Machine shop to duplicate a simple small metal bar?

honestly just walk around the backstreets of Ratchada near Fortune Town, there's a cluster of metal shops behind the car parts area. they do custom brackets and bars for motorbike mods all the time, so a simple curved bar is nothing to them. bring cash and the original piece, they'll prob have it done in 30 mins while you wait. paid 250 baht for a similar thing last year at a place called "Ratchada Metal Works" or something like that, just follow the grinding noise

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For online ordering you'd want to look for "CNC laser cutting" or "waterjet cutting" shops on Facebook Marketplace rather than Lazada. There's a guy near Wongwian Yai who runs a small shop called "Metal Design By Luk" that takes LINE orders with photos and measurements, he's done small batch stuff for me before. For a single curved bar you're probably looking at 200-400 baht depending on whether they need to bend it or just cut from stock, but the minimum order charge might bump it up if it's just one piece.

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You're better off going to a place in person than trying to do this online. There are several shops along Charoen Krung Soi 13 that do custom metal work, and they're used to walk-ins with random parts. For a simple 40cm curved bar, I'd expect maybe 150-300 baht depending on the metal thickness and if they need to weld any ends. Bring the original piece and some clear photos of how it's supposed to sit.

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Krua Dok Mai Kao is solid but I've always found their som tam a bit tame on the pla ra. If you want the real funky version, try the shophouse spots along Soi Udomsuk 26, near the night market end. They pound it fresh with fermented fish that'll clear your sinuses, and it's like 60 baht. Different style from the On Nut places, more Lao-leaning.

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for som tam specifically i'd say the Isaan spots in Chatuchak are underrated, weekdays only though since the weekend crowd ruins the vibe. there's a stall near gate 2 that does tam pa with fermented bamboo shoots, super sour and funky, not something you see much in On Nut. if you're already heading north for Or Tor Kor anyway its worth the detour.

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honestly the som tam at Krua Dok Mai Kao is good but what got me hooked is their nam prik pla raa dip with the raw veggies, that funk hits way harder than the papaya does. think most people sleep on it cuz they just order the som tam and gai yang. also pro tip, go before noon on weekdays, after that teh pla ra gets milder cuz they batch it for the lunch rush

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