Both the angle adjustment mechanism and the height adjustment mechanism have brass pins. Starting with 3/8" brass rod, I cut to length the rods and filed the ends square.
Then I chucked them into my drill press, (with the drill running at a low rpm) sanded them up to 400 grit, and cut a chamfer on the bottom edge.
Using the edge of a small triangular file I cut notches, finishing with the edge of a flat file (I think the 90 degree angle looks better than the 60 degree).
I then polished the rod by holding my buffing wheel up to it (with the drill on). They turned out pretty well. Not bad for not having a lathe!
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