Broken Hitch Pin

[Alan McCoy]

Before pounding it into the plate you might chuck it in a drill press at a
medium to slow speed and use a file to dress the end.

Alan McCoy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
> Fred Sturm
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 3:57 PM
> To: Phil Bondi; College and University Technicians
> Subject: Re: Broken Hitch Pin
>
>
> Hi Phil,
> 	THe one and only time I ran into that, I drilled it out
> (center punched
> first) and replaced it with a short piece of 16 penny nail (which
> happened
> to be the same diameter). Hitch pins are pretty soft metal, so they drill
> reasonably easily. They are typically perpendicular to the plate when
> inserted, then bent over. So drill perpendicular. As long as you
> can get a
> good centerpunch close to the middle, it shouldn't be a big deal. THen
> pound in your replacement (I expect an assortment of nails will
> provide you
> with the right diameter. Cut to length with hack saw, put it in a
> vise and
> dress the end to look reasonably like the originals). ANd bend it
> over with
> a hammer and drift.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>
> --On Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:05 PM -0400 Phil Bondi <tito@philbondi.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just did a search through 20 Years Of Journals and came up
> empty on this
> > subject. Maybe I'm not searching correctly..don't know.
> >
> > Anyway, I need to repair a broken hitch pin..Grand piano..plate
> is in, and
> > it is strung.
> >
> > I've never done this repair, so be gentle with me.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Phil Bondi (Fl.)
> > phil@philbondi.com
> >
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