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tegwin

posted on 23/3/09 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
What is this... and where can I get some?



What is that called.... and where would I be able to get some to fit a 30-40mm pipe?





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delboy

posted on 23/3/09 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
R Clip, lots on ebay
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DavidM

posted on 23/3/09 at 09:59 PM Reply With Quote
It's called an R clip. RS Components would be a good place to start.

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blue2cv

posted on 23/3/09 at 09:59 PM Reply With Quote
Often known as lynch pins, goodhardware type shop, bolt supplier, should be able to supply
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rodders

posted on 23/3/09 at 10:02 PM Reply With Quote
Split pin / cotter pin. Halfords or a motor factors will have them.

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tegwin

posted on 23/3/09 at 10:02 PM Reply With Quote
Ahaha... that was quick Chears guys





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rusty nuts

posted on 23/3/09 at 10:06 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rodders
Split pin / cotter pin. Halfords or a motor factors will have them.

Rhod


WRONG it's an "R" clip as already suggested . A split pin is a pin split down the middle hence "split pin"

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austin man

posted on 23/3/09 at 10:11 PM Reply With Quote
these are generally used like a split pin I have seen smaller ones use on brake pins but not sure what sizesn I believe ther are some type of cotter pin





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rodders

posted on 23/3/09 at 10:48 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
WRONG it's an "R" clip as already suggested . A split pin is a pin split down the middle hence "split pin"



No I'm not wrong I just used the term that I use for these pins. These will be known by a different names to different people.

Have a look at this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotter_pin

Rhod

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blakep82

posted on 24/3/09 at 12:01 AM Reply With Quote
you can get them in halfords, but i think only in packs of loads of different sizes





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Canada EH!

posted on 24/3/09 at 01:12 AM Reply With Quote
How big, they are used in R/C car racing, local hobby shop.
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iank

posted on 24/3/09 at 06:24 AM Reply With Quote
Machinemart sell a selection box, enough for quite a while
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht396-151-piece-r-clip-assortment





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mcerd1

posted on 24/3/09 at 08:15 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rodders
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
WRONG it's an "R" clip as already suggested . A split pin is a pin split down the middle hence "split pin"



No I'm not wrong I just used the term that I use for these pins. These will be known by a different names to different people.

Have a look at this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotter_pin

Rhod


no sorry that is an 'R clip' in this country....
quote:
In the UK, the term split pin has traditionally been used to describe the same device.[2] The term "cotter pin" is reserved for the tapered round cotter that was used to fix bicycle pedal cranks to their shaft, being installed offset from the diameter of the driven crank, flat on one side to prevent rotation and tapered so as to tighten the entire union. The different usage between the two countries is often a cause of confusion when companies of both countries work together



and this is a "split pin"


and this is a linchpin




[Edited on 24/3/09 by mcerd1]

[Edited on 24/3/09 by mcerd1]

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rodders

posted on 24/3/09 at 02:17 PM Reply With Quote
The point I'm making is that there are different names for the same thing.

What you call a “split pin” is also known as a cotter pin in this country.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stainless-Split-Cotter-Pin-3.2-x-50mm-1%2F8-x-2%22-pk-25_W0QQitemZ360137608717QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090310?IMSfp=TL090310129002 r8543

and here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-56375-Cotter-Asstmnt-555Pcs/dp/B0001K9WG2

What you call an R clip I call a cotter pin.

This maybe a bit of a stereotype but as you are in Scotland I'm assuming you may have had neeps and tatties. I know what tatties are but I call them potatoes. I had no idea what neeps were until I found out this morning, I have two terms for this so called food, parsnips and “those things that I will not eat as they make me physically sick”. You may also refer to a certain group of individuals in society as neds I call them a chavs.

There are different names for the same thing throughout this country. It depends where you come from and what you were told.

Rhod

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mcerd1

posted on 24/3/09 at 02:50 PM Reply With Quote
I get your point.....

....but its still and american name (just like - hood, trunk, windsheild..... etc)
I'm speaking as an engineer in this country (i.e. the UK) I'd specify r clips, split pins, etc

I'll save the rant about the american words/names for another day
(I'm not trying to wind you up)


btw - where did parsnips come into this ?
neep = turnip (according to wikipedia its an old english word?)

[Edited on 24/3/09 by mcerd1]

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rodders

posted on 24/3/09 at 04:29 PM Reply With Quote
I get annoyed with Americanisms as well but unfortunately they are now becoming a part of everyday life in the UK. Most of us probably use them now and again without even realising it. Let me know when you are going to start your rant so I join in as well.

I got it wrong on the neeps thing but you got the idea. I also refer to them as “those things that I will not eat as they make me physically sick”.

Rhod

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