I finally got back from Saudi and will have a few weeks to spend working on my model. I have all the brass rods and etchings however I am curious what you used for the pins. I have been searching for wood dowels but the smallest I can find is 3mm and it needs to be less. Did you just sand to make them fit, this is what I was thinking of doing. I assume they were thin enough to fit into the 2mm tube, is this correct? Sorry for asking so many simple questions but I really want to give this a try so I am seeking expert advice. Thanks for your patience and advice.

Dan

If you look at the picture in #266 you mention that you constructed a wood block and inserted pins into the block to hold the structure in place. Visually they look like wooden dowels or they could have been cut from toothpicks. My thought was I could use some of my 2mm wooden dowels and sand them so that they could fit. I was just wondering what you used.