On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:28:52 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:


I would harden the pins before pressing them in the jig.

I'd buy the pins already hardened. Small alloy dowel pins are cheap
and will be stronger and tougher than what you're likely to get with
primitive methods without a fair amount of experience. Hardened drill
blanks are stronger still, at the expense of toughness.

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Ned Simmons