<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hmmmm. Okay, but now how do you get the straight = </FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">piece of piano wire, or a = smooth round burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, without ramming = it through hard rock maple?  Hmmmmmm???</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>FWIW, I just push the pin through without any = guide. I pre-align by eye, sometimes wiggle just a little, and don't seem to have = a problem getting the pin in the birdseye without jamming it into the wood = (although I have done that early-on before developing an eye for pre-insertion-alignment).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I get tired of fussing with pin, press, flange, and = birdseye--trying to align the parts and insert the pin without trying to ram it = through hard rock maple--so I have a foolproof little system. (And it works for me = which proves that any fool can do it.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I run a thin, straight piece of piano wire, or a smooth round burnishing tool, through the whole assembly, then pull the = wire back while guiding the pin through the first side of the flange = and slightly into the birdseye. Then press the pin on through, pushing the = wire or tool the rest of the way out. The wire/tool keeps everything = aligned so the pin centers every time, and it's fast.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>