Originally Posted by
PeopleAreIdiots
I don't make that mistake anymore but I do notice when I take links apart and put them back together, they are always too tight. I have to pry the plates a tiny bit further apart after I drive the pin through them in order to get a nice 'wiggly' connection (am I perhaps doing it wrong? Idk)
I always used to wiggle the chain a bit to get it tight, but not too tight.
However, it was pointed out that your chain tool should have a bottom where you push the pin through, and a thinner shelf higher up.
By putting the chain on the shelf, you can spread the plates slightly.