Hi all, I posted a while back about the new WNG front rail pins, and the sizing problem: their stems being smaller than the holes in the rail. A couple people mentioned some nylon (or similar material) inserts provided by WNG. They had been left out of my shipment by mistake. I have now obtained them, and installed a set, and thought I'd share some info. The inserts are oversized, both outside and inside diameter. So the holes in the rail need to be drilled out larger, inserts installed, then the inserts drilled. They have a good brochure on their web site telling you how to do all this. I have one comment about that: the drill bit size they recommend for the initial hole is #16 .177". The inserts are about .188". I thought that seemed a bit much of a difference, but was trusting and tried it. When I pressed an insert into a hole, it would go no more than 2/3 of the way in. At that point it just distorted (the portion above the hole). So I ended up re- drilling up a couple sizes, and it went fine. Perhaps the size they give assumes a softer wood for the front rail. Mine was oak. In any case, a good system. The pins are wonderful: the polished anodized aluminum is a great contribution to the profession, slick as can be and durable. And the insert system is far better than plugging or filling with something like epoxy and then re-drilling. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu
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