Pinning

Pinning is a fundamental installation technique, headless pins being used to secure small objects on slanted or vertical surfaces, to stabilize objects with irregular bases or high centers of gravity, to prevent objects from "walking" because of background vibration, or as place markers to insure that pieces are reinstalled correctly after temporary removal.. For accuracy and control in pinning, we offer our customized pinning pliers, along with forming pliers and chain nose pliers to help in shaping the pins. Because you might need to drill holes for your pins, we offer tiny drill bits color-coded to match our stainless steel pins along with heat-shrink tubing for when protective padding is required.

Headless Solid Stainless Steel Pins    TIP

Pinning Pliers    TIP  

We've had made what we consider to be the easiest to use and most versatile of pinning pliers, a copy of the customized ones that we've used for over 20 years. These pliers have a groove across one jaw for a firm grip on pins and a curved nose to provide a fulcrum for leverage.  Made for us in Germany.
Of polished steel with box joint construction and PVC-coated handles, 5-1/8" long (130mm).                       

Chain Nose Pliers

The chain nose plier  has short round jaws which are good for making a range of angled bends. They are made of polished steel with box joint construction and PVC-coated handles. 5-1/8" long  (130mm).  

23-120	Chain Nose Pliers	$26.50

Forming Pliers

We're very happy to announce that the forming pliers are back! Here's our old favorite back, fresh off the boat from Germany, with jaws shaped to our specifications. One jaw is flat, one is round. We use them all the time to make either sharply angled or curved bends, as needed. Made of polished steel with box joint construction and PVC-coated handles. 5-1/8" long (130mm)

23-110	Forming Plier		$34.95

Tiny Drill Bits    TIP

You will need to drill holes for your pins if you are pinning into materials such as plywood, masonite, Formica or plexiglas. We have two sizes of drill bit for each diameter of our pins. The "drop fit" bits are the same diameter as the pin, for making holes in very hard materials and in situations where you want a pin to be slightly looser, say for easy release when "locking" and "unlocking"' objects. The "tight fit" bits are for drilling into medium hard materials such as plywood so that the pin fits tightly into the hole and stays at the required depth. 
Bits are sold in packages of  6, and are color-coded to match pin sizes. 
Remember that these are very small drill bits. They can break easily when torqued or bent. Be sure to order extras if you are on installation.

Teflon TFE 4:1 Heat-shrink Tubing                                   Teflon Heatshrink Tubing Oddy Test Results

Pins often need protective padding: heat shrink tubing is one solution. With a 4:1 shrinkage ratio, our 5/64" (2mm) diameter tubing fits all of our pins.  The tube wall offers plenty of padding without becoming bulky.  It takes acrylic paint well for patinating pins to match objects. The tubing shrinks with a heat gun at around 650°F/350°C.
Sold in 12" lengths (305mm), 6 lengths per pack.

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