Re: 309SS or ER70S6

On 7/23/2024 2:01 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

On 7/23/2024 6:03 AM, Snag wrote:

   My neighbor has asked me to build up a worn spot on the drive pin of his framing nailer . I'm not sure what model it is . The pin has wear on the flat side at the tip , and it appears to be from sliding against the head of the next nail in line . I'm considering using SS for better abrasion resistance . The pin is not particularly hard , can be marked with a file , but "mushrooming" in the repaired area is also a consideration . Replacement pins are available ...

  Sounds like its done.
 I once sat down to make a new box shaped blade clamp for a Craftsman reciprocating saw.  (Like a Sawszall.)  I had picked out a piece of metal, started taking measurements, and headed in to the computer to model it up...  a couple days later the brand new replacement part arrived in a mail and it was only a couple dollars.  It wasn't critical to have it that day. I already had a newer Milwaukee SuperSawszall if I needed one.  I just hated having a useless tool on the shelf.
 I agree that ordering the part was probably cheaper than the value of your time, but to everybody else... there is some value to having your neighbor "owe you one."
  

   There are half a dozen of us here in The Holler that trade materials and favors all the time . Nobody keeps track .
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Snag
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