Alum rod dowel pin removal

Any suggestions how to remove dowel pins from alum rods. Maybe even save it for reuse?

Thanls

 

Drill small hole on back side and punch out.

Blessings...........Ron C

 

Reuse cap

Thanks for reply Ron but need to shape up rod a little so can't destroy it.

 

Try soldering another brass dowel to the pin and use a snatch bar.

 

You can't re-use the dowel. Drill and tap a hole 10-32 through the center of the dowel, if you go all the way through you can screw a bolt through it and it will pull itself out. If you only want to go 1/4 inch deep or so, you can use a slide hammer to pull it out. When you are done re-sizing your rod, push in a new dowel.

 

where can you get new dowels??? i'm sorta interested in this topic

 

Most rod suppliers have them. Rnr rods sold me some last. Did exactly what ken said. Works perfectly.

 

good info

thanks that's what I needed.