is attached to the adapter in the manner shown in fig2 this keeps the wear pads from moving forward and out of engagement with the slots of the adapter thus the whole assembly is locked together when point 22 is attached to the adapter by pin 42 extending through opening 38 in the point and opening 40 in the adapter alternatively two short pins can be used one on each side since this makes it easier to remove the pins the point section of the finger in accordance with this invention consists of a plurality of flat sided rolled steel plates by rolled steel it is meant steel made in the conventional manner open hearth electric furnace etc and either hot or cold rolled into plates the plates p1 through p11 twelve plates are shown in fig5 have their end walls or edges contoured to form the outer and inner surface of point 22 plates p1 and p11 for example provide grooves 34 and 36 on opposite sides of the point the other plates provide inner curved surfaces 42 that combine to form cavity 20 to mate with the curved portion of nose 18 plates p3 p9 have flat sided grooves 44 that engage flat.