How do I go about inserting a uniloc pin. I read the Uni-loc guide but I could understand it more if you guys put it in "laymans" terms.
Uni-loc pin
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You may at first think that this is not much help but it's the best I'm going to offer.
Get some dowels, read the print and do as many 'dry-runs' as it takes for you to get it right.
This also applies to your thread about SS joint collars.
You can have someone talk you through everything you'll ever do in life and all you'll have learned is what they were willing to teach you.
OR....you can teach yourself and know that you'll have accomplished something on your own. The only thing you stand to lose is some dowel wood.
I tried the same approach with a guy wanting to know how to do leather wraps and his response was to start barking at me for what he interpreted was my suggestion to waste some wraps. How else are you going to learn??????
What he didn't realize was that he could have bought a leather coat at a garage sale for $5, gotten twenty/thirty wraps to practice with and what would he have been out? ($5).
There may come a time when you'll come to know that I am trying to help you.
Get some dowels, read the print and do as many 'dry-runs' as it takes for you to get it right.
This also applies to your thread about SS joint collars.
You can have someone talk you through everything you'll ever do in life and all you'll have learned is what they were willing to teach you.
OR....you can teach yourself and know that you'll have accomplished something on your own. The only thing you stand to lose is some dowel wood.
I tried the same approach with a guy wanting to know how to do leather wraps and his response was to start barking at me for what he interpreted was my suggestion to waste some wraps. How else are you going to learn??????
What he didn't realize was that he could have bought a leather coat at a garage sale for $5, gotten twenty/thirty wraps to practice with and what would he have been out? ($5).
There may come a time when you'll come to know that I am trying to help you.
Hey now thats a heck of an idea. wonder if the war department will miss her leather riding jacket. Probably not until spring.
I'll blame it on KJ.
But theres also lots of second hand and pawn shops here and I know for a fact they're overstocked on crappy leathers.
and the dowels are a great idea too. I have lots of straight grain but I didn't want to ruin a pile of that. Canadian Tire has a rack of poplar dowels and I believe they have them in 1 and 1 1/2 " size. I can do alot of dry run pins and tenons with 6 ' of that for 3 bucks.
I'll blame it on KJ.
But theres also lots of second hand and pawn shops here and I know for a fact they're overstocked on crappy leathers.
and the dowels are a great idea too. I have lots of straight grain but I didn't want to ruin a pile of that. Canadian Tire has a rack of poplar dowels and I believe they have them in 1 and 1 1/2 " size. I can do alot of dry run pins and tenons with 6 ' of that for 3 bucks.
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Great advise! Try a few then ask your questions. You'll be surprised at how much you will learn from this. The info/instructions on the Uniloc website are very good. The first one I installed was a mess, but I learned a bunch. Good luck! :smile:
I will tell Her , Shes my freind. Jim
i know it stinks but try and try again. the first uniloc i put in was dead on and i though that was easy then i had to do it again.as u can imagine it was an ordeal.so turn some dowels get them turning with very little run out .use an indicator.bore the solid diameter tight enough that u have a little presure forcing it in till u catch the threads u tapped. good luck