Hello everybody,

It's me again! I have finally found some brass rod locally, £6 for 6 x 12" rods. Having checked the manufacturers website (AMACO.com - American Ar) and checked the product against its code (501 56E), I have found that the rods are 18 gauge. After further searching for gauge conversions I have found that this means that the rods are 1.02 mm or 0.0403". Now, is that the stuff that you guys use for pinning scales? Hope so! Now to my question, "where do I buy the washers that will fit on these rods?" I have visited a number of craft shops here in Manchester, UK and nobody has anything.
When I do find the washers, do I need different types/sizes for the inside of the scales between the tang and the scales? If y'all know what I need and where to get them please leave some info for me.

Thanks

Pdav