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Hello,

I am making some glass presses for my sister out of brass. There are
quite a few to be made and she wants alignment pins on them. If anyone
knows of a cheap source for these I would be very gratefull. I;m
looking for a pin diameter of 1/4", overall length of 2.5" with a taper
length of about 1/2". None of these dimensions are terribly critical.
If it matters I'm located in Edmonton, ALberta, Canada.

I know I can make these but if they are available for a reasonable
price I'd rather buy them and spend the time on the press.

Thanks for the help,
Al

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McMaster-Carr. They have a web site.
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McMaster-Carr. They have a web site.
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I've tried McMaster, Travers, and KBC. Maybe I'm looking under the
wrong name but I caqn't find any that are as long as I need in 1/4"
diameter. The longest I've found is about 7/16" above the work surface
once they are installed. I need at least 1". I'm trying out some
other ideas right now and will see if I can find something that will
work and not be too time consuming to make.

Thanks
Al

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I've tried McMaster, Travers, and KBC. Maybe I'm looking under the
wrong name but I caqn't find any that are as long as I need in 1/4"
diameter. The longest I've found is about 7/16" above the work surface
once they are installed. I need at least 1". I'm trying out some
other ideas right now and will see if I can find something that will
work and not be too time consuming to make.


Try "dowels" and "locating pins".

LLoyd




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Al

How many do you need? Sounds like an easy job with a lathe or using a
drill press. Cut the taper with a file.

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A possible source!

http://www.conexmetals.com

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If I only needed a few that's what I'd do but right now it looks like I
need at least 200 with the possibility of more in the fairly near
future.

Al

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