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sawman · **Reply #810 on:** January 31, 2013, 04:08:44 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on January 31, 2013, 03:13:59 PM

I picked up a florist SAK a while back for the sheepsfoot blade. The idea is that I want to make an alox whittler and figured I'd give that blade a try.

PTRSAK already said the pivot hole was larger than normal, and it sure it. Must be somewhere around 3.5mm or a bit bigger even as my 1/8 pivots are too small.

Anyways, so this means it needs a bushing. I took some 1/8 brass rod stock and put it through and beat it until it spread out and filled the gap. No need to peen if you try this, just hit flat and hard as you want to mushroom the pin itself inside the gap. I trimmed the ends off with my jewelers saw and then sanded flush. Now to carefully drill a hole the right size and we're in business.

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That is an awesome sheepsfoot blade. Is it possible to still buy them?

HankSolon · **Reply #811 on:** January 31, 2013, 04:14:11 PM

Quote from: sawman on January 31, 2013, 04:08:44 PM

That is an awesome sheepsfoot blade. Is it possible to still buy them?

Even in pink

papercut · **Reply #812 on:** January 31, 2013, 04:17:34 PM

4 hole alox style would be just fine!

nj2656 · **Reply #813 on:** January 31, 2013, 04:21:37 PM

The other benefit of the Alox type scales for a 91 is the reduced thickness.

Syph007 · **Reply #814 on:** January 31, 2013, 04:27:02 PM

Quote from: sawman on January 31, 2013, 04:08:44 PM

That is an awesome sheepsfoot blade. Is it possible to still buy them?

Yep i grabbed this of ebay, but Im sure amazon has them too. $15 or so I think I paid.

Syph007 · **Reply #815 on:** February 01, 2013, 05:51:31 PM

Here are a couple more new parts I made up last night.

Technician long screw driver from can opener.

And serrated 93mm blade, for a dual bladed SAK with one plain edge and one serrated blade. I did this freehand and it turned out way better than I expected. Sharpened on my sharpmaker and it tears through cardboard, so Im happy with the result!

I have a bunch of solo blades from back in the early days when I bought solos as spring donors to put scissors on. So I think those blades will all turn into serrated blades.

crackout · **Reply #816 on:** February 01, 2013, 05:53:58 PM

That is so awesome!

sir_mike · **Reply #817 on:** February 01, 2013, 06:26:41 PM

I love the serrated blades!

It would be so nice to get a 2 layer sak with both plain and serrated blades.

nuphoria · **Reply #818 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:03:47 PM

Brilliant bit of tool repurposing there

Syph007 · **Reply #819 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:05:37 PM

Quote from: sir_mike on February 01, 2013, 06:26:41 PM

I love the serrated blades!

It would be so nice to get a 2 layer sak with both plain and serrated blades.

Exactly what I was thinking.

MadPlumbarian · **Reply #820 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:08:08 PM

That serrated is NICE!

JR

crackout · **Reply #821 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:10:27 PM

Robert, you inspired me. I'll do this to a MyFirst Blade and incorporate it into a super Cadet.

Syph007 · **Reply #822 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:13:41 PM

Quote from: crackout on February 01, 2013, 07:10:27 PM

Robert, you inspired me. I'll do this to a MyFirst Blade and incorporate it into a super Cadet.

Good use of a myfirst blade too! I have a few of those from buying economy my firsts to get the 84mm saws.

I clamped the blade in a vice then used a diamond drum dremel bit. I tried a small one first but the serrations were too small. I think I could have gone bigger, more swiss tool rescue blade size, but the size I did works fine.

crackout · **Reply #823 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:33:54 PM

Fro what I know a serrated blade is not V-shaped. Did you grind the backside flat first?

Syph007 · **Reply #824 on:** February 01, 2013, 07:37:43 PM

Nope those are just drum cuts made at about a 20 degree angle from one side only. You will get a big bur on the other side, that I then ground off when my belt sander, the just sharpened it on the sharpmaker. I will clean up the goovs by wet sanding them with a small mandrel and fine grit, then they can be polished.

crackout · **Reply #825 on:** February 01, 2013, 08:14:02 PM

I made up a possible toolset for a Cadet in my thread.

