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Mike K:
Another question...

The elbow hole of that harm holds a pivot piece that the leadscrew fastens to...It'll turn as the clamp opens and closes.  I have a rod of bearing bronze that I was thinking of using for it.  Will that peen well?  Or will it distort too much and leave me with a bad pivot?  It's part #7 in the diagram.

 

chipenter:
I made my pivot pins longer and when peening kept turning the pivot until it felt right .

efrench:
#7 and #4 are not peened on the real thing. 

p.s. One of the #3's is not peened.

Mike K:

--- Quote from: efrench on October 29, 2021, 05:31:41 PM ---#7 and #4 are not peened on the real thing. 

p.s. One of the #3's is not peened.

--- End quote ---

Now that I think about it, it makes sense...the pivots don't need to be peened as the plates are already bound by the other pins that *are* peened.  And that explains why there is a #3 so close to that pivot.  Thanks.

Mike K:

--- Quote from: chipenter on October 29, 2021, 03:28:47 AM ---I made my pivot pins longer and when peening kept turning the pivot until it felt right .

--- End quote ---

I may do this if the 16 gauge plate winds up being too flexible.  Thanks.

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