These look like they should work. Domed washers, well, that's another story.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41306,41325
I'll let you know eventually if they work.
Mark
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These look like they should work. Domed washers, well, that's another story.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41306,41325
I'll let you know eventually if they work.
Mark
I wonder if these might work for a domed washer.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41306,41327
Hi
What lenght and what gauge would you recommend for pinning scales.???
Jacques
Too bad they're copper and not brass.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0o.Mark.o0
If your in Canada, you can get 1/16 brass tubing and brass rod, and just about any size I've seen so far from here.
http://www.sayalkits.com/CatalogSearch.asp?link=Brass
Kind regards,
Gerard
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Originally Posted by 0o.Mark.o0
Hey Mark, how did those domed Solid Brass Escutcheon Pins work?
what guage would bee a 3/32 on the brass ?
Too bad the smallest is twice or more larger than you would want.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrislToo bad they're copper and not brass.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0o.Mark.o0
You can use the #0 wide (0.188") washers and dome them yourself. Get a little piece of steel plate 1/8" thick, and use a Dremel cone-shaped grinder to make a dimple about 0.18" diameter. Make a few different ones from about 1/32 to 1/16 to 3/32 deep at the point. Get a 16d nail and round off the point a little, center the brass washer over a dimple, tap with a small hammer.
I bought a piece of 1/6" brass rod and some brass #0, .064 ID, washers from www.smallparts.com. to try. They work great. The washers have a 1/8" OD that is the same diameter of the washers on most of my razors.
Unless I'm reading it wrong, they seem to be pretty
expesive for washers.
John
If you know of another place that sells them cheaper, please let me know. This was the only place I could find that didn't want me to buy a 1000 at a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by kerryman71
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Originally Posted by ronnie brown
Hi, here is the best convertin chart I have found yet.
Gauge to Inches to Millimeters
http://www.slotcar.com/drs/gachart.htm
Jacques
Laval, Quebec
I have used these pins myself. Get the 16 gauge 5/8" length (or longer if you want) brass pins. They are 1/16" in diameter. Just trim them to fit (so they are about 1/8th of an inch past the outside washer, I cut mine with a dremel tool) and peen them in the usual manner. I used size 0 washers (actually I used the 0-wide, they are just a little wider than the size 0 washers, but either work fine, it's just aesthetics). Looks great and works great. I highly recommend using the escutcheon pins, it makes things very easy and they look great and are cheap. And way, way easier than messing around with brass rods. I ordered the washers from microfasteners.com. This was my first pinning job on some homemade scales and it turned out awesome and couldn't have been easier. Hope this helps.
Many thanks for the info hakjar… was undecided about them. I’ll order a few and try my first pinning.Quote:
Originally Posted by hackjar
BTW can those washers from microfastners also be used as bearings... … between the blade and the scales?
The brass pins are simply small brass nails, sometimes called "brads". Dirt cheap at many hardware and hobby/crafts shops. The only advantage I see to them over just using 1/16" brass rod is that they already have a head on one end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leon
While you're at it, I would get both the regular (1/8" OD) and the wide (3/16" OD) brass washers. The wide ones are good for making domed washers.