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Re: Bending Hinge Pins

Subject: Re: Bending Hinge Pins
From: McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 01:17:24
Both!
Good idea. But let us all know what you find that is able to make the hole.

Duncan McFadyean

On Monday, May 06, 2002 8:05 PM, Shaun Simpkins [SMTP:shauns@hevanet.com] wrote:
> After an epoxying incident which required me to disassemble the
> hinges ( to clean them ), I found that it's dang difficult to get the
> pins out without cutting a large clearance in the fiberglass flanges.  Putting
it back
> in without easing the end of the pin will score the inside of the hinge
> holes as the pin has to be bent at a slight angle to clear the flange.
> 
> Since one has to cut off the bent part to pull the pin, it got me thinking 
> that maybe a better way would be to run some 0.032 stainless safety wire 
> through a hole drilled in the pin, and leave it straight.  One still has to
> relieve the fiberglass...
> 
> Smart? Stupid?
> 
> Shaun
> A207


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