Thanks. I don't expect it to be difficult, and we don't have time to job it out. We don't do too much in this area, but I'm sure we'll figure it out. I was just hoping for a standard specification that might save us the trouble of the science fair.
As common as ball lock pins are I'm not so sure. What I'm hoping for is someone with experience on this subject to chime in. No offense, but I can "guess," conjure, and speculate myself without any assistance, thanks.
Ornerynorsk. Thanks for your response, but I understand there is a staking operation, I mentioned that in my post. I also understand that some might consider it proprietary, and that I could reverse engineer it... The point of asking the question is that I don't want to have to reverse...
I'm working on a specially designed part with a ball lock feature similar to a ball lock pin and looking for some guidance on how balls in a ball lock pin are retained.
It's obvious that there is a stamping, or "coining" operation that deforms the edge of the hole to keep the balls from...
