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Dexter · **Reply #480 on:** October 04, 2012, 06:38:05 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on October 04, 2012, 03:50:24 PM

I finished up just a regular urban pioneer this morning... but I still love the look of the red every time I use it. Nothing like a shiny Vic wearing hard anodized red in the light of the rising sun...

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Beautiful! I must admit my fingers are itching waiting for my custom to materialize...

nuphoria · **Reply #481 on:** October 04, 2012, 09:03:59 PM

Sweeeet.... nothing quite like the exact knife you want

Syph007 · **Reply #482 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:10:17 PM

A bit of green today, with a pruner blade.

crackout · **Reply #483 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:11:22 PM

That's a huge box!

Wire Edge · **Reply #484 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:57:24 PM

That looks awesome! Great work

Dexter · **Reply #485 on:** October 06, 2012, 08:31:43 AM

nuphoria · **Reply #486 on:** October 06, 2012, 01:44:48 PM

My last minute decision to have a red mod instead of green, now means that I shall simply have to have another

Syph007 · **Reply #487 on:** October 17, 2012, 02:23:59 AM

I finished up another full Ti conversion today. This one didnt take me as long as the first, but it still is quite a bit of work to hand sand all the Ti parts.

Sidhartha · **Reply #488 on:** October 17, 2012, 03:10:36 AM

excellent work syph!! very shiny i like that!

ooo and nice pics

nuphoria · **Reply #489 on:** October 17, 2012, 03:13:12 AM

Chaka · **Reply #490 on:** October 17, 2012, 03:16:54 AM

WOW!!!

Nice work.

Where did you find those screws and the posts?

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MadPlumbarian · **Reply #491 on:** October 17, 2012, 05:40:59 PM

Thing of beauty

JR

crackout · **Reply #492 on:** October 17, 2012, 05:43:48 PM

Call me picky, but the liners look a little bit too small for the custom spring.

Syph007 · **Reply #493 on:** October 17, 2012, 07:29:16 PM

Quote from: crackout on October 17, 2012, 05:43:48 PM

Call me picky, but the liners look a little bit too small for the custom spring.

It looks more pronounced in the photos than real life. The difference is the cad file I gave the waterjet guy who cut the liners for me, was exactly the right size, but the waterjet did not make a perfectly perpendicular cut. It kind of blows out the back. Entry hole is one kerf, and the exit is much wider. This is normal, but I did not know this at the time. The next run I will adjust the file size to account for the angle. Its a learning process, but eventually when I get a CNC up and running, I will be cutting all my own parts and not relying on a 3rd party. Then a heat treat oven and I can do anything I need to at that point, like cut my own tools and heat treat them. Make any sort of blade or tool I can think up

crackout · **Reply #494 on:** October 17, 2012, 08:52:35 PM

I'll be waiting!

Syph007 · **Reply #495 on:** October 19, 2012, 04:28:00 PM

I finally got a mod request needing pliers so I got to deploy my custom spring for that. I basically ground the profile to match that of the farmer saw backspring, and it worked out just perfect. I had to also of course shape the pliers to fit, but that is needed with the dual saw back spring approach as well.

crackout · **Reply #496 on:** October 19, 2012, 04:31:21 PM

Slick!
But who orders a beefy plier knife with the Cinderella combo tool?

Syph007 · **Reply #497 on:** October 22, 2012, 03:31:34 AM

Here was a fun one for me to figure out. The customer wanted the philips added, but not to lose any other tools. I added a second opener layer spring so the can opener and bottle opener each had there own spring, but shared it for the philips. It turned out beautifully and has the added side benefit of giving the philips more space which prevents it from hitting and chipping the scale.

Both nail nicks are perfectly accessible, no problem getting the bottle opener out. This was the best configuration to choose as the can opener works best being nearest the outside.

enki_ck · **Reply #498 on:** October 22, 2012, 04:01:10 AM

Great thinking there

clickstop · **Reply #499 on:** October 22, 2012, 05:13:31 AM

Now THAT is genius. I've never even seen that done before, great work!!!

Sparky415 · **Reply #500 on:** October 22, 2012, 10:12:19 AM

There is so much great work in this thread

crackout · **Reply #501 on:** October 22, 2012, 12:03:57 PM

Is there a washer between the openers? Now that I think of it, the springs wouldn't be wide enough then.

Nice job!

Reinier · **Reply #502 on:** October 22, 2012, 12:50:01 PM

That last one is brilliant!

ironraven · **Reply #503 on:** October 23, 2012, 01:28:20 AM

Dayum! That is slick, and a near perfect EDC item.

Dare I ask what this brave customer is paying for it?

nuphoria · **Reply #504 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:25:25 AM

Lovely stuff guys - nowhere near running out of ideas yet!

Dexter · **Reply #505 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:33:30 PM

That has to be the best 3 layer SAK! Does the phillips driver need a spacer or shim, or does it match the thickness of the other 2 drivers?

Syph007 · **Reply #506 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:43:15 PM

Quote from: Dexter on October 23, 2012, 03:33:30 PM

That has to be the best 3 layer SAK! Does the phillips driver need a spacer or shim, or does it match the thickness of the other 2 drivers?

It does need a spacer on each side yes. I dont know if it counts for a 3 layer, maybe its a 3.5 layer...

It works out well though because without the extra space the philips can hit the scale and start chipping it.

WiSAKfan · **Reply #507 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:29:25 PM

that black one is amazing

great idea on doubling those up like that

i bow to you

WiSAKfan · **Reply #508 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:32:56 PM

if possible could you take a looking down on tools shot from above on the red knife with pliers/knife combo?

thank you

Syph007 · **Reply #509 on:** October 23, 2012, 04:53:48 PM

Quote from: WiSAKfan on October 23, 2012, 04:32:56 PM

if possible could you take a looking down on tools shot from above on the red knife with pliers/knife combo?

thank you

I would but that SAK is gone to it's new owner. I put the tools in that configuration as it is the only way to fit them together. Pliers can't go up against a scale without adding additional spacing. If the go against the blade layer they must open opposite the blade or they block the nail nick.

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