Originally Posted by
georgerkahn
A few years back I broke a decapping pin and after going through (many!) boxes/pill bottles of "necessary spare parts" found none. My heart figuratively dropped! Then I got the possible use idea of a numbered drill bit section as a substitute? I simply used a micrometer to find diameter of broken pin, and then went out to garage... Bion, I very shortly found a numbered (e.g., #1-60 set) which was identical! I used a Dremel to "make" three pins from it; lightly filed the ends of each; put one in the die to put me back in business... and have TWO spares.
Sooo rarely I get "lucky" -- and this saved me lots of time, money, and...best of all :) ... WORKED!
geo