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split pin
noun
- a metal pin made by bending double a wire, often of hemispherical section, so that it can be passed through a hole in a nut, shaft, etc, to secure another part by bending back the ends of the wire
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In order to carry it out methodically, the rigger should have a list of every part down to the smallest split-pin.
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The steel bolt holding the main-stay cable and secured by a split-pin could not be found.
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Neither could any fault be found with the gray-winged machine, inert but fully loaded, and complete to the last split-pin.
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Additional security is obtained by drilling a hole through the point of the bolt, and fitting it with a split pin E.
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The simplest form of pin used for this purpose is the split pin, shown in Fig. 431.
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