Nonmetallic scale mounting hardware

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Nonmetallic scale mounting hardware

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Any way to non-permanently attach Mule scales w/o gluing them? Planning on picking up a HIC, and have ordered Ultem scales for it. Thought it might be cool to have a knife with zero metal components.

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Re: Nonmetallic scale mounting hardware

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I've definitely seen plastic Chicago bolts before.

No experience with them personally, but I have to imagine they'd hold up to any use the HIC Mule is likely to see.

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Re: Nonmetallic scale mounting hardware

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Giygas wrote:
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:12 pm
I've definitely seen plastic Chicago bolts before.

No experience with them personally, but I have to imagine they'd hold up to any use the HIC Mule is likely to see.

Edit: https://www.tapplastics.com/product/pla ... gEEALw_wcB
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Couldn’t see a reason to put Ultem on a black blade…..


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standy99 wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:02 pm
Couldn’t see a reason to put Ultem on a black blade…..


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I think the Ultem on black would be kinda cool. Maybe some tritium in the pins too.
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There's always paracord :smiling-halo
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Fireman wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:17 pm


I think the Ultem on black would be kinda cool. Maybe some tritium in the pins too.
I would be going white G10 with black G10 pins….the Stormtrooper ;)

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standy99 wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:09 pm
Fireman wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:17 pm


I think the Ultem on black would be kinda cool. Maybe some tritium in the pins too.
I would be going white G10 with black G10 pins….the Stormtrooper ;)

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That would be teets! I would do the reverse for a domino look but the storm trooper look would be **** cool. I am really liking the idea of clear with tritium in the pins to find it in the dark. Maybe glow in the dark liners under the clear scales too.
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Re: Nonmetallic scale mounting hardware

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Giygas wrote:
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:12 pm
I've definitely seen plastic Chicago bolts before.

No experience with them personally, but I have to imagine they'd hold up to any use the HIC Mule is likely to see.

Edit: https://www.tapplastics.com/product/pla ... gEEALw_wcB
Thanks for the reply. Sorry about the delayed reply. Thought I had notifications turned on.

Any idea which of the 3 sizes would work for this?
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standy99 wrote:
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:02 pm
Couldn’t see a reason to put Ultem on a black blade…..


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We will see. If I don't like the look of yellow and black, I'll swap on the black G10 scales off my T15 Mule, but I really dig yellow and black.
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