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<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_fa34af71-596e-4f50-bda5-f9a922270a91 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> HI JD<br>
I think what I said was it Looks like they were plated after they were cut because the threads do not look like the blued pins. Don't assume I am the final word on this. Just my observation<br>
Thanks Pal<br>
Dale</FONT><br>
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Dale says the plating is done after the turning. I haven't any nickeled pins to look at here but I am pretty sure that is not the case. <br>
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As to the question of "reverse thread" or whatever, I can find no pins here, whether old or new, that behave in the way people are describing. I would suggest that pins that exhibit this behaviour are made on machines that need at least the cutters replacing. <br>
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JD <br>
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