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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4305256, member: 182"]Getting this all together has been a little challenging, but I've now made a few test holes in an old porcelain plate and they came out pretty well. Figured out how to go straight through with no chips around the hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>But one thing is still bugging me and that's the hardware. I ordered several different sets of hardware from ebay (Amazon sells the same thing) and they seem a little flimsy. The shaft of the uprights are on the thin side. I have a very heavy glass two tiered stand by Mikasa that has vintage metal parts and they are thick. I don't think the new ones out of China would hold it up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know where I could locate findings that are more sturdy? You go to the internet and are flooded with ads for the flimsy ones from ebay and amazon and etsy, but they're all the same. Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4305256, member: 182"]Getting this all together has been a little challenging, but I've now made a few test holes in an old porcelain plate and they came out pretty well. Figured out how to go straight through with no chips around the hole. But one thing is still bugging me and that's the hardware. I ordered several different sets of hardware from ebay (Amazon sells the same thing) and they seem a little flimsy. The shaft of the uprights are on the thin side. I have a very heavy glass two tiered stand by Mikasa that has vintage metal parts and they are thick. I don't think the new ones out of China would hold it up. Does anyone know where I could locate findings that are more sturdy? You go to the internet and are flooded with ads for the flimsy ones from ebay and amazon and etsy, but they're all the same. Thanks![/QUOTE]
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