Military 2 help

[vivi]

Vivi,

That is a pain, use more vinegar and less water with the dye.

you know it slipped my mind to even use some vinegar last night. May re-dye the Millie, but for now I'm just gonna use it. Bought it mainly to check out 15V and I can still do that with an ugly handle

[Evil D]

Ended up getting it with the help of some heat. Thanks for the suggestions.

Only problem is I already want to take it apart again,lol. Looking at the scales I don't think I dyed them long enough....they look a little splotchy.

I'll throw up some photos later.

Redying might make them darker than you want. Remember you can also use Rit Dye remover, it'll at least remove enough dye to get a redo but won't bring them back to never dyed new color.

[vivi]

Ended up getting it with the help of some heat. Thanks for the suggestions.

Only problem is I already want to take it apart again,lol. Looking at the scales I don't think I dyed them long enough....they look a little splotchy.

I'll throw up some photos later.

Redying might make them darker than you want. Remember you can also use Rit Dye remover, it'll at least remove enough dye to get a redo but won't bring them back to never dyed new color.

I'm gonna use it for now and see how the handle looks after a couple weeks of wear. They always look different pristine VS used.

[vivi]

ok new question.

what do you do when the lanyard tube doesn't wanna come out of a scale / liner combo?

can't get the lanyard tube to pop off one of the black scales on my s30v millie 2.

[8th_Note]

ok new question.

what do you do when the lanyard tube doesn't wanna come out of a scale / liner combo?

can't get the lanyard tube to pop off one of the black scales on my s30v millie 2.

This method is easy and works great

[Evil D]

I use a 5mm hex socket to hammer out lanyard tubes. You really need to take the knife to a hardware store and test fit these sockets into the tube, you want one that has a shoulder on it that just fits the size of the tube and isn't bigger so it doesn't mangle up the G10. For me that size was a 5mm Husky hex bit.

[Coastal]

ok new question.

what do you do when the lanyard tube doesn't wanna come out of a scale / liner combo?

can't get the lanyard tube to pop off one of the black scales on my s30v millie 2.

This method is easy and works great

This is absolutely the way to do it. Takes less than a minute.

[Jeb]

I have never even considered doing the tube removal like in this video, I would be afraid of bending or at the very least tweaking my liner where it didn't lay flat in the scales.

I use a small set of 5r vise grips and a thick tough piece of leather. Then just latched on, spin the tube out.

With the liners all cut out as much as they are, mine would bend and or get all tweaked to where it would never lay flat again lol...

[Evil D]

[8th_Note]

I have never even considered doing the tube removal like in this video, I would be afraid of bending or at the very least tweaking my liner where it didn't lay flat in the scales.

I use a small set of 5r vise grips and a thick tough piece of leather. Then just latched on, spin the tube out.

With the liners all cut out as much as they are, mine would bend and or get all tweaked to where it would never lay flat again lol...

Nah, the tube pops out long before you could exert enough force to warp the liner. I've done this many many times on Mili 2s, PM2s, and Para 3s. I've never damaged one.

The only thing you have to be careful of is the tube shooting across the room when it pops out

[Coastal]

I have never even considered doing the tube removal like in this video, I would be afraid of bending or at the very least tweaking my liner where it didn't lay flat in the scales.

That's exactly what I thought until I saw the video a couple weeks ago and decided to try it myself. As soon as I pulled the torx driver near the butt of the knife, I could immediately tell there was no way the liner was going to deform before the tube popped out. I've now done it twice with no issue.

Your method sounds just as quick, though. If I had had any leather handy, maybe I would have tried that. A few years ago I bought a device that does the same thing the setup in Evil's video does. After I used it on several knives it came apart, and that's when I hunted down the torx driver video.

[Jeb]

This is all good to know, and yes I bet if one didn't have like your off hand kind of holding in the area the tube could smooth disappear lol.

You know, just thinking about this all as I type, if you where to stick another torx driver through the tube hole, then work the one under the liner to wedge it up and out, that other one in the tube would act as a catch.

Slip the tube end of scale, liner and tube over the edge of your work table, or desk; then just drop a screwdriver or whatever fits nicely through the tube hole and let the handle rest on top of the tube. That screwdriver would catch it easy enough I would think...

Just a thought anyway, that or maybe drape a small hand towel over to catch the tube.

I have never wedged one out like this using the liner, may not be that big a deal to just catch it in your other hand, I will certainly have to give this method a smoke test, next time I take something with the tube; apart...

[Coastal]

You know, just thinking about this all as I type, if you where to stick another torx driver through the tube hole, then work the one under the liner to wedge it up and out, that other one in the tube would act as a catch.

Good idea! That's how I'll do it from now on.

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Lanyard tube removal tool from Sharp Dressed Knives is awesome…changed out my PM2 salts in 5 minutes

[Mrj]

Lanyard tube removal tool from Sharp Dressed Knives is awesome…changed out my PM2 salts in 5 minutes

I have one too. It’s a great idea. Mostly works well. Only issue I’ve had with mine is the bolt will flare the tube more and make the tube in useable for future use. I’ve overcome that by using a shim to go between the bolt and tube. Now I can work it flawlessly.

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Lanyard tube removal tool from Sharp Dressed Knives is awesome…changed out my PM2 salts in 5 minutes

I have one too. It’s a great idea. Mostly works well. Only issue I’ve had with mine is the bolt will flare the tube more and make the tube in useable for future use. I’ve overcome that by using a shim to go between the bolt and tube. Now I can work it flawlessly.

I’ve had no problems with mine but I’m sure you’ve used yours way more than me…the shim is a good idea and one I’ll use

[Kleon]

@MrJ what does this shim look like? Can you post some pics for me? I have the same tool and would love to fix this issue as well. Appreciate it!

[Mrj]

@MrJ what does this shim look like? Can you post some pics for me? I have the same tool and would love to fix this issue as well. Appreciate it!

So usually what happens is: I use a screw driver to separate the first side. Then I’m stuck with the other liner, scale and tube. You can get the second scale off but the liner gets stuck on the tube. I just garb a dime and put it between the bolt and tube. Then crank the removal tool down. It pushes the tube flush with liner where you can easily separate. If you just use the tool to do it all the bolt will eventually wear out and seat inside the tube flaring it more. Which makes it harder to remove and worthless for reusing. It won’t fit in new scales after that. I’ll post a picture later when I get time.

[Brock O Lee]

Lanyard tube removal tool from Sharp Dressed Knives is awesome…changed out my PM2 salts in 5 minutes

Yup this tools works for me too. It was a grudge purchase, but got me out of a situation once where the lanyard tube was flared so much that it was well and truly stuck in the steel liner.