KDX · **Reply #826 on:** February 02, 2013, 12:59:33 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on February 01, 2013, 07:05:37 PM

Quote from: sir_mike on February 01, 2013, 06:26:41 PM
I love the serrated blades!

It would be so nice to get a 2 layer sak with both plain and serrated blades.

Exactly what I was thinking.

I wonder what a large plain blade and a small serrated would look like.

PTRSAK · **Reply #827 on:** February 02, 2013, 01:41:42 AM

I'm lucky in that I have a Serrated Recruit blade sitting in my parts box, I've been planning to get that fitted into a Plain&Serrated two blader too.

Or it could go into a 91mm along with the florist blade, now there is an interesting toolset.

Small-----------Large
Cap Lifter-----Sheepsfoot
Saw
Serrated--------Can Opener

No idea how springs would work out with this

Marius · **Reply #828 on:** February 06, 2013, 02:36:09 AM

I missed this great thread for a while. Lots of super cool things going on, Robert!

sawman · **Reply #829 on:** February 08, 2013, 12:32:11 AM

I was thinking, it would be cool for some of our heavy modders (i.e. Syph) to stock up on Pioneers etc in lieu of the changes luming at Vic. Not that I suspect the Pioneer to be discontinued but you never know. Bottom line is I'd hate to see all these cool mods to cease because of lack of scales.

Syph007 · **Reply #830 on:** February 08, 2013, 01:03:21 AM

Quote from: sawman on February 08, 2013, 12:32:11 AM

I was thinking, it would be cool for some of our heavy modders (i.e. Syph) to stock up on Pioneers etc in lieu of the changes luming at Vic. Not that I suspect the Pioneer to be discontinued but you never know. Bottom line is I'd hate to see all these cool mods to cease because of lack of scales.

I keep buying 10 more pioneers when Im out of one color run, so I seem to have about a 50 pioneer float at any given time.

I try not to mentally add up how much money Ive got tied up in parts, but I like to be stocked up so there isnt much choice.

Now.. if they do kill off the alox all together, I do have a plan B. What I would do it make my own alox scales and springs, and then just use tools from 91mm SAKs to build them. The only parts Id really have no source of any longer would be the inline awl, but I could make one up if needed. Regardless as long as I can mill Al, anodize it and make springs there will always be alox scaled SAKs as long as im still modding.

Syph007 · **Reply #831 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:13:56 PM

Ok I got to thinking about the SAK parts, and I do have quite a few.

I keep all my parts in plastic bins. These are all new parts, I have a bucket of used msc parts out in the shop that I use for experimenting, but only use the good stuff for building customs.

The stack on the left are each a different scale color. The rest are all parts.

Here are the 91mm parts.

And here are the 93mm goodies.

I have a tackle box where I keep all my 84mm parts, and other msc parts like my colored liners and some special scales for personal projects.

So many parts to make cool things I just need more time!

crackout · **Reply #832 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:19:34 PM

DAT LINERS.

jrp316 · **Reply #833 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:20:10 PM

I'm starting to think you have more Victorinox parts than Victorinox themselves

sawman · **Reply #834 on:** February 08, 2013, 07:28:42 PM

That's actually similar to how they lay the parts out before them in the factory.

WiSAKfan · **Reply #835 on:** February 08, 2013, 08:15:56 PM

great to see all those parts like that, thanks for the pics!

Wootz · **Reply #836 on:** February 08, 2013, 09:36:57 PM

Awesome mate

Interesting project in the top right of your tackle box..

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #837 on:** February 08, 2013, 09:38:28 PM

Love those Alox scales!

borgwarrior · **Reply #838 on:** February 08, 2013, 10:29:00 PM

Quote from: crackout on February 08, 2013, 07:19:34 PM

DAT LINERS.

^

Syph007 · **Reply #839 on:** February 09, 2013, 02:31:46 AM

Against my better judgement, Im fitting a layer of plastic parts onto on alox frame. That lite module is a horrid piece of flimsy junk. It cant be its made in switzerland, no way.

Maybe they were prizes in swiss cereal boxes and after one particular bad bender, and while eating morning cereal and nursing a headache, the idea to put one in a swiss army knife was born.

Seriously though, plastic parts on an alox SAK...

When I finish this mod I wont ever be using one of the lite modules again, but I may build one with a metal frame in the future. Although really is there any need for a light in a SAK where there are a large variety of keychain flashlights available...

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