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Thanks. I hadn't had any luck finding brass rod that small of a diameter up here in Canada, but I didn't try craft stores (duh!). I might try brass but this seemed to work well. Also haven't found...

Well, I don't know how it compares to nickel, but I am quite certain (from the effort it takes to straighten it and to peen it) that its much harder than brass, I am hoping it will last. "Silver...

I am fairly new at restoration/repair and I have tried a few repinnings, with results that worked but didn't look 100 percent original. Just tried something new... I punched out the old pivot pin...