Horn staples

[skunkskinner]

I finally made a tool to bend the staples over, someone here on the forum said to do it this way but i forgot who. Thanks :thumbsup: it was a year or two ago when i scraped these. Kinda forgot about them till yesterday. I drilled a 1/16 hole then reamed the hole with that little wire thing, the staples have the same taper. It seems to be snug fit.

 

[hawkthrower]

That is a neat little tool. Thanks for showing it. Nice looking horns also.

Ron

 

[BillinOregon]

Skunk, so you insert the tool, find the tip of the nail with the notch and give it a couple of taps, right? That's ingenious.

 

[ratslayer]

I like how you made your plugs I think i might copy it or by a valve with a cup for mine.I made a horn that looks like the one to the right.
very nice job. :bow:

 

[skunkskinner]

Thanks guys.

Yes Bill, I found that it works best to hit it hard ish the first time.

 

[hoochiepapa]

COol tool!

 

[omarick1948]

Kevin, Don't know if you do, but if you anneal the tips of your staples. They will bend over very easy with just a little pressure from your tool. I use about a 20 inch piece of "sewer snake cable" with a file handle on it to use like a cleaning rod to crimp over those staples. The flexibility of the snake follows the bend of about any horn.

Rick

 

[hanshi]

When you "anneal" you heat to cherry red and cool slowly or do I have that backwards and you cool quickly? :idunno:

 

[skunkskinner]

I didn't anneal the tips this time, but will do it for the next one :thumbsup:

 

[skunkskinner]

Slow cool is correct.