[Brian Duff]

So how come more people don't use bronze cotter pins?
I caught that piece on them in Brions' book, and it makes sense to me. Stainless cotter pins can be a pain to remove, and aslo break pretty easy from fatigue ( not supposed to reuse them anyway though.)
I have never used bronze pins so I can't compare. The other riggers in my shop were shocked by the idea of bronze pins, and said they wouldn't last long and mightn't be stong enough . I was taught that bronze clevis pins were a poor choice and told that was because of their lesser strength , but the cotter pins were never mentioned before to me. Were does one even get good bronze cotter pins from ?

Thanks for your input,
Brian