Re: Pin material ?

On 6/8/2025 8:06 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 17:17:29 -0500, Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
 

On 6/8/2025 5:05 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 16:04:09 -0500, Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:
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    I managed to lose one of the pins that hold the lift link clevis to
the lower arms on my "new" tractor - adjustment turnbuckle was froze up
from several years sitting out in the woods . I made one from some mystery steel I have on hand but I got to wondering if I should have
used some of the 4140 I have on hand or maybe case hardened it . The
4140 is larger diameter , so more waste . I hate wasting material if I
don't have to . For all I know the piece I used is alloy , but it isn't
marked . I usually mark bought material but found or gifted stock I
don't always know what I've got so ...

   I use grade 5 or grade 8 bolts as feed stock, depending on required
strength and hardness. - or even grade 3 if that is all that is
required. I go by the head markings to know what I have - - -
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   This didn't start out as a bolt , it's from  a 1" piece of round
stock. Bolts are way too expensive to use as lathe stock .

  I find bolts I have are a lot cheaper than going to the metal store
to buy new metal - and with bolts I know what I have.
 

   Who said anything about buying stock ? Not that I don't buy stock when I have a project that requires something specific , but probably 85% of the stuff under my bench came from friends or neighbors for free . Some was marked when I got it , some wasn't . This particular piece wasn't . I did know for sure that I didn't want to use any of the 12L14 leaded steel .
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