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"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote:

Should be nothing more than mild steel, Peter. Check with a magnet to make
sure it's magnetic. If it is, anything that could be heat treated would
hardly act like a shear pin-----it would likely be too hard to function
properly. The whole idea behind shear pins is to let go to save other
components. You should be able to make the pin, but if it's a tapered one,
please describe it---could be I have one.

On my farm equipment I use grade 8 bolts, they hold well and break
clean. Grade 2 and sometimes grade 5 smear at the break and are a real
dog to get out.

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