Watching "How It's Made" inspired me to use play dough to cast a replacement side cover pin. It's kind of a sand cast idea - except using play dough. Works great and will only cost you $6.
I do have to credit my kids with the inspiration too. Half asleep while stepping on rock hard play dough with bare feet really alerts you to how hard play dough really is when it hardens.
https://plus.google....CIfkgeq25Yzz6wE
Or
http://tinyurl.com/7cdjr8w
The replacement pin feels just as sound as an original pin.
I do have to credit my kids with the inspiration too. Half asleep while stepping on rock hard play dough with bare feet really alerts you to how hard play dough really is when it hardens.
https://plus.google....CIfkgeq25Yzz6wE
Or
http://tinyurl.com/7cdjr8w
The replacement pin feels just as sound as an original pin.