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Subject: Re: 309SS or ER70S6
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:50:01 -0500
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On 7/23/2024 2:01 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On 7/23/2024 6:03 AM, Snag wrote:
>>    My neighbor has asked me to build up a worn spot on the drive pin 
>> of his framing nailer . I'm not sure what model it is . The pin has 
>> wear on the flat side at the tip , and it appears to be from sliding 
>> against the head of the next nail in line . I'm considering using SS 
>> for better abrasion resistance . The pin is not particularly hard , 
>> can be marked with a file , but "mushrooming" in the repaired area is 
>> also a consideration . Replacement pins are available ...
> 
> 
> Sounds like its done.
> 
> I once sat down to make a new box shaped blade clamp for a Craftsman 
> reciprocating saw.  (Like a Sawszall.)  I had picked out a piece of 
> metal, started taking measurements, and headed in to the computer to 
> model it up...  a couple days later the brand new replacement part 
> arrived in a mail and it was only a couple dollars.  It wasn't critical 
> to have it that day. I already had a newer Milwaukee SuperSawszall if I 
> needed one.  I just hated having a useless tool on the shelf.
> 
> I agree that ordering the part was probably cheaper than the value of 
> your time, but to everybody else... there is some value to having your 
> neighbor "owe you one."
> 
> 
> 

   There are half a dozen of us here in The Holler that trade materials 
and favors all the time . Nobody keeps track .
-- 
Snag
  Illegitimi non carborundum