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This may not meet approval of the princesses who like pretty everything, but it is very functional.
First, standard 3 post atties are easy. I'll touch on others at the end, but I can't go into everything. Most you can use a variation of this technique with varying degrees of ugliness.
What you will need:
The hole is to hold your attie, allowing the pin to be pressed out.
Gently tap the centre pin out with a hammer [screw removed of course] Make sure your punch or nail won't flange the top being too wide
Put the pin in vice grips and notch a channel, aiming for half way between the holes. So centred when the attie is in place
Put it back in the attie
And you are done in less than 5 minutes. Saving lots of money on atties.
If the centre pin is two part, slot the bottom screw all the way up, and drill or slot the top part accordingly. The hardest I have found was the marquis, which needs two screws slotted as well as a hole drilled [i just slotted that too out of laziness, but it works to feed juice]
This may not meet approval of the princesses who like pretty everything, but it is very functional.
First, standard 3 post atties are easy. I'll touch on others at the end, but I can't go into everything. Most you can use a variation of this technique with varying degrees of ugliness.
What you will need:
- A dremel with cut off disk [good quality disks really help]
- A block of wood with a 1/2" hole drilled in it
- A thin punch, or a nail that fits in the positive pin hole
- Vice grips or similar
The hole is to hold your attie, allowing the pin to be pressed out.
Gently tap the centre pin out with a hammer [screw removed of course] Make sure your punch or nail won't flange the top being too wide
Put the pin in vice grips and notch a channel, aiming for half way between the holes. So centred when the attie is in place
Put it back in the attie
And you are done in less than 5 minutes. Saving lots of money on atties.
If the centre pin is two part, slot the bottom screw all the way up, and drill or slot the top part accordingly. The hardest I have found was the marquis, which needs two screws slotted as well as a hole drilled [i just slotted that too out of laziness, but it works to feed juice]