New brass button pin....button now way out?

[TheSneakerHoarder]

Just replaced my ss button pin/post with a new all brass pin/post from COV and the button now sticks WAY out off the body. The brass pin/post is noticeably longer than my ss one. How can I remedy this? Which button housing will give me my short throw back?

 

[imeothanasis]

Only the "adjustable path" buttons take this pin Sneaker. Your button is maybe an older one?

 

[billyapd21]

Same thing happened to me. It doesn't work with the older styled button. I'm trying to locate a new button now. Let me know if anyone has an extra they would like to part with.

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[imeothanasis]

I will send some extra buttons to my sellers billy

 

[Serpent67]

Those pins are made for the adjustable throw brass and ss style buttons.

They will need altering for use in the older style fixed throw hex head buttons.

The hex types are a lower profile button with a shorter length overall.

 

[billyapd21]

I will send some extra buttons to my sellers billy

Thanks a lot Imeo!

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[billyapd21]

I will send some extra buttons to my sellers billy

Brass axis post as well Imeo!

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[imeothanasis]

I will bill, no problem

 

[TheSneakerHoarder]

Awesome...I'll be on the lookout this month for the whole assembly.

I just thought all axis posts were the same for the buttons.

 

[Cayetano]

While we are on the subject related to the brass buttons, I am trying for last few months to track down ggts brass button with no success (listed on COV as 'Brass GGTS - Flat Top Button Replacement'). Is there a plan to produce more of them in the near future or any way to get them?

A bit of history..
I must admit that in the beginning I was a bit underwhelmed with ggts performance, especially when I compared it with the two that mine friends got (theirs GGTS were from October 2012 batch), but somehow grudgingly I accepted this and decided to improve mine (mine was all SS from I think june-july? batch), and bit by bit I think I succeeded, and now I feel I am almost at the end of the journey.
I already replaced central pin with brass one, button pin and spring with brass, new brass axis, and it was major improvement, but they have this new brass button and they still performs better than mine, and I suspect that brass threading on this button is final piece of the missing puzzle. Maybe it's a placebo effect, and all is in my head, a bit of OCD if you like

Any help or input will be greatly appreciated

 

[Big Ev]

Just while we are on the topic of buttons - Will replacement pins be available for the older style buttons also?

 

[subver]

I just ordered a new brass button from Vassilis from e-smokeguru.gr (along with all other brass connection pieces) - they aren't listed on his site but he was more than helpful in getting me these pieces. Now I'm just waiting for them to get to NY from Greece... the tracking hasn't updated in a while and it isn't listed as being in customs yet, so I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm trying not to worry yet!

 

[Cayetano]

Last time I asked they didn't have it but I'll try again. Thank you for the input, much appreciated
(keeping fingers crossed really tight)

 

[imeothanasis]

I made enough of pin replacements Big. Maybe I have to make more

Just while we are on the topic of buttons - Will replacement pins be available for the older style buttons also?

 

[RiverNut]

I made enough of pin replacements Big. Maybe I have to make more

Imeo, I think Big is asking about pin replacements for the older style button since it needs a shorter pin than the new adjustable buttons need. The pins you recently made will not work in the old style buttons.

 

[billyapd21]

I will send some extra buttons to my sellers billy

Hey Imeo, I know Bruce didn't list any extra when he got the order of Stealths and GGTB's. Did you send the extra buttons with that order or will your send them later?

 

[imeothanasis]

thanks river. My suggestion then is a whole new button. I will not make small pins for previous buttons

Imeo, I think Big is asking about pin replacements for the older style button since it needs a shorter pin than the new adjustable buttons need. The pins you recently made will not work in the old style buttons.

 

[imeothanasis]

yes, he got them bill

Hey Imeo, I know Bruce didn't list any extra when he got the order of Stealths and GGTB's. Did you send the extra buttons with that order or will your send them later?

 

[Ariel_MX]

I think some of the first ss GGTSs with hexagonal button head, have already brass button pins, but are nickel plated. I discover it while cleaning and polishing the button pin of my ss GGTS #1183, after some polishing the nickel at the pin contact point came removed, I only updated the GGTS Axis and button spring with a brass ones.

So maybe you do not have to change the whole button, but the axis and the button spring.

 

[Moshmarr]

I think some of the first ss GGTSs with hexagonal button head, have already brass button pins, but are nickel plated. I discover it while cleaning and polishing the button pin of my ss GGTS #1183, after some polishing the nickel at the pin contact point came removed, I only updated the GGTS Axis and button spring with a brass ones.

So maybe you do not have to change the whole button, but the axis and the button spring.

Yep, my GGTS #'s 537 and 1396 have hex buttons like this also; nickel plated brass button pins and button housing on both.

Some of the older axis posts were nickel plated brass too..worth a look.
I have upgraded all my older button springs to brass ones over the past few months- it's really made a difference.

I don't know when the steel button parts/connection parts were first made, was it maybe in this past year?