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added tips to Vinnie Nail
# Quickly but gently hammer in the 1-1/2" nail.
# Wax around the nail if it keeps weeping.
# To pull a sample, remove the nail with pliers (remove the bung /airlock as well if there is not enough pressure), take a sample, and then hammer in the nail again.
# Keep 2" steel nails handy in case the hole in the barrel head starts to get too big.
* [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.]
* [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>.
* 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.
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