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So I'm putting some metal together and I need to pin some tiny metal parts that won't stick with glue.

I've used the GF9 drill for larger metal models, but this here is tiny. So I need a finer drill.

Suggestions?

I use a dremel, personally, but you only really need the drill bit.

Go over to your local Train Hobby or Modelling Hobby shop and ask if they have brass rods. Find the diameter that you're happy with.

See if they also have drill bits of almost larger size than the brass rods; the rods should have the diameter labelled on the package.

For my models, I use 0.031in / 0.81mm rods from a company called K S Engineering. Stock Number 1602.
The Drill Bits from the store are super-cheap (about $0.60 each).

It looks like the GF9 tool has interchangeable collets - are they both too large to handle micro drill bits? The size of the tool, itself, should be irrelevant (beyond being more or less awkward to use - it will still work, regardless), as long as the collet can grip the bit. If finding the bits is the issue, I can't help with Scandinavian suppliers, sadly, but they are available from specialty suppliers, whether actual modelling/hobby shops or more general outfits, like MicroMark.

Can't recall where, exactly, but I picked up a cheap set of diamond coated (they're slower going through soft materials, since they're cheap - they grind their way down more than cut - but they can drill nearly anything) micro drill bits (sizes #61-80) for a couple of dollars.