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Stephen Edwards
10-17-2009, 12:56 AM
I'm trying to find a piece of hardware that I've seen before but don't know the proper name for it.

It's a metal pin with a head on it. The head is just a bit larger in diameter than the shaft. The best way that I know to describe it is that it looks kinda like a nail but it doesn't have a point on the end opposite the head. It's flat on that end, possible a slight chamfer.

Anyone have the name for this part and a source for it? Thanks.
John Schreiber
10-17-2009, 1:15 AM
Maybe a drift pin?

If you could describe how it is used I might be able to see it better.
Tom Veatch
10-17-2009, 6:03 AM
or a clevis pin?
http://www.mcmaster.com/#clevis-pins/=43huob
Joe Scharle
10-17-2009, 8:18 AM
Pop rivet?
sean m. titmas
10-17-2009, 9:17 AM
hinge pin?

what are the aprox dimensions?
Kevin Groenke
10-17-2009, 10:10 AM
Dull brad?
No, that's my BIL.


Tinner's rivet?
http://www.mcmaster.com/#97032a255/=43kziu

http://www.mcmaster.com/param/images/rivets/97032a385_detail.gif

Pin blank?
http://www.mcmaster.com/#pins/=43l0yd
http://www.mcmaster.com/param/images/Pins/93772a121callout.gif
Bill Huber
10-17-2009, 3:08 PM
Tom I think has just what you are looking for, Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply both have them.

You can also make them with a long bolt, just cut it off to the length you need and drill a hole in the end for the hair pin. Most long bolts do not have threads running up all the way so you have a clean area to make the pin.