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Posted: 2/10/2008 8:55:47 AM
very nice!
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Posted: 2/10/2008 9:44:08 AM
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EARRNHARDT3
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Posted: 2/10/2008 9:44:54 AM
I use an even cheaper tool.
I took an 1/4 inch dia. bolt about 3 inchs long and cut the head off and drilled a hole for the spring and detent to fit throught. I then stuck the bolt in the vise and bent it 90 degrees just above the thread for a handle to turn it. It works like a charm and it was super cheap just the price of a 1/4 bolt and a little time.  |
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jnorthway
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Posted: 2/10/2008 10:05:15 AM
People actually buy a $15.00 tool to do that!!??
Great idea, write up and pics. Jon |
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Posted: 3/7/2008 9:53:27 PM
What section of the hardware store can these be found? I just tried looking it up on homedepot.com and the word clevis does not show anything.
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sparky923
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Posted: 3/8/2008 12:46:36 AM
Thnx
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Posted: 3/8/2008 12:52:23 AM
They're in the specialty hardware section with the set screws, cap screws, threaded inserts, etc. |
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Posted: 3/8/2008 5:19:24 AM
[Last Edit: 3/8/2008 5:21:37 AM by gnosnibor]
^ what he said. Guess that should teach me to read the rest of the replies before posting
 Most hardware stores have stacks and rows of drawers with various oddball items in them, ranging from corks to springs and machine screws. That's where I found my clevis pin at home depot, but most hardware stores and good farm supply stores will have the same kind of drawer system. |
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Posted: 3/8/2008 10:12:27 AM
Great idea and write up. I just use a box knife and use the blade to hold down the pin. Saw this method in a video build and it works just fine.
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Posted: 4/8/2008 2:19:07 PM
this should be tacked.
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Posted: 4/8/2008 7:13:09 PM
I used this method as well after launching a spring and detent across the room (I was able to recover both). I can't imagine an easier way of doing it.
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pegleggreg
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Posted: 4/8/2008 8:02:06 PM
Breaking your wrist & casting your whole arm, just to keep a little pin straight, seems like a lot more $ & trouble than using the $1 clevis pin method. |
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the_great_snag
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Posted: 4/8/2008 8:52:26 PM
I've built about a half dozen lowers, and I've always just used the pivot pin itself to push down the detent/spring while I slid it into the hole.
Now... having said that I'm sure I'll launch the detent on my next build! I better get one off those clevis pins! |
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Posted: 4/8/2008 8:59:30 PM
Same here. I have always used a thin blade knife to do this. This looks much easier!! Thanks for sharing. |
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mike_0120
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Posted: 4/8/2008 9:32:47 PM
Do people really have that much trouble installing this pivot pin? I've built about a dozen lowers and never needed a special tool to get it done.
Don't get me wrong... I admire ingenuity.... but it almost seems like a solution to a non-existent problem. |
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scarecrow31
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Posted: 4/8/2008 9:40:02 PM
Thanks for the write up I am going to try this on my next build.
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Posted: 4/8/2008 10:04:35 PM
Having been to the Colt class twice (they expire) for work, I just use the pin itself. It is a very funny process to watch 20 individuals in one room learning to assemble firearms though. We call it the "Armoror's crawl" while on the floor looking for pins,springs and such. I have been to the Smith & Wesson and Remington factory classes as well. Same routine just different parts flying around the room.
I like this site for just this info. Most of the time it is old news to me, but usefull to some. Sometimes it is great information I have never been exposed to. Keep up the great work. I appreciate your time and effort. |
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