Thread: WAPI pin removal

I have made some Wenge scales to fit the Wapi but have not removed the pins. Any suggestions about removing the stainless pins from this?
Headdoc

Dremel with a cutoff wheel. Just file away until the head is gone.

I just used a flat file. It took a minute or so.

It's really easy to remove a pin when you don't care what happens to the scales!

Originally Posted by Utopian

It's really easy to remove a pin when you don't care what happens to the scales!

Isn't THAT the truth!

Chris L

I use a sanding drum in the Dremel, grind off the top and use a punch and finishing hammer to tap the pin out. Or I just grab one and break it in half and cut the old pin out of the blade with snips.

And what if you do care about the scales??

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

I use a sanding drum in the Dremel, grind off the top and use a punch and finishing hammer to tap the pin out. Or I just grab one and break it in half and cut the old pin out of the blade with snips.

You do that on original Wapi scales? Aren't they steel?

Originally Posted by Utopian

It's really easy to remove a pin when you don't care what happens to the scales!

That's why I use the cutoff wheel. It's much more precise than a sanding drum or grinding wheel, particularly a cutoff wheel that has been ground down to about half the diameter of a new one. I can generally remove scales in about 30 seconds without damage.

Great idea to use a smaller cutoff wheel. I'll most likely be seen in the garage filing random metal objects until I reach the desired circumference.