Turn A Metal Pin/badge/brooch Into A Concho?

[lightingale]

Commercial conchos tend to be limited in their designs and styles, and I've often wished I could turn a metal pin, badge, or brooch into something that I can attach to a belt or dog collar.

I have a Star Trek fan to make a Christmas gift for, and I'd love to attach a metal communicator icon to a belt I'm making. I can get metal communicator pins for about $5. Yes, I could just tool it, but it would be so much better if I could attach the pin itself.

How would you go about doing this? What tools would be required?

[TXAG]

If I understand the process correctly from what I've read, you'd remove the pins and solder on a Chicago screw to the back of it.

I am sure someone will come along to nitpick that and tell me I'm wrong, like usual.

[camano ridge]

TX so you don't go off in a snit I do agree with you. Lightingale if you don't have the equipment for silver soldering use JB weld. You can pick it up in almost any hardware section or auto parts store about $4-5.00. Scratch the metal surface of the chicago screw and the the suface you are gluing to. Mix the JB weld and apply per dirctions. Hold for a few moments scrape away access let cure and you shoould be good to go. JB weld will hold it is used to repair cracks in engine blocks. You may have to heat up the pin with a soldering iron to remove the pin, some times you can take a pair of pliers and give a good twist to break the pin free from the solder.