Looking for a steel GCI foot

[unequaltemperament]

I'm in the process of restoring a late GCI and made a poor choice in trying to chemically strip the feet. Long story short, the center hole is now significantly too large for the height adjustment bolt. For the sake of simplicity, I'd love to just get my hands on another one and pretend this never happened. These are the heavier, nickel-plated variety and should be embossed with D-212079 and 13400 on the bottom. And if anyone has ideas for repairing this one without a significant price tag, I'm all ears.

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GC rebuild · Dec 20, 2024 – Feb 2, 2026 📸

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[Nogbert]

if you can figure out the thread of the adjustment bolt (should be relatively easy to figure out) you can buy a thread repair insert adaptor. It is a spring looking device that reduces the diameter and provides fresh threads. Another option would be to drill out the damaged hole and epoxy in the correct threaded insert. Both are cheap options but would require some time/patience

 

[rexus31]

The thread is 3/4"-16.

 

[Lawnboy77]

A Heli-coil would typically work for these types of repairs, but in this case where you have a threaded rod in a hollow tube you are going to lose some strength in the process. The wall of that tube will be reduced fairly significantly by the time it’s drilled and tapped to accept the insert. 1100 lbs. divided by 4 is not too much, but I’d be concerned about the lateral forces applied when a 300 lb. plus player leans into the table.