wizardpilot 0 Posted August 17, 2017 Guys, I need some help. My favorite rep is out of commission. I lost a pin and I'm not sure really how to go about a fix or replace. The pin missing is the pin that holds the clasp to the bracelet. I have included a picture and a picture of my joy while we're at it. A great piece. A few flaws, but overall it runs like a champ! <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/t9BR5"><a href="//imgur.com/t9BR5"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Hopefully, these imgur pictures pop in... try this. http://imgur.com/a/t9BR5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRANSPORTER 1 Posted August 17, 2017 Hello mate looks like a rivet pin, I think, what you could try and do is fit a friction tube to replace it, look on cousins website and you will see what I mean, I know you are stateside but at least it will give you an idea of what you might need ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diver Dave 0 Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) ^^ This (and Cousins delivers very well to the USA, I buy material from them regularly), or just order a length of the correct diameter rod from any of the supply houses (Star Time, Otto Frei, etc) and fix it yourself. You'll end up cutting the rod to length, leaving a bit if excess, sticking it into a pin-vise to hold it, rubbing the cut end against a knife sharpening stone to remove burrs, putting it into position, and then tapping it about 1000 times with a punch and small hammer to rivet it over while resting the other end of the pin on a steel block of some sort. Not rocket science, just fiddly-bits. The friction tube idea is better actually, you'll just cut to length, use a pin vise and stone to deburr, and tap it into position. Edited August 20, 2017 by Diver Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
