Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snag Newsgroups: sci.engr.joining.welding,rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: 309SS or ER70S6 Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:50:01 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:50:01 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="eb6ed4c34dc4b2f751af3eeb0baf6bf7"; logging-data="1424068"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19cn0araCUloTeCIOTiqcDlDfm5gbImFTg=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:TKCrXwLkv4Y0ux495vpzDNUjmzA= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240723-2, 7/23/2024), Outbound message Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2685 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