I bought a box of pins at CDN Tire. This is a good reminder for me to take the snips to one of them to make sure they're brass through and through :D
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I bought a box of pins at CDN Tire. This is a good reminder for me to take the snips to one of them to make sure they're brass through and through :D
I wasn't that patient and quickly saw the different colour of the center of the pin, and I'm almost totally grey anyway :D
Mats
The color was just right and it peened over easily. The only issue I have is that they're a bit thinner than 1/16" brass rod stock.
I've been looking for rods/washers too. It seems hard to find 1.6mm (1/16") stainless steel rod in the UK, brass seems much easier to source from modelling suppliers.
I was wondering about these for alternatives, would either be acceptable?
1.6mm SS panel pins.
http://www.fastfixdirect.co.uk/code/...tegoryID=59242
1.6mm 316L arc welding rods.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PK-OF-20-STAIN...QQcmdZViewItem
I'm sure I've seen Maestro Livi using welding rod for pinning on one of his DVDs, I'll have to watch it again but he was tapping a rod with a hammer to crack off the coating on the outside - leaving a steel rod.
Take a steel nail, cut off the spike and try to peen it over before buying SS pins/rods.