Members TinkerTailor Posted February 3, 2016 Members Report Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) No need for a lathe, a drill press could do it. Cut the old pin flush, drill it out and press in a new pin. Done. With the right drills (carbide drills for hard stuff), it is a 10 minute job. Btw, the shanks of old drill bits make for good sources for pin material for this usage and come in multitudes of precision diameters. A little epoxy will make sure the pin stays in. Edited February 3, 2016 by TinkerTailor Quote "If nobody shares what they know, we will eventually all know nothing." "There is no adventure in letting fear and common sense be your guide"
Tree Reaper Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Posted February 3, 2016 I'm reluctant to think that this could be drilled out with any accuracy, specially if the pin is harder than the sleeve it's in. The problem I have is, these are already being made and are current production. Quote
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