Crown Guard Pin Opinions

[omgiv]

Hi Guys,

I was trying to flatten and make the crown guard pin flush on my 111 and one of the corners chipped. I was able to get it flat but it was then too short to stay in place. I decided to try and make a new one and was hoping someone would comment on it. Is it close or is there anything that would make it better? Any and all criticisms are welcome. Thanks!!!!

[w0lf]

Great job, you're on the right track. In the second pic, and this could be the lighting angle or the shadow, but it looks like the pin is every so slightly curved.

I cut many of my pins from McMaster-Carr perforator stock, you can get varying ODs, last one I had was p/n: 98378A211 for 1.000mm. It's very hard, so takes on good finish with almost no edge loss and with any fine abrasive. I like to get the pin completely flat with fine emery, clamped in a sliding pin vise pretty mych flush with the collet, then final polish with a hard felt wheel and being extra careful not to round. Usually takes a few tries but I cut the pin a hair longer than I need to compensate. Also, it looks better if you recess it beneath CG body just a hair.