My small adventure into 58mm SAK modding!

Syph007 · **Reply #150 on:** May 04, 2014, 12:46:10 AM

Well I spent awhile cutting out Ti blanks for 58 mods the other day and figured I'd like to try texturing one. It turned out fine, but not the smoothest finish. I really need flood coolant and to play with the speeds to see what works best. I'll still build this into a Ti rambler to see how it looks though as the front scale.

Its very grippy thats for sure. Looks a little better in person since its a pretty small part.

WWW · **Reply #151 on:** May 04, 2014, 01:07:49 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on May 04, 2014, 12:46:10 AM

Well I spent awhile cutting out Ti blanks for 58 mods the other day and figured I'd like to try texturing one. It turned out fine, but not the smoothest finish. I really need flood coolant and to play with the speeds to see what works best. I'll still build this into a Ti rambler to see how it looks though as the front scale.

Its very grippy thats for sure. Looks a little better in person since its a pretty small part.

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That is awesome Syph!! I see ~~good~~ great things in your the future!!

Wouldn't a MQL mist work well for cooling?

Glofindel · **Reply #152 on:** May 08, 2014, 02:10:31 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on May 04, 2014, 12:46:10 AM

Well I spent awhile cutting out Ti blanks for 58 mods the other day and figured I'd like to try texturing one. It turned out fine, but not the smoothest finish. I really need flood coolant and to play with the speeds to see what works best. I'll still build this into a Ti rambler to see how it looks though as the front scale.

Its very grippy thats for sure. Looks a little better in person since its a pretty small part.

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That's really cool.

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Syph007 · **Reply #153 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:36:42 PM

I'm finalizing a Ti 58 today that had some options I havent done before. One was the Ti anodized liners.

The other was to have the awl from a 91mm replace the cuticle pusher / ruler layer.

The awl actually fits really well. I filled the original 2.5mm hole with brass and re-drilled a 1/16th inch hole for the right spot for a 58mm hole. In this super up close pic you can see what I mean.

This is just a test setup to see if the awl works and it does. Snap is perfect. The only other thing it needed was a very very did I say very, tiny washer that is 0.010" thick. That was not fun to make. I drilled a 1/16th inch hole in some sheet stock, and then by hand and with needle nose pliers turned it into a round washer.

The Ti scales for this one also spent the night in my vibratory tumbler so they are a matte grey color now. More pics later today when I do the assembly.

Cheers

Glofindel · **Reply #154 on:** June 03, 2014, 03:57:16 PM

Washer on 58mm ? This is top level modding.

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Chaka · **Reply #155 on:** June 03, 2014, 04:34:55 PM

WOW... just did something similar... since I couldn't find the cotton picker/orange peeler I added the awl from a 91mm

and here you can see the tiny brass washer...

I didn't round the tang or filled the original hole with brass. Great work Syph...

Syph007 · **Reply #156 on:** June 03, 2014, 05:07:09 PM

Ha, yes yours looks pretty close to what Im putting together. Going out to work on it now.

Syph007 · **Reply #157 on:** June 03, 2014, 10:15:22 PM

Here she is all done now. The liners look pretty sweet on the finished SAK.

I tumbled the scales in ceramic pyramids for a day and they have a light matte gray look to them.

bmot · **Reply #158 on:** June 04, 2014, 08:46:18 AM

Soooo.... How's the 91mm-pliers-in-a-58mm-SAK project going?

RByers91 · **Reply #159 on:** June 04, 2014, 04:42:15 PM

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Here she is all done now. The liners look pretty sweet on the finished SAK. I tumbled the scales in ceramic pyramids for a day and they have a light matte gray look to them.

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Mine! Can't wait!

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Syph007 · **Reply #160 on:** August 10, 2014, 02:27:04 AM

I had a request to merge the older wide USB layer into a cellidor minichamp. It worked out fine, but of course a litte on the wide side.

Raukodur · **Reply #161 on:** August 10, 2014, 06:31:30 AM

Great work with the awl.

Have you tried putting the small knife from a 91mm into the 58mm frame, and so being able to take out the two blades currently used, which I always thought were a bit weedy and too similar to need both of them.

microbe · **Reply #162 on:** August 10, 2014, 11:42:11 AM

Great job on the awl integration!

Syph007 · **Reply #163 on:** August 10, 2014, 03:02:53 PM

Quote from: Raukodur on August 10, 2014, 06:31:30 AM

Great work with the awl.

Have you tried putting the small knife from a 91mm into the 58mm frame, and so being able to take out the two blades currently used, which I always thought were a bit weedy and too similar to need both of them.

