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    Quote Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003 View Post
    Gotta go with the guys on this one. I broke more in the drill press than I saved. By hand took longer for sure, that said I have more intact scales going by hand. The main , or one problem with the press is you cant asses what going on in the backside. By hand before I spit the backscale I can access it.
    If you are hell bent on trying it as I was at least score punch pin a center spot and only drill 1/16 at a time. re access and find a way to stabilize your work. I use craft store foam . Shop rag bad.
    It hard to replace what they dont make anymore. Just saying.
    Lastly I WD40 that thing so that its free flowing either way.
    I think the way around that is to keep the scales in your hand with your finger supporting the back of the pin. I always use cutting oil and as soon as I feel any heat build up on the pin, I back off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UKRob View Post
    I think the way around that is to keep the scales in your hand with your finger supporting the back of the pin.
    Yeppers, anytime I do use my press I do it that way, some of the older Sheffield stuff with actual steel pins has gone to the press... Or - Pushing the Pin into the Bit not the Bit into the Pin
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    And, do not use HF 1/16th inch dia. drills. They are not! They are a renamed metric that is close and can cause a problem in some weird cases and worst of all they are dull and often wander to the side.
    Use what Glen says. Split tip drills. They are cheap enough and a local Fastenall can get them in a week and they are about $2 ea. MSC carries them also.
    Get a half dozen!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Yeppers, anytime I do use my press I do it that way, some of the older Sheffield stuff with actual steel pins has gone to the press... Or - Pushing the Pin into the Bit not the Bit into the Pin
    And use of the small metal lathe to do that also with the tail stock, almost closed, chuck to center the pin/washer and feed it onto the drill in the mail lathe chuck...Mark one eyeball to assure alignment angle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geezer View Post
    And use of the small metal lathe to do that also with the tail stock, almost closed, chuck to center the pin/washer and feed it onto the drill in the mail lathe chuck...Mark one eyeball to assure alignment angle.
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    So brief summary is Quality bit. I use Home depot quality, Titanium if its there . Ace hardware brand also.
    Score the area first.(Punch Pin)
    Lubricate the work , but not slippery, sloppy, you want free flowing.
    Push the work(scales) into the bit.
    Finger behind backpin to feel heat and movement .
    Go slow.
    Also this is NOT the recommended way. You null and void the warranty. But if your going to walk that mile....
    Best of luck, I am pulling for you, and a status report would be appreciated.
    Last edited by ultrasoundguy2003; 12-05-2014 at 12:54 PM. Reason: spelling
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    I have used the most dangerous tool around for straight razors...a dremel for removing pins. I have a round ball carbide bit that I use once and a while to remove the head and then tap through. Fair warning, any amount of pressure and the bit can gouge the scales quick...ask me how I know!
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    Personally I use flush cutters to slip under the peen and nip a bit, pin vise to start a dimple, and 1/16" punch very very carefully to push through enough to remove the scales. The press is faster but if that pin is warped you run a high risk of drilling through the side into the blade and scales, or lord forbid the scales just cracks at the hole. Slower is better imho here
    Mastering implies there is nothing more for you to learn of something... I prefer proficient enough to not totally screw it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiddle View Post
    Personally I use flush cutters to slip under the peen and nip a bit,

    Same here, (Highly Polished Flush Cutters as not to mar the scales)

    I thought we were all only talking about the maybe 20% that the flush cutters could not clip and punch in less then 30 seconds, I put a drop of Kroil on the just clipped side before punching the pin out, sometimes that means it basically slips out with just a light push...

    Just came in from the shop, from popping 4 sets only 1 required using a pin vise, 2 slipped right out after clipping & Kroil and 1 needed clipping on both sides and working back and forth to release from the middle..

    Many arrows in the pin popping quiver for this little Indian
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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Richard, I respect you as a Machinist,I know it would work,but not for a novice
    Thanks pixel, I have not worked on a lathe or milling machine in over 30yrs. My grandfather was a master machinists and welder for more than 70yrs(he stared when he was 17 in the Navy) metal is in our blood. I do not have the equipment more the practice to go the bench route. I have decided to make a jig and use the pin vise for the removal and a second flat plate jig for the installation.
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