Drop-nose pins. Imperial sizes. Where to buy in UK?

[Poignard]

I need a couple of Imperial size drop nose pins, size 3/8" diameter with working length of 2-1/2". [or 3"].

10mm diameter won't do.

I must have them before the middle of next week, so there won't be time to import from the USA.

Anyone know where I can get some?

 

[PetiteFleur]

Have you considered buying 10mm Ø pins and getting a local engineering company to turn/grind them down to 3/8" Ø ?
OR enlarging the holes to suit 10mm Ø ?
Baseline only list metric sizes.

 

[MoodySabre]

I would ring the ever helpful rigging dept at Foxs and ask them where you could source one 01473 695128

Failing that would an 8mm do for a temporary job? Lots of sizes at
Sea-sure . They might know.

 

[Gin]

I believe my metric ones came from Plastimo- perhaps they do imperial too?

 

[willie4646]

Why not ream out the holes with a round file to take the nearest metric size.
Willie

 

[Poignard]

I ought to explain that this is to be used as a removable hinge pin for the paddle of a Monitor Windvane paddle. I want to make it quicker, and easier, to remove the paddle when in marinas so as to reduce the chance of someone crashing into it and the possibility of being charged for the extra length, by fitting a drop-nose pin. The present arrangement is a s/s pin, kept in place with a split ring at each end. Removing/fitting split rings at arms length with cold [and arthtitic!] fingers is likely to result in rings, pin and tools ending up on the sea bed!

I could, of course, enlarge the holes to take a 10mm pin but that would make the Monitor "non-standard" and I prefer to keep it standard, if possible. The other possibility is to use those spring pins shaped like a pregnant letter P, but drop-nose pins are easy to use, and there is only one piece to drop, and no tools are needed.

 

[Twister_Ken]

If you have to revert to a pregnant pee it would be no fuss to put a lanyard on that and another on the pin itself, to avoid polluting the sea around your elegantly-shaped arse.

 

[Poignard]

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.. your elegantly-shaped arse

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That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.

 

[srp]

Might be worth ringing this lot - it's not clear from their site whether they have the size you want but they do mention 3/8".

 

[Poignard]

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...those spring pins shaped like a pregnant letter P.....

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Apparently they are called R-pins. Pretty obvious really /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif