big-teee. How 'bout an opinion?

[David Schwab]

I bevel, cause it makes it easier to get them in the flatwork...

That's why Fender beveled them also.

If you have a small drill press vice you can press them in with that. I have an arbor press, but it's at the woodworking shop, so that's how I've been doing it. A drill press would work also.

[copperheadroads]

That's why Fender beveled them also.

If you have a small drill press vice you can press them in with that. I have an arbor press, but it's at the woodworking shop, so that's how I've been doing it. A drill press would work also.

I bevel all the rod magnets in pickups ,just a slight bevel thats not really noticable ,but it still makes a stronger bobbin with less chance of flaring

[SonnyW]

That's why Fender beveled them also.

If you have a small drill press vice you can press them in with that. I have an arbor press, but it's at the woodworking shop, so that's how I've been doing it. A drill press would work also.

I have used a drill press before and it works pretty good. Well, so does the hammer most of the time. The arbor press I use is just a cheapie from Harbor freight and it is even easier. One trick that I have been using is to put a neo magnet on the ram of the press, which does two things. It lets me hold the uncharged rod magnet perpendicular so it goes into the bottom flatwork good, and I can usually press all six mags in the bottom of set of flatwork in under 30 seconds. When I put on the top I use a 5 mm socket to keep the magnet from pushing up a big ring around the hole in the top. The socket just sticks to the ram because of the neo. I also sometimes use a 5.5 mm socket if I need a bigger opening to start them with. Of course, I still use the spacers held on with rubber bands as in the StewMac instructions for the hammer method. The socket method looks to me like it would also work with a drill press vise or a hammer.