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OZFURYFAN
 Post subject: Hinge Pin Material
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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 :prayer:

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

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

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

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

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...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.
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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!

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Stainless steel welding rod works real well. It comes in many different diameters and.....is weldable :shock: :idea: to make it longer 8)

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just use 2 pieces, one from each end
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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

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