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How are you supporting the rod???

Honestly I use a 4oz ballbeen and use a bench vice to hold a new pin, about 10-20 taps and it will hold a washer, and that is all I need, I don't try and...

Probably not now that we are getting a better picture..

There are a few illustrated guides on how to pin in the the sticky at the top of this forum in fact thare are a couple of Vids too,, You...

It is a little more then that and there are some differences in brass :(

Did you practice on just two sticks first ?? Popsicle sticks work great, are you not using a washer ???


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What are you using for pins and washers????

BTW Nice job on using a real wedge :tu

Don't wimp out at the end and go with a spacer, make an actual "wedge"

Rule of thumb

Start with a piece of wood about 1/2 the tang thickness 1" x 1" wedge it down to near nothing then slide it...

OK one more hint hehehe learning pinning is easy and delicious get a couple of Popsicle sticks and practice on them before you try scales if you don't crack them the scales should be safe.. :)
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It is all in the Workshop sticky also, but let me give you a good hint here even though it is in there.. Unless you have a ton of wood working expierience you want to start with planed, dry, ready,...