4 inch long pin gauges

[zigzag]

Is there a good source for 4" long pin gauges? Appears Mcmaster-Carr wants $58 a piece and a few google searches haven't found any good alternatives yet.....

 

[BlewBYu]

I found a couple of 2 inch pins. Let me get home and I'll tell you where I got them.

 

[Vitamin K]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

 

[bracketracer]

Is there a good source for 4" long pin gauges? Appears Mcmaster-Carr wants $58 a piece and a few google searches haven't found any good alternatives yet.....

When I was looking, I couldn't find a reasonably priced pair of 4" long gage pins so I bought a length of hardened drill rod and cut them from that. The rod I bought is considered "hardened" but it's not nearly as hard as a gage pin.
I know some guys bought the appropriate size of 6" aircraft extension drill and insert them backwards in the body. Something like: http://drillsandcutters.com/43-x-6-cobalt-aircraft-extension-drill-bit/ So that might work for you too.

 

[bracketracer]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

 

[zigzag]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

VK - this is what I am planning to use the pin gages for ---

 

[LightninBoy]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

If that's the intended use, the standard sized pin gauge works fine, IMO. That's all I use.

 

[Vitamin K]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

So the longer pins would better show small alignment variations, then?

What about using a long #43 drill bit? Something like this?

 

[bracketracer]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

So the longer pins would better show small alignment variations, then?

What about using a long #43 drill bit? Something like this?

Yep, same kind of bit I posted above.......lol

 

[Vitamin K]

Out of curiosity, what are you wanting 4" gage pins for?

Use them with solid 1-2-3 blocks for checking alignment VK.

So the longer pins would better show small alignment variations, then?

What about using a long #43 drill bit? Something like this?

Yep, same kind of bit I posted above.......lol

Whups, my bad. I somehow missed your previous posts. Reading comprehension fail.

 

[Kinser Racing]

Zoro.com has some very good prices on stuff like that.

 

[BulldogRacing]

If that's the intended use, the standard sized pin gauge works fine, IMO. That's all I use.

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