A $3 roll pin punch
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:53 pm
How the heck did I last 20 years in this hobby without one of these?
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A $3 roll pin punch
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Re: A $3 roll pin punch
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:11 pm
Well, where did you get yours? I think I need one too.
Re: A $3 roll pin punch
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:24 pm
Every hardware store I've been to this weekend has them. I start the pins with a larger nail countersinking punch (the cheap ones from Lowe's), then switch to the 1/16" roll pin punch when it's down to the surface.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_142008-1431-592-0_0_?productId=1016481&Ntt=punch&Ntk=i_products&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__0__s?newSearch=true$Ntt=punch$y=0$x=0
I V-block made from hardwood from the hobby shop will probably work better than an open vise, like in the manual, but that's been working OK so far.
I have scratched so many shafts and axles using pliers to get these things out. Since I was replacing the topshaft with an RPM kit anyway, I just ground the ends off of one of the used Stealth's I bought last summer. The remaining portion of the pin came out in 5 seconds today.
Now I can replace all those pins I have squeezed so much that they just slip in without any friction.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_142008-1431-592-0_0_?productId=1016481&Ntt=punch&Ntk=i_products&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__0__s?newSearch=true$Ntt=punch$y=0$x=0
I V-block made from hardwood from the hobby shop will probably work better than an open vise, like in the manual, but that's been working OK so far.
I have scratched so many shafts and axles using pliers to get these things out. Since I was replacing the topshaft with an RPM kit anyway, I just ground the ends off of one of the used Stealth's I bought last summer. The remaining portion of the pin came out in 5 seconds today.
Now I can replace all those pins I have squeezed so much that they just slip in without any friction.