Thread: Hinge Holes

Tight then loose usually means a bent pin. The pin is usually bent because it is too longWhat I have is a peening block with 1/16“ hole just deep enough for the pin to have a little to snip of when the top is peened. I put the pin in it then stack up everything then take a pair of side cutters and cut it off as close as it will get then peen that. Once it is peened down I flip it then clip it off as close as you can get it. I then peen that with the already peened side in a divot drilled in the block. This should give you just enough.

Also be patient. Pounding it will not only bend the pin but possibly crack the scales.