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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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All dowel pins are standard sizes. They would not make a pin just for this application. Too expensive. Put a 3/8" pin in it and your good to go. Make sure you get the length of the pin right. Any hardware store would have the pins.
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Old Sep 11, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Put a 3/8" pin in it and your good to go. Make sure you get the length of the pin right. Any hardware store would have the pins.[/QUOTE]


so as not to lead anyone astray , you can not put a 3/8 dowel pin in a hole designed for a .384 pin , it will rattle around in the hole like some other things i know lol . the whole idea of a dowel pin to locate a part is that it is a press or close fit in one hole and a close fit in the other hole to insure a part lines up properly , .010 or ten thousandths is not a close fit and i would never try to put a part together like that .
and yes pins are available in numerous sizes and this pin is probably a stock size , if u search for pins you will find many makers and many many sizes that are standard sizes ( not just the usual 1/4 or 3/8 or 1/2 " sizes ) .
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