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LorenzoL wrote:You are not referring to this, are you?

Yes, I am indeed. What else could I be referring to my man? LOL.


Guys, I appreciate all the info, I really do, but I'm trying to determine the ACTUAL TOOL used for this type of fastener. Not makeshift pennies and stuff.
I DO appreciate the comments though.

I am fairly certain I have seen this type of fastener driver before, in one of the big industrial supply catalogs, but I COULD be wrong. Sometimes companies like Spyderco/etc will make up their own proprietary fasteners, but many times they will use a lesser known fastener design, and there are indeed drivers made for them.
I think I've seen this same fastener used in other machinery apps before, years ago, in fact, I KNOW I've seen the design. Whether or not the fastener I saw years ago holds the EXACT same specs still remains to be known.
I will look when I have the time. I thought for sure that one of you Spydie-holics had done this research before, and found the actual tool made for this fastener.
In the mean time, I will continue to use makeshift pennies/etc.
Of course, many of these makeshift tools DO marr up your clip/fastener, and that's not cool, even on a user knife. I have found a number of things that don't marr it up, but most of them are a PIA, and I'd much rather have a the real tool like Spyderco uses to install these fasteners. Might have to make one if I can't find it...

well if you want a "tool" how bout a flat head screw driver? seems obvious enough

razorhunter wrote:Yes, I am indeed. What else could I be referring to my man? LOL.


Guys, I appreciate all the info, I really do, but I'm trying to determine the ACTUAL TOOL used for this type of fastener. Not makeshift pennies and stuff.
I DO appreciate the comments though.

I am fairly certain I have seen this type of fastener driver before, in one of the big industrial supply catalogs, but I COULD be wrong. Sometimes companies like Spyderco/etc will make up their own proprietary fasteners, but many times they will use a lesser known fastener design, and there are indeed drivers made for them.
I think I've seen this same fastener used in other machinery apps before, years ago, in fact, I KNOW I've seen the design. Whether or not the fastener I saw years ago holds the EXACT same specs still remains to be known.
I will look when I have the time. I thought for sure that one of you Spydie-holics had done this research before, and found the actual tool made for this fastener.
In the mean time, I will continue to use makeshift pennies/etc.
Of course, many of these makeshift tools DO marr up your clip/fastener, and that's not cool, even on a user knife. I have found a number of things that don't marr it up, but most of them are a PIA, and I'd much rather have a the real tool like Spyderco uses to install these fasteners. Might have to make one if I can't find it...

The actual tool is a coin, or a special slot head screwdriver with a rounded end made to emulate a coin. Good luck finding one, but you might try a gunsmith supply house. Many things, including more than a few telescopic sights, use coin slot screws.

My favorite is to use another knife... but Im dumber than most.

don't you just love this forum? people are good natured, very knowledgeable and have superb taste in knives and a great sense of humor. what else can you ask for? this is so much nicer than the tacticool forums.

That fastner is designed to use a coin, so in the field, you can use a coin or something else to work with it.

I Forget what it is called.

If I were you, I would just have the Snap-On truck stop at my house, and see what they have. Problem Sloved!

I have a Snap-On Roll-Away, but use a nickles to deal with my Natives.

They did it like this on purpose so you wouldn't need a special tool.

It's perfectly designed to use with 2 Loonies - am I right, Canadians?

- best wishes, Jazz.

Jazz wrote:It's perfectly designed to use with 2 Loonies - am I right, Canadians?

- best wishes, Jazz.

Well with the CAD exchange right now, we only need one Loonie.