Titanium SAK progress...

J-sews · **Reply #30 on:** August 03, 2011, 04:47:05 AM

Quote from: bushidomosquito on August 03, 2011, 04:30:23 AM

Meh, they could be better but thanks. They are 3 pieces, 5 if you count the 2 rivet pins. I cut them out of .030" sheet, epoxied them together, drilled 2 holes for the rivets, broke everything apart and finish sanded and tweaked the slight bends, riveted them together, sanded the rivets flush, shaped the grabby end aaaaaaand rounded the head. They should have been .020 sheet so they would fit in a standard cellidor slot depth but they sure do hold tight. You can sort of make out where the 2 rivets hold the 2 pieces of the toothpick together.

Wow.

Sparky415 · **Reply #31 on:** August 03, 2011, 11:10:23 AM

Quote from: J-sews on August 03, 2011, 04:47:05 AM

Quote from: bushidomosquito on August 03, 2011, 04:30:23 AM
Meh, they could be better but thanks. They are 3 pieces, 5 if you count the 2 rivet pins. I cut them out of .030" sheet, epoxied them together, drilled 2 holes for the rivets, broke everything apart and finish sanded and tweaked the slight bends, riveted them together, sanded the rivets flush, shaped the grabby end aaaaaaand rounded the head. They should have been .020 sheet so they would fit in a standard cellidor slot depth but they sure do hold tight. You can sort of make out where the 2 rivets hold the 2 pieces of the toothpick together.

Wow. (Image removed from quote.)

x10

Neil · **Reply #32 on:** August 03, 2011, 03:45:29 PM

I didn't notice the rivets until you mentioned it. Very meticulous work

Sidhartha · **Reply #33 on:** August 03, 2011, 05:45:57 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on August 03, 2011, 11:10:23 AM

Quote from: J-sews on August 03, 2011, 04:47:05 AM
Quote from: bushidomosquito on August 03, 2011, 04:30:23 AM
Meh, they could be better but thanks. They are 3 pieces, 5 if you count the 2 rivet pins. I cut them out of .030" sheet, epoxied them together, drilled 2 holes for the rivets, broke everything apart and finish sanded and tweaked the slight bends, riveted them together, sanded the rivets flush, shaped the grabby end aaaaaaand rounded the head. They should have been .020 sheet so they would fit in a standard cellidor slot depth but they sure do hold tight. You can sort of make out where the 2 rivets hold the 2 pieces of the toothpick together.

Wow. (Image removed from quote.)

x10

+1 amazing work!! congrats

bushidomosquito · **Reply #34 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:39:38 AM

Carbon fiber and orange G10 with hardware to space the liners apart for finish sanding.

Metropolicity · **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2011, 07:19:46 AM

OOOO pretty!

I can't wait for you to work some magic on my G10 scales!

MultiMat · **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2011, 01:52:46 PM

Bushi you did not make those wee Torx like fasteners did you

.

If , I know slim chance you didn't make them

, were did ya gets them from

.

bushidomosquito · **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2011, 04:31:23 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on August 08, 2011, 01:52:46 PM

Bushi you did not make those wee Torx like fasteners did you .

If , I know slim chance you didn't make them , were did ya gets them from .

http://www.usaknifemaker.com/folding-knife-parts-c-30.html?zenid=5242c1d84b4bea6378a9bd1b8d1f9747

MultiMat · **Reply #38 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:52:05 PM

Quote from: bushidomosquito on August 08, 2011, 04:31:23 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on August 08, 2011, 01:52:46 PM
Bushi you did not make those wee Torx like fasteners did you .

If , I know slim chance you didn't make them , were did ya gets them from .

http://www.usaknifemaker.com/folding-knife-parts-c-30.html?zenid=5242c1d84b4bea6378a9bd1b8d1f9747

Mate , saved too Bookmarks + they do international shipping

bushidomosquito · **Reply #39 on:** August 08, 2011, 06:53:48 PM

[quote

I can't wait for you to work some magic on my G10 scales!
[/quote]

I hope they show up today. I could use a distraction for a few hours.

Metropolicity · **Reply #40 on:** August 08, 2011, 11:14:12 PM

Oh no, they won't show up for at least a week. I just dropped them off in the mail today.

bushidomosquito · **Reply #41 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:29:51 PM

I've been up all night putting this together. Still have to sand the rivets down flush and polish the sides. Soooooo close...

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #42 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:43:24 PM

Fantastic!

Sparky415 · **Reply #43 on:** August 14, 2011, 02:53:10 PM

That's a thing of beauty

Reinier · **Reply #44 on:** August 14, 2011, 03:59:06 PM

Seriously, that looks amazing!

Gareth · **Reply #45 on:** August 14, 2011, 05:52:43 PM

Gorgeous mate, simply gorgeous.

Are you using little washers between the springs/tools and the liners?

Threeme2189 · **Reply #46 on:** August 14, 2011, 07:51:10 PM

The amazingness, it boggles the mind!!!

bushidomosquito · **Reply #47 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:27:23 PM

The aluminum liners have stamped raised areas to keep the tools from rubbing on them so I made phosphor bronze washers with a little stamping fixture that I also made. That blade is one of the thicker pre '07 ones with the crossbow stamp and was a little scratched so it got hand rubbed down to 2000 grit and Flitz polished. The only marks on it are the ever present fingerprints.

The holes are punched out of .005" phosphor bronze strips and then cut into squares which get stacked onto a dremel sanding drum mandrel and run against a belt sander until they are all round and the same diameter. Then they get run against 320 and 600 grit silicon carbide paper until the edges are polished.

The pliers layer before washers are applied, and my little orange G10 and titanium Classic that I made the titanium tweezers and toothpick for in the background.

Final opener layer. The 1/8" hole washers fit perfectly onto a sanding drum shaft and the smaller back tool washers fit the threaded portion of the screw on the end of the shaft so it works out very well.

bushidomosquito · **Reply #48 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:35:09 PM

And thank you all for

ing and

ing all over my knife. Showing off is half the fun.

ducttapetech · **Reply #49 on:** August 14, 2011, 11:37:31 PM

that is very nice.

jatrias · **Reply #50 on:** August 15, 2011, 07:44:50 PM

Great work!

bushidomosquito · **Reply #51 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:41:41 AM

Finally finished, almost. I have to figure out a way to get a shield on this bad boy.

Metropolicity · **Reply #52 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:59:16 AM

*drooooool*

I would never take that out side my house. Fantastic work!

Vladimir · **Reply #53 on:** August 24, 2011, 09:08:43 AM

Wow

Reinier · **Reply #54 on:** August 24, 2011, 09:08:52 AM

Well, I'm not impressed...

Excellent work, it's really very beautiful

bushidomosquito · **Reply #55 on:** August 24, 2011, 09:09:12 AM

Quote from: Metropolicity on August 24, 2011, 08:59:16 AM

*drooooool*

I would never take that out side my house. Fantastic work!

I totally have it in a little satin lined jewelry box which is locked up inside a Pelican case just for good measure. I can't take a decent picture of it but the polish came out like glass and I'm terrified that anything that touches it is going to scratch it. Every surface in my house seems unreasonably abrasive right now.