Thread: another (similar) way to drill pins and save original washers

Originally Posted by Neckbone

I am surprised the pin doesn't spin under the dill. Or, do they usually have a bend in them?

At times they do! Usually squeezing the blade/scales tightly and drilling lightly will cure it!

Originally Posted by Neckbone

I am surprised the pin doesn't spin under the dill. Or, do they usually have a bend in them?

When they are peened, the top of the pin flares a little in the scale hole. This is usually enough to stop the pin from spinning.

If you find a bent pin, then it usually means that the pin was trimmed too long before peening - the excess length before the scales tighten on the blade is taken up by the pin buckling.

The false pins that Dovo and the like use (ie most modern makers, if not all) which are really a small tack with a domed collar on one side only are quite often bent-up inside like this.

Regards,
Neil