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elliottwill

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OK, so the OP wasn't clear. I'll restate:

 

 

1) I have a bunch of pins that are wide.

2) I want narrow ones.

 

Why? Because they work great in the iced-up conglomerate of the Chugach, and when it's -20 F you can place them with your mittens on.

 

3) I was curious if I could save some $ by cutting them down "the long way" so a 1" would fit in a .5" crack.

 

 

So in response, I'm hearing from Rat: don't bother, it's too much trouble. OK, thanks. That's what I was asking. Have a nice day.

 

 

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if you're set on trying it, using a vertical bandsaw might be your best bet if you can clamp the puppies down well enough. i still think you should think about trading them for the sizes you want. old snargs and warthogs work pretty well in frozen vegetated cracks too.

 

good luck.

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I think you'd have high weight to low strength ratio. The opposite of what you'd really want. After all that work, you'd have a large eye with lots of metal and weight in the eye, where you don't need it, and a weak pin. Rats nailed it. put them on Ebay and buy what you want.

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