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Title: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: jcoleman on October 18, 2005, 09:02:59 pm

I have a number of Wico bases (and handles to match) and would like to use them with SlikStik's lighted/anodized handles in a few projects.

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: markrvp on October 18, 2005, 10:35:10 pm

Here is some info that may help.

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: jcoleman on October 18, 2005, 11:19:28 pm

Thanks for the info.  I'm guessing the p360 is the same diameter as the other two Happ sticks?

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: Kremmit on October 18, 2005, 11:24:20 pm

Wico handles are known to fit in P-360s. 

A lot of us think the SlikStik P360 handles ought to fit Wicos, but Christian says they don't.  I've asked him before, but he's never said why they don't fit- diamater just a hair too big, e-clip groove in the wrong place, or what.  Some of us have wondered if they might really fit, and he's just never really tried it out, or maybe they would fit with some minor modification (like dremeling a new e-clip groove or a couple of washers or something).

I wish somebody with both would test it out.

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on October 18, 2005, 11:40:37 pm

Likely the diameter is a hair too large.

The Wico handles will fit Comps/Supers, with a little dremelling to make new E-clip slots.

The Comp/Super handles will NOT fit Wicos though.
They don't fit through the washers/grommets.

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: johnvv on October 19, 2005, 04:21:12 am

I have two P360 aluminum handles from Slikstick and they do fit into my Wico 8-way leafswtich bases (which I got from Kremmit).   I thought that they would not fit after a bit of trying.  I gave up for a day and eventually got them to fit.  The difficulty was getting the handles to go through the washer when it was in the base.  The washer would slip onto the shaft okay when it was not in the base (disassembled), but was much less cooperative when in the base.

Good luck.  I'm told that my bases were NOS, so I can only assume that the washers were original.


John VV

Title: Re: SlikStik custom handles in Wico base?
Post by: Kremmit on October 20, 2005, 06:31:07 pm

[Monte Burns] Exxcellent. [/Monte Burns]

Glad those are being put to good use.