I seem to have spent a fortune trying to find a pin pusher that works well with pins that have a head diameter of about 1.54mm - eg those in an OcCre kit. Unfortunately, most manufactures post images accompanied by such useless information as the length. The key element - the bore of the tube - is not mentioned.
Pictured below are some failed purchases.
The elegant item on the left has a bore of about 1.4mm and so will not accommodate my stock of pins.
Next is the Amati with a bore of 1.8mm. This worked well until it broke. The tube disappeared into the handle and, although it could be pulled out again with pliers, it did that every time.
The bulbous item is the biggest disappointment: OcCre's own make pictured being used in their instruction sheets. The bore is 2mm which is too large. I calculate that a 10mm pin will lie across the bore at an angle of 7 degrees. When trying to pin through a 2mm plank into the edge of a 4mm thick bulkhead the pin frequently exits through the side of the plywood. There is also enough play to bend the last 2mm of the pin. OcCre pins; OcCre pusher - it should have been ideal -but isn't
Next is a nice looking wooden offering with an adjustable stop. Unfortunately the ad didn't specify the bore which, at 3.2 mm is way too big for my requirements. A return was not countenanced.
The blue offering (over 4mm) might be useful if I ever rebuild my garden shed.
Someone on SOS was once advocating the use of special pliers with a notch in the jaws for gripping and pushing pins but I have not managed to locate one in the UK.
So, I'm afraid, it is back to the pilot hole and a hammer. It seem that the bears have eaten Goldilocks.
Pictured below are some failed purchases.
The elegant item on the left has a bore of about 1.4mm and so will not accommodate my stock of pins.
Next is the Amati with a bore of 1.8mm. This worked well until it broke. The tube disappeared into the handle and, although it could be pulled out again with pliers, it did that every time.
The bulbous item is the biggest disappointment: OcCre's own make pictured being used in their instruction sheets. The bore is 2mm which is too large. I calculate that a 10mm pin will lie across the bore at an angle of 7 degrees. When trying to pin through a 2mm plank into the edge of a 4mm thick bulkhead the pin frequently exits through the side of the plywood. There is also enough play to bend the last 2mm of the pin. OcCre pins; OcCre pusher - it should have been ideal -but isn't
Next is a nice looking wooden offering with an adjustable stop. Unfortunately the ad didn't specify the bore which, at 3.2 mm is way too big for my requirements. A return was not countenanced.
The blue offering (over 4mm) might be useful if I ever rebuild my garden shed.
Someone on SOS was once advocating the use of special pliers with a notch in the jaws for gripping and pushing pins but I have not managed to locate one in the UK.
So, I'm afraid, it is back to the pilot hole and a hammer. It seem that the bears have eaten Goldilocks.
