Hinge Pin Material

[OZFURYFAN]

Hi all,looking for 0.090 hinge pin stock for the Corsair tailwheel doors,needs to be at least 84"long,standard pin length seems to be 72",does anyone have a special source??Cheers,Pete

[skymstr02]

Can you get piano wire in that diameter in the length that you need?

[OZFURYFAN]

Have not been able to find any that length but that would work ok,Pete

[Matt Gunsch]

make it, weld 2 pieces together and clean up the the weld

[t28pilot]

Check your PM

[The Inspector]

...and put a fairly sharp point on the insertion end, use a fairly high speed air drill motor and spin those babies into place-

[bdk]

...and put a fairly sharp point on the insertion end, use a fairly high speed air drill motor and spin those babies into place-

A little lube might help as well.

[The Inspector]

WHAT!?! and miss the really cool sounds of bare steel being spun against aluminum? Guaranteed to make your fillings dance with joy-and I assumed you were a sporty type of guy.
Sorry, I made an assumption that lube would be used, silly me? A little anti sieze dabbed on the ends helps too to limit the rusting of the pin material-it's messy to the max, lots of paper and green 3M tape(that smells like cat pee)-don't forget to leave enough pin material to extract them for the next guy!

[262crew]

Stainless steel welding rod works real well. It comes in many different diameters and.....is weldable to make it longer

[t28pilot]

Aircraft Spruce part#03-49000
just use 2 pieces, one from each end

[OZFURYFAN]

Thanks guys,have cosidered two pieces,one from each end but would prefer one length,welding is not the answer as the pins we have are a snug fit & the next size down is too loose,if you shear the pin half way into the hinge you would destroy the extrusion removing it,will keep looking but appreciate the responses,Pete