Length of a Kato Mikado crank pin?

[Hedron]

Anyone happen to know offhand the length of a Kato mike crank pin? I don’t have any floating free atm, nice to avoid pulling one if I don’t have to.

[woodone]

Well the only way I could get the length would be to pull one off a running loco- better you than me- sorry.

[mmagliaro]

Scurrying to my parts drawer labeled "Kato Crankpins"  (What?  doesn't everybody have one of those?)

.091" (2.3mm) long
.040" (1.01mm) diameter
.054" (1.37mm) head diameter

Cheers.

[Hedron]

Excellent! Thank you very much!

[Lemosteam]

Scurrying to my parts drawer labeled "Kato Crankpins"  (What?  doesn't everybody have one of those?)

.091" (2.3mm) long
.040" (1.01mm) diameter
.054" (1.37mm) head diameter

Cheers.

Max, is 2.3mm long the distance from under the head of the pin to the end of the pin, or is that the overall length?

[mmagliaro]

Max, is 2.3mm long the distance from under the head of the pin to the end of the pin, or is that the overall length?

It includes the head.  It is the overall length, not the distance from under the head.  I wondered if somebody would ask this.
I can go measure the thickness of the head and subtract that.

[Lemosteam]

It includes the head.  It is the overall length, not the distance from under the head.  I wondered if somebody would ask this.
I can go measure the thickness of the head and subtract that.

Yes, that is the true functional length, both for the depth of the hole in the driver and the thickness of the rods it must trap, and still keep loose,  If I recall there is a roughly formed chamfer on the end of the pin too, for insertion into the driver.

I recall that episode where I had to make some for myself using 1mm brass tubing.