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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:22 am
by 224477
Hello Rob,
I will say only "Sehr Schoen!!!"
Really very cool tune up!
Keep us informed with the final result, ok?
Jano aus Slowakei/Bratislava
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:16 am
by hannes w
He my stuff is on the internet :D can't wait to get the HAK back...
Rob really does some excellent Kydex work:
clean lines
polished edges
all screwed together - no rivets (for easy cleaning)
The Resistor in combination with a yellow Pacific Salt SE is my weekend carry and nobody ever noticed that I carry fixed blade on the small of my back.
Next project will be a pimped Becker Necker - think desert camo kydex an tan micarta scales
But I have yet to find a supplier for tan/natural micarta so if anybody can help out I would be very glad.
Greetings
Hannes
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:17 am
by silverback
Rob wrote:Hi!
BTW, with it's original handle the action was smooth. What I did was to make a 1:1 copy of the hole-layout so the action should be the same but it's gritty and very hard. Any ideas how to get rid of that?
Cheers, Rob
Wie geil ist das denn! :D
Und im Eisenwarenhandel gab's keine zölligen Schrauben?
Sorry, back to english. :o
To make the action smooth I suggest bronze washers. They are so thin that you can just put them in without further modification.
A good "Eisenwarenhandel" should be able to supply "Laufscheiben". :)
Please show pictures of the finished work!
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:49 am
by Rob
Thankyou all for the kind words!
999: I hope you got my mail. Regarding your question about the thickness, I measured the original handle scales. They are both 3,06 mm thick so actually the Pride became slightly thicker with the new handle but it looks and feels still very slim.
Silverback: Actually my prefered hardwarestore sells both imperial and metric screws but it's almost impossible to get threaded bushings here that fit to US standards. I had several threaded SS bushings in my toolbox left from my last project (friction folder :D ) that had an M3 thread and were 4 mm in diameter. They looked good so I thought if they don't fit I make them fit
As for the washers. I used the original washers from the Pride (could be Nylon :confused: ). Yesterday I litterally soaked the knife in Tuf-Glide and let it cure a little. After it was dried up I opened and closed it a couple of times and now the action is much better. Maybe it just has to break in.
Today I made some corrections to the handle, polished the screws and put everything back together. Now it looks a bit better than yesterday :) It's just difficult to take photos from it because of the glossy finish of the handle :rolleyes:
I think I'll leave it like it is now. Looks good, feels good - not much space for more improvements left :D Maybe really a clip but at the moment I think it would destroy the harmony and clean lines or the handle.
Cheers, Rob
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:57 am
by WORKER#9
wow looks even better! #9
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:00 am
by 999
Thank you Rob, I got your mail :D
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:05 am
by DAYWALKER
W :eek: W!!!
That is a great job ya did there Rob! Hmmmm, kydex sheaths, eh? Wonder how much shipping is to Hawaii? :p
Keep up the great work!
God bless :cool:
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:00 am
by Senate
Rob, how does the slipjoint on the Pride compare to the UKPK? same 2-steps opening and same hardness?