<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Would a pin vise work as well?<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> Matthew,<o:p></o:p>             No. You have to place the pin in the vice, tighten, and then push the pin into the bushing and bird’s eye with no support on the back side.<o:p></o:p> Then if you didn’t break the unsupported flange the vice would have to be removed in order to push the pin (that the vice may have nicked) the rest of the way in.<o:p></o:p> I was in the shop tonight and had to repin a few centers and Bob’s post below is exactly my technique. Finding the center of the bird’s eye is not difficult and with Bob’s described technique you should have no problem in centering the pin through the second bushing.<o:p></o:p>             My suggestion is to get hold of some old parts or a complete action from a junker and repin away for an hour or so. At piano tuning school we used to sit around after hours and tie knots or remove broken shanks or repin action centers on old junk actions for practice. Everyone develops their own way of doing these types of tasks and practice will develop a method that works for you and the muscle memory will come along for the ride.  <o:p></o:p> Best,<o:p></o:p> Tom Driscoll <o:p></o:p> P.S.  Do you have the Maninno reamers?<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> BobDavis88@aol.com wrote:<o:p></o:p> <div> In a message dated 8/14/2008 6:01:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Tom Driscoll (<a href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tomtuner@verizon.net</a>) writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> ....Once I find the center of the hole I use the popular inserter-extracter tool to push the pin into the birdseye then take care to keep the other bushing in line with the pin as I SLOWLY push the pin through...<o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <div> I find that it helps to "nibble" the pin through. By this I mean push-release-push-release instead of pushing through in one smooth motion. When pushing through in one motion, the pin can get a little off course if the tool isn't PERFECTLY lined up and the pin PERFECTLY centered on the face of the pusher. It can enlarge some part of the bushing. Pushing in tiny increments resets the pin on the face of the pusher and pushes it straighter.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Bob Davis<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> . <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html> No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.3/1611 - Release Date: 8/14/2008 6:20 AM