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Originally Posted by Mike V. Florida
The old dykes manual called out the use of threaded brass rod, threaded in place, trimmed to within 1/8", then peened over.
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Hi Mike,
I couldn't find Fine Thread Brass Rod, so I settled on Solid Brass 1/8" plugs, plus it is a tapered thread, overlapped 50% on each, start from both ends and work towards the middle. I ground near flush and center punched each to set it.
Had a Dykes Manual and a hardware store close.
Darryl in Fairbanks