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Zack Special user 555 Posts 
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You know the connectors they use to hold illusions together? They look like hinges, but not connected, and then you drop a pin through them to connect them. I thought they were called "cotter pins", but that seems to be something else. I want to get some, but I'm not sure what to search for.
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Craig Dickens Veteran user 380 Posts
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They are loose pin hinges. The hinge package will specify fixed pin or loose pin.
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Mark Boody Illusionist Inner circle 1368 Posts
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This might be what you are looking for?
http://www.fairchildmagic.com/fairchild_magic_v3_097.htm https://www.smmagic.com/blog1/?product=knock-down-fittings Best of luck Mark
Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible. Frank L. Gaines
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hugmagic Inner circle 7669 Posts
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We always called them Blackstone pins and made them from a piece of coat hanger. The loose hinge pin type is what you want and the easier to remove.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4860 Posts
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I used loose pin hinges on all my equipment that could be disassembled. They were great on my tables. I did change the pins however from the ones that came with the hinges to pins like these which you can get in any hardware store. The "L" shaped pin makes it easy to add and remove.
https://triplee.ltd/products/the-original-loose-pin-hinge/
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3044 Posts
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Quote:
On Apr 17, 2024, Dave Scribner wrote: An old theatrical touring trick is to use heavy wire as the pin. That way you can bend both ends of it and it won't fall out when you least expect it.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5162 Posts
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I so love this part of The Cafe. I learn so much. Never knew about Loose Pin Hinges, but they make so much sense.
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Posted: Apr 15, 2024 08:08 pm 