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A pin pusher is a special tool designed to hold a small pin, tack or nail in place while you use the handle to push it into a board or wall. This makes them ideal for installing track pins or nails.
If you have ever laid flexible track, then you will know what a tedious job it can be trying to get the pin in place without bending it in two or scuffing the rails with your hammer as you drive the pin home. A pin pusher saves you all of the blood, sweat, tears and swear words and is the best friend of many modellers.
The device is very simple and looks a bit like a screwdriver without its tip. Instead, there is a hole into which you insert a track pin, then it is simply a case of using the tool to push the pin into your baseboard.
For what they cost, they will save you time, effort and most importantly, your sanity!
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