pin guages???

[bushytail man]

I have an older S&W 29 (61/2) and would like to measure the cylinders and bore.Can aanyone suggest a good set of pin guages for this task? Thanks

[lathesmith]

Enco runs some pretty good sales on these from time to time.
lathesmith

[Willbird]

One thing you need to watch with the cheap pin gauges is to make sure they do not have a razor sharp edge on the end. Some of the pins in my cheap sets are like that. I do think they are an excellent value.

It is humerous to look at the pins, they differ in surface finish on the od and ends, and the type and size of radius on the end, it is almost as if each .001 of gauge was made in a different factory in china.

"Where do you work ?"
"I work in the .251 gage pin factory in bejing"

Bill

[Nora]

You may want to try http://www.brownells.com/ . What they have is top notch. It's not cheep but none of it is junk. They should have what your looking for.

Nora

[JSnover]

+1 on the 'cheap' gages. Unless you plan to do a lot of measuring there's no need to spend more. If you only want/need a few sizes try gageshop.com More expensive but you can save a bundle by ordering exactly what you want instead of buying a complete set and only using 4 or 5 pins. They have good stuff and the service is fast.

[Willbird]

The nice thing about cheap pins is you can use them for things you would not use good gage pins for. Such as cutting them up to make dowel pins you need in a hurry in an oddball size.

Bill

[Tom Herman]

+1 on the 'cheap' gages. Unless you plan to do a lot of measuring there's no need to spend more. If you only want/need a few sizes try gageshop.com More expensive but you can save a bundle by ordering exactly what you want instead of buying a complete set and only using 4 or 5 pins. They have good stuff and the service is fast.

The Enco set I bought mikes out OK...

Happy Shootin'! -Tom

[fredj338]

I found these. I haven't ordered them , but the price is right.
http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/product_id/17822?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=froog

[crabo]

Go here

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=38657