[cdog4w]

Horshu, sounds like an interesting technique, any pictures? It sounds like you're basically using the brass rod to fit in the hole so you don't have to drill it, then soldering the wire to the rod. This way if the wire is bigger, no biggie since the rod is what you solder to the board? Could be a neat way to do a permanent solder terminal assuming soldering the wire to/from the rod while it is in the board doesn't melt the solder holding the rod into the board.