With not even a hint of disrespect for Ray and others, if one wants to replace the Cobalto "gems" a flat or slightly convex piece of plastic should be found-in the jewelery business stones prepared like this, without facets, are called "cabochons."
The use of faceted "gems" is a dramatic substitute but not a replacement for the original.
Although I have a feeling this entire matter is OT, I have always been curious to know what, other than problems with the Deltas, lead Campagnolo to this strange and exotic adornment for a good brake caliper?
George
George Hollenberg MD
CT USA
>
> Good memory Dale!
>
> My solution to missing Cobalto jewels (at least two years ago)
> was to look
> in Michaels, my local arts & crafts store (thanks to Lou
> Deeter's suggestio
> n), and I found these not quite right but more than suitable
> replacements:
> http://www.raydobbins.com/
>
> Dirt cheap, they came in a bag of of different colors and
> sizes. I bough
> t a few bags and gave away (here on the list) a few pair of blue
> and other
> colors.
>
> I may still have a pair of blue - let me know if you can't find
> them loca
> lly.
>
> Ray Dobbins
> Miami, Florida USA
>
> --- On Fri, 1/23/09, Dale B. Phelps wrote:
>
> From: Dale B. Phelps
> Subject: Re: [CR] How impossible is it to find replacement
> Cobalto Gems?
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, "Sean Flores"
> Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 3:35 PM
>
> Anywhere from slightly impossible to very impossible
>
> (sorry I coiuldn't resist)
>
> I think Ray Dobbins has figured out a pretty good alternate
> source...Ray?
>
> Dale Phelps
> Montagna lunga Colorado USA
>
> --- On Fri, 1/23/09, Sean Flores wrote:
>
>
> From: Sean Flores
> Subject: [CR] How impossible is it to find replacement Cobalto Gems?
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 12:10 PM
>
>
> I'm thinking of purchasing some Campy Cobalto calipers sans
> gems. Is it fea
> sible to think I may find the gems that are missing? Is there a
> source for
>
> these?
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Sean Flores
> San Francisco, CA
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George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA