
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hoagtech said:
Id snipe it for that price. But Im hoping the OP gets it instead. You may want to PM him instead next time. Ive lost a few deals here because someone posted a reply instead of a PM. My $.02
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If it falls thru, I'll let ya know
 
hoagtech said:
Id snipe it for that price. But Im hoping the OP gets it instead. You may want to PM him instead next time. Ive lost a few deals here because someone posted a reply instead of a PM. My $.02
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Well, that's not a bad point, next time!

I hope he got it!
 
If you still need one then send me a PM, I have a spare.

I'm in UK too, based in Bham so not too far from you.
 
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