Lapel pins

[tattoosteve99]

Ok so I know they have these little backings on them to stop them from falling off, but is there a more secure way to attach them??? Mine keep falling off my EDC bag.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Have you tried a dab of glue?  I would suggest something like Goop that will be easy to remove the excess or all of it if you decide to remove the pin later on.

Def

[tattoosteve99]

That's an idea. Maybe a blob inside one of those butterfly catches. I almost lost my LM pin. Luckily I found it.

[Tofty]

One way would be to make a ring with a grub screw in the side. This would lock the ring to the protuding pin, securing it. The smallest usable grub screw is probably an M3 x 3mm with a 1.5mm hex drive so the ring would have to be 4.5mm tall by 8mm diameter with a 1.5mm diameter hole through the centre.

I'm not sure it would give a firm enough hold on the pin but it should be better than the butterfly catches supplied as standard.

[tattoosteve99]

Hmmm so I guess that's called a set screw here in the US. I'll definitely give this a try.

[Nightshade]

At work , several years ago, one of the lads came up with using small drill-stop collars. Works great! He thought of obtaining a patent but... too late......
http://www.stockpins.com/pin-locks.html

[tattoosteve99]

At work , several years ago, one of the lads came up with using small drill-stop collars. Works great! He thought of obtaining a patent but... too late......
http://www.stockpins.com/pin-locks.html

I would make them myself but, that's a great deal. Thanks for the link!

[tattoosteve99]

Bought and sorted. These things are perfect. I tried one on an old pin I didn't use. Even pliers and moderate pulling didn't make them come loose.

[stealth007s]

We call those backings "damnits" in the military community because that's what you say when they fall off. The glue thing is what I used