Thread: Geneva type collarless pins

Does anyone know how to make the Geneva type collarless pins? How'd they do that??

The modern type are available on line. The bay often has them as do some of the Dovo suppliers. Just a fancy headed nail and a shaped washer for the other side.
Watch a Dovo manufacturing U-Tube.at 4:55 :

Dovo Manufacturing

~Richard

Thanks Richard. Maybe I was unclear. I have not been successful in duplicating the original Geneva/Genco pins after I have unpinned a Geneva blade. IMHO Dovo pins look nothing like the old collarless Geneva/Genco pins. Maybe I could chuck up the Dovo pin and reshape the head.
Regards,
Karl

I sometimes use the brass Escutcheon Pins from a hardware store. The shank is often 1/16th inch diameter.

Many hardware stores have them. I also use Brass Finishing nails and pound the head into shape with a ball pien hammer with the nail in a 1/16th" hole in a bar of steel.
I have used a small collet in a dremel many times as a lathe.
I use the supplied arbor that has a screw to hold the washer to make a tiny one.

Small parts Inc on Amazon and also the 'bay may have the #0 washers you want to round and reduce the diameter.
A sample:0 Solid Brass Washer Package of 24 Washers | eBay
Amazon:
Brass Flat Washer, #0 Hole Size, 0.063" ID, 0.125" OD, 0.019" Nominal Thickness, Made in US (Pack of 25) | AmazonSupply.com

Have fun!
~Richard

I have tried. I can get a good one with the pin chucked-up in a drill chuck. I seem to flatten them out anyway attempting the other side. Might try a divot block someday!
I am certain they did those with some sort of press. "Ker-Chunk!"

Most are nothing more than small pop rivitts,pure junk IMO