Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
Thanks r.m., I gather then that the current fixing for the X Marks pin is very similar to that chosen by Hermann for his Norse pins:



They certainly work and are secure. I have to agree with you regarding the colours - bronze will obviously be a non-starter for the likes of you and me, and gold might be a little flashy (brass would be very nice), but chrome would be superb.

As for Mddock58's method of solving the 'droop' problem with the first batch pins: I'll have to give that a try - thanks Mddock58. May have to look for an alternative to felt though - there isn't a craft shop within fifty miles of here that I know of, and none are listed in Yellow Pages!!
Ham, that's it exactly. It really does work very well.