Pin pusher

[Milo]

Can anyone comment on the use of Pin Pushers for planking

[ross]

i have one, waste of space, find it far better to use push pins pushed under the plank,rather than putting pins into the plank.

[Adrieke]

i used it mostly on my Virginia and it was ok but sometimes you need to put so much force on it that when it finaly goes in you dent the plank

 

i wont be using nails for planking anymore too much as when sanding the hill they really get in the way and with the AL ones they are not really brass.

 

for the ornamental nails on the kom i used but jsut to make the nail bite into the wood then used a hammer

 

also Milo this question belongs in the modelling tools and workshop equipment

Edited April 26, 2013 by Adrieke

[JeffT]

I agree with Adrieke, I've had very unpredictable results using mine. Sometimes the pin will go in smoothly and other times it takes a lot of force. I drove mine right through the hull a couple of times, so I gave it up.

[Milo]

Ross, Adrieke, Helmsman,

                               Thanks for your reply,  I did think it would be hard to push the pins into ply frames, it would be better to line the tool up & then tap the end to knock the pin in, but I don't suppose its made for that,

                                                                                Thanks milo  

[realworkingsailor]

Something you might want to consider trying instead:

 

http://www.micromark.com/spike-insertion-plier,8242.html

 

Much more accurate.

 

Andy

[mathewp]

This issue is a real problem, as some manufacturers design the kits with using the nails in mind, and providing thin soft bulkheads. This then makes pins and planking screws split the thin ply. You have to pre drill all the holes, but still end up with splits.I've got a large packet of nails/pins that came with the kit, that I won't end up using.

[Adrieke]

i think we all end up with bags and bagss of nails from all these kits  

[Captain Al]

Hope someone sees this after the thread has been unused for almost a year. My question regarding tapping in pins with a small hammer is: how to brace the piece (eg the hull, particularly if its built with open frames) so the force of the hammer isn't wasted. Maybe having never done it (yet) I will discover it takes very little force from the hammer and a simple backing can be temporarily put in place.

[normanh]

They are ok but you do need to predrill a pilot hole with brass pins as they are too easily bent with pressure and you still have to finish by hand using a small pin hammer in my experience. I made my pinpush and just use it these days to start the pin off if at all.

 

Norman

[Captain Al]

Appreciate the new comments on hammers and pushers. I will experiment I suppose and see what method(s) and tools work well. So far that has been the way I've progressed, along with some great tips and advice from MSW members.

[dgbot]

I use a small jewelers hammer.  The first thing I do is predrill the hole.  I will use a very thin pair of miniature needle nose pliers and push the nail in.  A light tap with the hammer and a light tap with a mininail punch I made and on to the nest one.

David B

Edited February 14, 2014 by dgbot