Perry, do you mean you actually made a head and welded it on the end of the pin?
I would do that but I don't have a metal lathe.
Ideas on an off the shelf item I could use?
I will look around the hardware store.

Case Hardening
 

Case hardening is very easy do do, there are lots of products on the market,there is one called Casenite its just a powder you get the item cherry red roll it in the powder then bring it back to cherry red and the job is done, there are lots of different ones on the market, just ask at any good tool shop, I have used it to harden all kinds of dies and its perfect for the job, just get a tin of it and follow the directions,
Regards Ron

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

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.

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

John
 

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.

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 :)

Richard
 

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

Hello Maurice, what kind of steel do you use for the trachkpins?
And were do you order it? MCB?

Groeten

Hendrik van Oorspronk