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Old 03-21-2012, 01:02 PM
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Boneyard Bowie pin ?

I'm having a hard time finding .120" pins. Is it easier to turn pins down to size or drill out the tang? I'd rather use .125" pins so I'd prefer to ream out the pin holes. How easy is it to drill them out?
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Old 03-26-2012, 09:41 AM
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Hi Colt,

I would ream or drill the tang holes. It's not hard at all. In fact, I've done it with a round file.


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Old 03-26-2012, 11:25 AM
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I had visions of softening the tang and then drilling them out.
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Old 03-28-2012, 10:21 AM
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Since you're only increasing the diameter of an existing hole, you may find that its easy enough to do it without annealing it. Use a carbide drill bit, or a reamer and you'll probably be good to go.


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Old 06-06-2013, 11:30 AM
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I just recently encountered the same problem. I used my Dremel with a HF "diamond" point. Only took about 10 minutes and worked perfectly. That was on heat treated/cryo'd 154CM. Not sure what the Rockwell was, but the material was HARD.
 

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