On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:19:44 -0500, Ignoramus936
wrote:

I have a piece of steel that I could give you for free, it is a
Franklin Treefarmer pin. About 1.25" thick. You would pay shipping.

I thank you for the offer, but the problem is that I need the part to
fix the lathe that would be able to make the pin... Kind of like when
you've working on your car (assuming you've only got one) and discover
that you need a part when half of the engine is disassembled. You're
either walking to the store, or you can ask around to try and catch a
lift, right? (In this case, walking to the store would be grinding
out a pin with abrasives, and that's a real PITA.)