Quote Originally Posted by DIYSwede View Post
When finding a few pins at the scrap yard, they'd easily be checked for wear by just putting them together against some light source.
Grinding/ honing the ends should be pretty straightforward, then roughly cutting them to suitable length -
no need to overdo that, as only the business end of it really needs to be absolutely true.
Personally I'd aim for max 6 to 8 in L/D ratio, as I don't want to push my luck too far.


Cheers
Johan
By sheer accident I came across this, rather tedious but..................