Perhaps I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you were talking about the bridge pin getting loose because of the cap compression at the pin as the cap tried to rise relative to the pin with a humidity change. This is what my question was referring to. Phil F >>Out of curiosity - do you think this cap compression at the pin would >>occur with a vertical bridge pin (in a vertical hole of course)? >>Phil F > >Yes, I do. Probably not as severely, but when I change the pin angle to 0� >in your set of calculation variables, I find it still takes 12.5lbs to >overcome friction (plus downbearing), and push a string up the pin. > >Ron N
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