Quote Originally Posted by kevint View Post
correct and that does not place shear on the pin

all my pins have been flush without washers, they could have been flush
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it does in fact place shear on the pin... the compressive/tensile forces due to flexing are lateral in the scale, which is normal to the pin, which is shearing. Trust me. I am at college for mechanical engineering. I know my mechanics of solids....