Yes a small blade will fit. I started to add that, then realized it can fit a longer blade than the small one, so I started cutting down a large blade to see if I can fit that in. I looks like it can work and is the way to have the largest knife on a 58 that is still sturdy and practical. Too many projects to finish at once but its on the list of things to try when I have time.

Syph007 · **Reply #164 on:** January 23, 2015, 09:16:50 PM

Well it's been awhile since Ive done some 58mm work, but I'm back to tackling a Ti rambler with tweezers today.

So far I got the scales and liner roughed out and the tweezer slot milled on the back scale.

This rambler will have a polished finish and it was already bugging me thinking that I have to have the tweezers on there with the plastic bit on there. Im just not a fan of plastic at all if it can be avoided.

So Im doing a bit of an experiment on this. I cut off the plastic bit of the tweezers and used some 1/16 brass rod to rivet a chunk of brass on there. It's very rough right now, but if I shape it once inserted into the scale, then sand and polish the brass I think it should look pretty nice. Well thats the hope anyhow.

I'll post final build pics tomorrow.

Cheers

WWW · **Reply #165 on:** January 23, 2015, 09:22:39 PM

The plastic itself don't bug me. Now, the grey color against a non grey color is what relly ticks me off.

Anyhow, it may be rough but it already looks better then the grey plastic. Fantastic work syr!!!

Pignut71 · **Reply #166 on:** January 23, 2015, 11:14:37 PM

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Oof, spectacular!

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Syph007 · **Reply #167 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:31:26 PM

It turned out pretty decent I think.

Excuse the 'my hand' background but I couldn't get a good angle.

Etherealicer · **Reply #168 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:38:39 PM

Very pretty.

There is no liner underneath the scale with the tweezers?

Syph007 · **Reply #169 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:50:01 PM

Quote from: Etherealicer on January 24, 2015, 10:38:39 PM

Very pretty.

There is no liner underneath the scale with the tweezers?

No liner needed, fits smooth with the springs being the backing.

mitt · **Reply #170 on:** January 24, 2015, 10:52:42 PM

For sale?

Syph007 · **Reply #171 on:** January 24, 2015, 11:12:04 PM

Quote from: mitt on January 24, 2015, 10:52:42 PM

For sale?

It was a custom order so it's already sold sorry.

Raukodur · **Reply #172 on:** January 25, 2015, 11:07:18 AM

The awl on the 58mm is very nice. The other 'big' tool I would like to see on there are the 'small' knife blades of the 91mm/93mm SAKs, e.g. the spearpoint (if that is what it is called), electrician's blade, etc.

I have always disliked the puny looking knife blades of the 58mm models, one of the reasons I couldn't bring myself to use one.

Syph007 · **Reply #173 on:** January 25, 2015, 03:34:20 PM

I think it was you that had mentioned that before about fitting a small blade. It does indeed fit, just needs lots of grinding. I shaped one and drilled a pivot hole, it just never made it only a build yet. I actually used a full size 91mm blade and cut it down as it ended up being a big longer than a standard small blade.

jrp316 · **Reply #174 on:** January 25, 2015, 03:55:33 PM

Did the pliers/MiniGrip project make it back into the workshop?

One 58mm mod I'd like to try on or see attempted would be adding a CT bit driver. Maybe something like a slide out/flip out into a T-handle. I'm not sure if it's terribly feasible to do, but it's a thought that's been rattling around in my grape for a while.

Syph007 · **Reply #175 on:** January 25, 2015, 04:38:27 PM

Quote from: jrp316 on January 25, 2015, 03:55:33 PM

Did the pliers/MiniGrip project make it back into the workshop?

One 58mm mod I'd like to try on or see attempted would be adding a CT bit driver. Maybe something like a slide out/flip out into a T-handle. I'm not sure if it's terribly feasible to do, but it's a thought that's been rattling around in my grape for a while.

The pliers idea is for sure possible, I just tried to over engineer the keep closed mechanism. If I made that part more simple the actual adding of the pliers to a 58mm is for sure possible.

Syph007 · **Reply #176 on:** January 27, 2015, 06:46:48 PM

I got a request to do the spyderco honeybee blade mod onto a rambler. I knew the honeybee was small but wow I didnt expect it to be THAT small.

Higgins617 · **Reply #177 on:** January 27, 2015, 06:48:22 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on January 27, 2015, 06:46:48 PM

I got a request to do the spyderco honeybee blade mod onto a rambler. I knew the honeybee was small but wow I didnt expect it to be THAT small.

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