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    The only way to repair broken jewelery is to silver solder it. However, it should be done by a professional because some metals won't take the heat needed to do the job. A professional jeweler will beable to tell if the pin can be repaired this way. If I was going to use glue to do something like that I'd probably use a good grade of epoxy glue, such as that used to fasten the head on a golf club. It would be much stronger than super glue.
    "A day spent in the fields and woods, or on the water should not count as a day off our allotted number upon this earth."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher
    The only problem with this is that the pin isn't round - it's oblong, with the longer axis on the horizontal. If you pin the two pins vertically, then the "X" is sideways from how it should be (on a long vertical axis instead of a long horizontal axis). Just my thoughts.

    Andrew.
    Andrew, interesting, I will have to check mine as I am pretty sure it is completely circular. It must be one of the originals as it has a single pin and not 2 tie taks type pins. I will check when I get home tonight.
    The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior
    Ham, how are you attaching the pin? Are you attaching it with the pin parallel to the ground (which seems to be the obvious choice given the pin location), or with the pin located vertically? I tried it hhorizontally first, and found that the pin drooped and tried to turn under the apron. I decided to turn it vertically, and voila, it worked fine. I keep the larger part of the pin, what would be the bottom when worn horizontally, toward the outside edge of the apron. Hope this helps.
    Rob, Thanks for your thoughts on this. Like you, I have tried pinning it both horizontally and vertically, but neither seems very satisfactory - if only the pin could have been located centrally we might not be raising these queries. I have not tried it yet, but my thinking is that I need to fix a small block of wood or some other lightweight material (not metal, the entire thing is heavy enough already!), matching the depth of the fixing pin, and positioned to hold the face of the "X" away from the fabric. However, as I type this, I am thinking that the effect of the overall weight will still be sufficient to push the fabric one way or another. What I have not done, is to wear it on a 'Strome' weight kilt - maybe the fabric will resist the weight of the pin! Oh, well, it is something to help while away the long winter evenings to come!!!

    PS: I am not too keen on having two or even three fixing pins on the back - think of the pin-hole damage that could be caused to the kilt! No, that's not for me!
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    I bought what to me then was a very beautiful kilt pin several years ago, but it had a number of edges (thistle-flower-and-leaf with claymore) which seemed to snag on many things. The attaching pin was pretty wimpy, easily bent, so I decided that it was actually more a brooch that could be worn as a kilt pin. I took the pin to a local jeweler of some talent, and they replaced the wimpy attaching pin with a bit of heavier gauge piano wire which was looped at one end to fit the pin's fixture, and sharpened/pointed at the other. The gauge was such that the rotating catch still worked as well or perhaps better than it had with the wimpier-gauge original attaching pin.

    We've had a couple of interesting experiences since then, and some repairs to the entire kilt pin were necessary when it was brushed loose from a kilt (and then stepped on), but it is now semi-permanenty affixed to the Paisley District tank that I own, and they are a good match!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher
    The only problem with this is that the pin isn't round - it's oblong, with the longer axis on the horizontal. If you pin the two pins vertically, then the "X" is sideways from how it should be (on a long vertical axis instead of a long horizontal axis). Just my thoughts.

    Andrew.
    Andrew, I am wearing my Xmarks pin today, and it is perfectly round as near as I can tell without a micrometer. Were their multiple versions of the pin? Maybe we have different version?
    The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiltedCodeWarrior
    Andrew, I am wearing my Xmarks pin today, and it is perfectly round as near as I can tell without a micrometer. Were their multiple versions of the pin? Maybe we have different version?
    I was looking at mine last night and it's very definitely slightly oblong. I got mine in the most recent bunch.

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