Quote Originally Posted by Alethephant View Post
The reason for the pin instead of a toothpick or thumbnail is the size of the point. The smaller the diameter (sharper) the point, the smaller the wire edge that can be detected.

A dental pick would seem ideal.

Watch out for scratching the blade, though!
Exactly the opposite of what you want,,,

The back of the thumbnail trick, actually works way better then either the pin or the toothpick as you don't miss any of the edge... Try it yourself, don't take my word for it, you will see what I mean...