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    Default How to tighten pins?

    I have a dovo super bismark with a loose pin. It is a rivet style pin, i have read that you can just tap it to make it tighter but thought I would ask before I begin to " tap" the pin together. What is the prefered tools and it has plastic scales which aren't the best but still would hate to crack them! Thanks

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    Get a 4oz ballpeen hammer. I paid $4 for mine on amazon. If you are worried about marring the scales, put a sheet of paper between the pin and hammer. Alternately put some electrical tape over the pin before going to work.

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    Dovo's have a solid pin on one side, a washer/pin on the other. Make sure you look at the pin closely. Tapping on the solid side will not do any good. Use a small ball peen hammer, tap lightly, dont miss and put the razor on a steel surface. Tapping on a pin while the other side is on somthing soft, like wood, will not do much good.

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    I just did my Dovo this weekend. I reviewed the restoration section of Lynn's video. I took it very easy and the pin tightened. I could perform a few more taps, but I am worried about my fumble fingers breaking something. The tightness I achieved is fine for now.

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    +1 on the ballpeen go easy and check your process as you hammer and make sure you hammer the side with the washer. Easy!!!

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    Thanks very good info! Didn't think to look for hard side and washer side of pin!

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    If you don't want to purchase a ballpeen, you can use a soup spoon.

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    I have heard that. But I was always confused because for me it isn't so much the shape that is important, but the weight. For my first set of scales I actually used the hammer side of the ballpeen, I just needed something light enough that I wouldn't smash my beautiful walnut scales to bits!

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    In the Wiki you will find an illustrated guide to pins that I did and an actual vid that Alex did....

    Be sure to track back to the original threads as many questions are asked and answered in there...
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