Paul, A lot of people use gudgeon pins out of engines for this purpose. Don't know if the sizes will suit what you are looking for but you can usually get a couple for free from garages or scrap yards.
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John Stevenson Nottingham, England.
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Hi
I was wondering if anyone would be interested in turning me a couple of cylindrical Squares? Not looking for anything special such as ground and hardended I imagime ordinary bright bar would suffice as they are only for home use. If anyone is interested I can supply some dimensions and it would be ideal if the person lived North Staffs as I could call and collect and pay cash but would consider paying postage otherwise.
Thanks for looking
Paul
I've got a workshop full of old gudgeon pins if anyone wants some. Ford CVH at 20.64mm (lots), Peugeot 205 ones at 22mm (quite a few) and Ford Pinto at
24mm (a couple of sets). Probably others if I was to rake about. They'll be ground to within a couple of tenths on diameter of each other and I can probably match a couple closer than that if needed. Old ones do tend to have a couple of tenths wear just inboard of each end where they run inside the piston boss but most of the length, the very ends and the middle, will be unworn so they'll sit in a groove at a consistent height.I've got some brand new CVH ones as well for minimal beer tokens if I can find them.
In case anyone doesn't know, gudgeon pins are usually made from EN36, case hardened to well over 60 Rockwell C, precision ground and don't tend to rust easily because of the high chrome content. They come in handy for a variety of uses. Parallels, punches, drifts, press tools, small ones can be used for pressing out larger ones from other pistons.
Hi Dave
Have emailed you off group.
Thanks
Paul
Hi Dave
Correction to above as mail has just bounced back to me.
I would be grateful for a few gudgeon pins of various sizes to use a squares etc. Email me with cost of P&P etc.
Thanks
Paul
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