Track pins

[Perry Kitson]

Jon,

Sorry for the tardy reply. I have attached a couple of photo's of the finished pins. I machined the ends to match the original pin heads. Not to be pessimistic, but I doubt you will find anything commercially that will closely match the original ends.

Perry

[colin jones]

Perry, If you can weld it on the then put in an electric drill and shape it with a flap disc in a small grinder.
Colin.

[Jon Bradshaw]

Thanks Perry they look really good. I like Colins idea as well I don't have a metal lathe. If I welded a thick slug onto the end then I could shape it better to looks, they won't all be the same but once they weather nobody will know.

Jonathan

[Lynn Eades]

If you can buy the centerless ground steel (UCF1 says they are made of nickel chrome steel, dia..437")(7/16") then make them long enough to drill a split pin hole in both ends.

[RichardT10829]

if only i could go back in time and tell the chap to thread the end and use a castleated nut and pin.... would be much better

Lynn do you reckon we could still get this type of steel bar ? i have the facility to machine ends and do the grunt work

[Lynn Eades]

Yes. I think you would be able to buy it. 7/16" = 11mm. approx.