Anyone know where I can get a threaded pin for a circle cutting jig?

[Von]

Like in the photo below, with 10-32 thread. It's for a circle cutting jig and I lost mine. Or even what they are called so I can search for them - I'm having no luck. TIA.

[wtnhighlander]

Cut the head off a 10-32 machine screw, chuck it in your drill, and run it against a belt sander or grinder to form a point?

[Tpt life]

They make double threaded rod that has that unthreaded portion, called hanger bolts. I am not sure if you need that ability to keep it from over threading. Just sharing in case you do. 

[gee-dub]

I lost mine for my Rockler jig.  I called customer support and they sold me one for a buck or two.  Tpt life is right on the money though.  A section of threaded rod can be ground to a point on the bench grinder pretty quick.  The Rockler replacement point just happened to be cheaper than the metric threaded rod in my case.

[Von]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:39 PM, gee-dub said:

I lost mine for my Rockler jig.  I called customer support and they sold me one for a buck or two.  Tpt life is right on the money though.  A section of threaded rod can be ground to a point on the bench grinder pretty quick.  The Rockler replacement point just happened to be cheaper than the metric threaded rod in my case.

Thanks gee-dub, I reached out to Rockler and learned "We actually do sell this item.  It is item #50741 and we sell it for $4.99
This is an internal number so you will need to call us at 800-279-4441 to place the order."

Worth it if I take my time into account and I can bundle it with a larger order for free shipping.

Thanks!

[Mark J]

Curious how that circle cutting jig makes use of that pin?  Is it a Rockler jig?

[gee-dub]

On 8/5/2024 at 8:19 AM, Mark J said:

Curious how that circle cutting jig makes use of that pin?  Is it a Rockler jig?

The pin is a fulcrum point.  You make a tiny hole at the center of the circle on the under side to accept the pin and allow you to make your cuts.  I have played with double taped versions versus the pin with "varying" success . . . read failures .  As long as the underside is not a show side the pin hole seems to work better for me.  For situations that require it I have glued a block to a surface with a bit of brown paper between, drilled the pin hole in the block, made the cut, knock off the block and scrape / plane the paper and glue away. Big pain but, solves the problem when required.