Building Kilt Pins

**Hopper250** · 12th August 13, 12:19 PM

That is a great use for the church key. I am not old enough to have bought them, but I lots of guys who still carry them.

**Canary** · 22nd August 13, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by brewerpaul

Here is one of my newest fun kilt pins. :snip:

If you look closely at the top and lower sides of the opener you can see the tack back wrapped around the opener.

I wonder if you only used the top tack the key would keep its functionality. Great place for a bottle opener.

**kiltedrennie** · 22nd August 13, 06:15 PM

I picked up some tie tack blanks and clasps from Joanne Fabrics and glued them to the back of my Michigan Renaissance Faire season pass with JB Weld. I used some fine sand paper to rough the surface up a bit first. Now I can pin it to my Balmoral bonnet.

**kiltedrennie** · 27th August 13, 08:04 AM

BTW, the JB Weld epoxy worked great. No pin malfunctions the entire day. Even when one of the singers in the Sirens rubbed my bonnet around my head down into my face. It's quite interesting sitting in the front row

**Green Dragon** · 27th August 13, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by MNlad

Tie tack here as well. I use two, and on an especially heavy pin, three. One advantage over a regular pin clasp is if one lets go, the other is still hanging in there.

I have found this works great. Which ever method you choose it is a nice way to obtain a unique kilt pin.

**MacGumerait** · 27th August 13, 10:39 PM

I generally go with the tie tack mount as well , using Devcon Epoxy , recess the studs and epoxy them into place .

**ArmyPiper** · 18th November 13, 09:48 AM

I would use the sandpaper as said earlier scuff it up and the n JB Weld or Epoxy Glue the backs to your pin face. Here's a few Ideas:
1" Craft Pins http://www.amazon.com/Pins-Brooches-.../dp/B000RB3RRA

Or the Ebay Route: http://www.ebay.com/bhp/brooch-back-bar-pins

**Angela Kaye Bodine** · 27th January 14, 02:35 PM

I am doing an experiment with E6000 glue I hear its the best or one of the best. I bought 2 pendants, and the things to make them into a pin plus some heavy duty little magnets. I used only the glue and magnets on the one pendant.... then the other pendant the pin back and the magnet. ( magnets so if I don't want to keep putting holes in kilts).I have to wait like 4/6 days to see if they both turned out ok. The glue said wait like 3 days but with the heavy duty magnets I put it on thick.. so I am hoping they come out good. Also they make these little rubber things that look like earring backs that you can put on your kilt pin so you wont lose it.. I use them on my pins .. Just in case you don't want to use a rubber band, which is STILL a very good idea...

**Steve Ashton** · 27th January 14, 05:39 PM

I tried the rare earth magnets a few years ago and hated them. Yes, you do not put any holes in your kilt but I found them attaching themselves to every metal thing I walked past. I almost tore my kilt when the magnets attached themselves to a car fender in a parking lot.

Luckily the car was older 'çause the pin left a large ding in the paint.

**Angela Kaye Bodine** · 27th January 14, 08:15 PM

Wow, didn't think about that, I think I may b keeping to the pins... I'm not the most graceful, and odd things seem to happen to me so I don't want to press my luck lol...Thank Steve :-) ..... I am hoping that the glue on the pin part of the one pendant work . The other one has magnet on it.