Thanks! I cut up some old typewriter keys and revamped a stock Dell keyboard
http://antiquemilitaryshooter.com/fo...k keyboard.jpg
Thanks for all the feedback. I'll get some more peening practice under my belt. Maybe the task won't be so unpleasant once I know what I'm doing. I'm sure I was hitting too hard when I bent the post.
I am using 1/16 rod and I think the washers were "0" stainless.
Do any of you guys use something as "depth gauge" when setting the amount of pin showing above the washer? I wonder if there is something I could hold up next to it make sure I'm not setting too much or too little.