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Why would people grief you for tapping your shear pin holes?
I bet I know.....cause I do it too.
Purists get a little pinchy when you drill and tap the hole in one fell swoop.
The proper way is to have a clearance hole on the outer body-tube layer and threads just in the coupler.
This keeps the shear pin from being in "thread-tension" which can cause premature failure due to the stress.
Drilling and tapping both works for me....can't be bothered with the extra step.
But all you need to do is drill the tap hole though both parts when aligned and then separate them and re-drill the body and tap the coupler.
Did I get it right, Eric?
I bet I know.....cause I do it too.
Purists get a little pinchy when you drill and tap the hole in one fell swoop.
The proper way is to have a clearance hole on the outer body-tube layer and threads just in the coupler.
This keeps the shear pin from being in "thread-tension" which can cause premature failure due to the stress.
Drilling and tapping both works for me....can't be bothered with the extra step.
But all you need to do is drill the tap hole though both parts when aligned and then separate them and re-drill the body and tap the coupler.
Did I get it right, Eric?