Circlip made from safety pin?

[karthead]

Hi all!
Just curious, one day i lost a circlip from a piston (luckily i found it again!) and i thought about making one from a safety pin. I mean, that stuff is similar width and if you could get it the right shape, it'd work, wouldnt it? Or should you just use a proper circlip?
Just wondering

[N cee thirty]

you should get a replacement circlip anyway as your not supposed to reuse the circlips!

+ i doubt you cba with the hassle of the pin snapping and your gudgeon pin saying hello to mr cylinder.
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[Dracon]

Yeah do it, it's not a crucial part of anything.

[Vincent]

Why make something that could cause a catastrophic failure of the engine that only costs 50p new ? It doesn't make sense
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[Raffles]

It might be OK so long as you use some Blu-Tak or somefink similar to secure it in place, probably.
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[andym]

Wouldn't Loctite be a bit better than blu tack?

[DrDonnyBrago]

[chris-red]

[Dracon]

[andym]

[m1tch]

You have to be careful to make sure that its not overtorqued with the hammer though, need to check the workshop manual on that, might also be worth ensuring it stays there with gaffa tape

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[MarJay]

[Pete.]

[lefty]

[andym]

[karthead]

Thanks all,
Well i think if i loose a circlip ill just get a new one. I especially thank those of you who didnt post sarcastic responses and were actually open to ideas....

[Derivative]

Do you have a circlip to hand?

An old trick I learned from a mechanic once was to mould one using chewing gum or blu tack.

If you press the circlip into the gum and freeze it, you can then remove the circlip and you will have a mould to use for future circlips.

Jelly would be an apt choice.

[DrDonnyBrago]

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[janner_10]

The seat belt on my car is a bit frayed and I don't have a spare - could I make one out of an old belt and some string?
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[karthead]

Aren't you guys getting it? I DIDNT PUT A BLOODY SAFETY PIN IN THE DAMN ENGINE! I was just simply asking if the idea (with possibly other modifications as other people mentioned) could work. I'm smart enough to know if the plan goes wrong the clip can slip out and get caught in a transfer port, causing a catastrophic problem. Thats why i didnt do it in the first place. And if you guys think that you can somehow intimidate me with smart ass remarks over a forum (particularly to a 15 year old) then i think you have issues. I'm 15 for gods sake, cant you at least realize that at a young age, i'm probably doing things that a lot of you wouldn't have even thought about in your time? I'm not as experienced as you all, all i want is an answer and an explanation.
Thankyou.

[nowhere.elysium]

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