out of pinstock material can i use something else?

[bowkill]

Working on a poor boy southern rifle and just realized i am out of pinstock, is there something i can use from a hardware store or something?

 

[54ball]

Survey flag sticks are 1/16 stock.

 

[bowkill]

I was thinking of that?hmmm

 

[gunmaker43]

Worn/broken drill bits....up to 3/32" Music wire off amazon. coat hanger....finishing nails....Tom

 

[tenngun]

My big pins are all 6 penny finish nails, smaller pins 4 penny

 

[necchi]

Music wire/Piano wire,, you can find it at hobby shops,, they use the stuff for building model RC airplanes/cars.

 

[MSW]

Music wire/Piano wire,, you can find it at hobby shops,, they use the stuff for building model RC airplanes/cars.

+1

avoid nails and especially coathangers (which are often made from what would politely be called "mystery metal").

 

[Loyalist Dave]

My big pins are all 6 penny finish nails, smaller pins 4 penny

:thumbsup:

I've never had a problem with #6 finishing nails.

LD

 

[Vaino]

Finishing nails can be used and are possibly more "rustic", but I think music wire is ideal.....not as much work as using nails and it's very uniform and accurately sized....and besides it's semi-hard.

Have used finishing nails and had to straighten the length and sometimes adjust the dias. Would rather spend time doing other things when building MLers...but, to each his/her own. :grin:

I buy .062 music wire from Ace Hardware and it's pretty cheap.....Fred

 

[Gustavo Hoefs]

Maze nails out of IL makes some really nice hardened finish trim nails. They come blued and are really nice ,smooth and I am pretty sure they are tool steel

 

[wattlebuster]

I have good luck with the piano wire :thumbsup:

 

[19 16 6]

My big pins are all 6 penny finish nails, smaller pins 4 penny

:thumbsup:

I've never had a problem with #6 finishing nails.

LD

:thumbsup:
Are they not the same pins that you rely on to hold your house together for the rest of your life ?

 

[bowkill]

Picked up some finish nails, think they will work great..

 

[kemart17]

nails work great. all i have ever used.

 

[Chevythunderman]

I use antenna's removed off of the cop cars that I work on everyday. They work really well and are hardened.