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updated Vinnie Nail
Steps <ref>[http://babblebelt.com/newboard/thread.html?tid=1108752780&th=1303745352 Quoted email from Vinnie Cilurzo on the Burgundian Babble Belt forum. Retrieved 12/1/2016.] </ref>:
# When the barrel is full of beer and with a bung in the bunghole to prevent extra spillage, drill a hole using a 7/64 drill bit in the middle of the barrel head. Try not to drill all the way in to avoid mess <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/?comment_id=1805856666109206&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D Andrew Zinn on MTF. Drilling a Vinnie Nail. 08/29/2017.]</ref># Quickly but gently hammer in the 1-1/2" nailthe rest of the way. Metric users: substitute nail for a 3mm width by 30mm length nail, and a 3mm drill bit (smaller diameters might not pour well) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/?comment_id=1805769119451294&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R8%22%7D Mattias Terpstra on MTF. Vinnie Nail diameter for metric. 08/29/2017.]</ref>
# Wax around the nail if it keeps weeping.
# Choose a tool to remove the nail with. Popular recommendations are: channellock pliers, 9" side cutting pliers, [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lowes.com%2Fpd%2FKobalt-12-in-Pry-Bar%2F4777017%3Ffref%3Dgc%26dti%3D592560317438853&h=ATNcPLSlVdFw8EydeADpH-iI8cLIzTwl08WM1Ti39wOD5cc07MvBqtog3FvGHu7SMTMLyDb-PJpiK2AHCgaCZ3n46sJZZAE3mdwcLj-LnlNfXhFhYqGTUwLaKLx7Oim136rOzF28Tx54Lyi6-pGe9aH2aw small pry bar], traditional "curved claw" hammer, vice grips <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/# Various MTF members. Tools for removing a Vinnie Nail. 08/29/2017.]</ref>.# To pull a sample, remove the nail with pliers the chosen tool (remove the bung/airlock as well if there is not enough pressure), take a sample, and then hammer in the nail again. Optional: to avoid messes, remove the nail most of the way with the tool, and then put the tool down and pick up a glass, and remove the mail the rest of the way with your free hand <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R2%22%7D Sean McVeigh on MTF. Removing a Vinnie Nail without making a mess. 08/29/2017.]</ref>.
# Keep 2" steel nails handy in case the hole in the barrel head starts to get too big.
* [http://www.mcmaster.com/#97990a102/=109otq7 McMaster-Carr Type 316 Stainless Steel Nail; 4D Size, 1-1/2" Length, Approximately 200 Pieces/Pack] and the [http://www.mcmaster.com/#97990a104/=109ouzq 6D Size, 2" Length for a backup if the hole gets bigger (as per Vinnie).] Similar nails are also available on [https://www.amazon.com/Simpson-Strong-S4CN1-1-Pound-Stainless/dp/B007RW6X3M Amazon].
* [http://babblebelt.com/newboard/thread.html?tid=1108752780&th=1303745352 Burgundeon Babble Belt Forum post by B-Dub that shares an email from Vinnie regarding his nail technique.]
* See [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1706361322725408/?match=c21hbGwgYmFycmVsLGJhcnJlbCxzbWFsbCxuYWls this MTF post] for tips on getting a better flow if the beer trickles out of the hole, and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1805757702785769/?comment_id=1805974099430796&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R3%22%7D this MTF] post on which tools people prefer for pulling nails.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1193297904031755/ First time experience of Travis "ColoradoFlyFisherman" on youtube installing a Vinnie nail in a barrel.]
* For smaller barrels of 15 gallons and smaller, position the nail near the bottom of the head just above the croze. This will increase the hydrostatic pressure and help push a stream of beer out of the hole <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1351368038224740/?comment_id=1437658396262370&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Matt Warren. Milk The Funk Facebook group post. 10/05/2016.]</ref>.
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