My small adventure into 58mm SAK modding!

jrp316 · **Reply #30 on:** March 12, 2013, 02:34:43 AM

I'm a ninny...I started to say that the first liner looked ok, but the other two looked too thick.

Farmman · **Reply #31 on:** March 13, 2013, 09:46:28 PM

Hay syph. How thick is the brass you are using for the scales?

nuphoria · **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2013, 09:53:56 PM

That Brass looks lovely

Syph007 · **Reply #33 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:11:37 PM

The brass is 1/16 inch (0.062") thick. It feels just about right for that size of SAK. The liner is 0.015. I actually got a rambler built with those scales, it just needs to be polished and I'll snap some pics.

Farmman · **Reply #34 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:24:59 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 13, 2013, 10:11:37 PM

The brass is 1/16 inch (0.062") thick. It feels just about right for that size of SAK. The liner is 0.015. I actually got a rambler built with those scales, it just needs to be polished and I'll snap some pics.

The scales look great. A brass 58 is what I am thinking to cut my teeth on sak mobbing with. Looking forward to the pics.

Syph007 · **Reply #35 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:33:27 PM

Quote from: Farmman on March 13, 2013, 10:24:59 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 13, 2013, 10:11:37 PM
The brass is 1/16 inch (0.062") thick. It feels just about right for that size of SAK. The liner is 0.015. I actually got a rambler built with those scales, it just needs to be polished and I'll snap some pics.
The scales look great. A brass 58 is what I am thinking to cut my teeth on sak mobbing with. Looking forward to the pics.

Ya I like working with brass alot. Cuts nice and its easy to shape and sand. The big con of course is weight, but its not as noticeable on the little guys. Full thickness 93mm SAK scales in brass though are very heavy. Well pretty much the same weight as steel.

If my 2 yr old cooperates for bedtime, tonight I'm cutting some 58mm Ti liners and scales. I got an order for a full Ti converted minichamp and its always fun to work on something new.

PTRSAK · **Reply #36 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:39:13 PM

Quote from: Farmman on March 13, 2013, 10:24:59 PM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 13, 2013, 10:11:37 PM
The brass is 1/16 inch (0.062") thick. It feels just about right for that size of SAK. The liner is 0.015. I actually got a rambler built with those scales, it just needs to be polished and I'll snap some pics.
The scales look great. A brass 58 is what I am thinking to cut my teeth on sak mobbing with. Looking forward to the pics.

SAK mobbing

if that where 200 people turn up in a public place and start fixing things with little red pocket knives?

Syph007 · **Reply #37 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:47:58 PM

Quote from: PTRSAK on March 13, 2013, 10:39:13 PM

Quote from: Farmman on March 13, 2013, 10:24:59 PM
Quote from: Syph007 on March 13, 2013, 10:11:37 PM
The brass is 1/16 inch (0.062") thick. It feels just about right for that size of SAK. The liner is 0.015. I actually got a rambler built with those scales, it just needs to be polished and I'll snap some pics.
The scales look great. A brass 58 is what I am thinking to cut my teeth on sak mobbing with. Looking forward to the pics.

SAK mobbing if that where 200 people turn up in a public place and start fixing things with little red pocket knives?

LOL

I love it! Be sure to youtube it.

Farmman · **Reply #38 on:** March 13, 2013, 10:54:59 PM

Sak mobbing the joys of your computer knowing what it thinks you mean.

nuphoria · **Reply #39 on:** March 13, 2013, 11:47:30 PM

Quote from: Farmman on March 13, 2013, 10:54:59 PM

Sak mobbing the joys of your computer knowing what it thinks you mean.

Mine definitely knows more than me.... it also seems to know my paypal password, and where to buy shiny things in the middle of the night

PTRSAK · **Reply #40 on:** March 14, 2013, 12:07:09 AM

ooh, things that shine in the night...

Outback in Idaho · **Reply #41 on:** March 14, 2013, 12:21:00 AM

Quote from: PTRSAK on March 14, 2013, 12:07:09 AM

ooh, things that shine in the night...

You made some transparent tritium-embedded SAK scales, PTRSAK?

Imagine a layered scale with a clear layer in the middle, and a tritium vial in the middle. bet that puppy would shine!

Syph007 · **Reply #42 on:** March 14, 2013, 03:44:52 AM

I had a couple of fit up pix, pre-peening.

Wootz · **Reply #43 on:** March 14, 2013, 09:58:16 AM

You made some purdy brass scales Syph, very nice handwork!

Did you use a router to round the edges, or free out of hand?

nuphoria · **Reply #44 on:** March 14, 2013, 12:13:44 PM

Dayam...

Syph007 · **Reply #45 on:** March 14, 2013, 12:57:02 PM

Quote from: Wootz on March 14, 2013, 09:58:16 AM

You made some purdy brass scales Syph, very nice handwork!
Did you use a router to round the edges, or free out of hand?

I just do them by eye. I hold the scale against the belt sander until I like the basic shape, then go at it with sand paper to smooth it all out.

Syph007 · **Reply #46 on:** March 16, 2013, 10:08:20 PM

I finished up the little brass rambler. It turned out just fine. I couldn't get the rivets to completely disappear, but they dont look bad I think.

hiljentaa · **Reply #47 on:** March 16, 2013, 10:38:48 PM

Your work lately has been incredible. Keep it up!

jrp316 · **Reply #48 on:** March 16, 2013, 10:56:07 PM

Very nice Rambler, you very nearly made the rivets disappear...I had to look a couple of times before I spotted them.

Farmman · **Reply #49 on:** March 17, 2013, 01:11:33 AM

Very nice. I am going to try and make a start on a brass 58 of my own tomorrow. If it turns out anywhere near as good as your I will be happy

Syph007 · **Reply #50 on:** March 17, 2013, 01:43:43 AM

The only part I found hard was polishing the scales after it was assembled. I like to polish parts on their own, then assemble, but obviously since I riveted this one, I had to sand the rivets flush then polish again. For the Ti ones I'm going to screw those together with 0-80 screws.

Syph007 · **Reply #51 on:** March 18, 2013, 02:26:22 AM

Ok so tonight was prototype night and I came up with something pretty wacky, but with a purpose in mind...

So you see that I am bascially making a 58mm version of the wenger pocketgrip!

Still a prototype and I need to make a clasp to hold the pliers closed but I see no reason why it cant work. I wanted to carry a swiss keychain tool for ages to replace my leatherman P4, but I needed pliers! So this idea was born.

Its funny, I remember thinking it would be really hard to add pliers to an 84.. but doable... I never thought adding them to a 58 was even close to realistic, but then I remembered that doing them fixed mode was an option and I'm very pleased with the concept so far.

enki_ck · **Reply #52 on:** March 18, 2013, 02:41:26 AM

OK, my first thought when I saw the first pic was WTF

Dut you seem to have a plan and it looks interesting

How do you intend to keep the pliers closed?

Syph007 · **Reply #53 on:** March 18, 2013, 02:55:38 AM

Not sure yet, but my brain is churning trying to come up a simple closure method.

enki_ck · **Reply #54 on:** March 18, 2013, 03:00:50 AM

How about attaching a bail to the rivet big enough that it can catch the pliers, and cutting a small indent on the top of the plier handle for the bail to catch?

tattoosteve99 · **Reply #55 on:** March 18, 2013, 03:31:39 AM

You could always make a special liner that has small extension from it and add a clip to hold the pliers shut?

Metropolicity · **Reply #56 on:** March 18, 2013, 04:42:44 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 18, 2013, 02:55:38 AM

Not sure yet, but my brain is churning trying to come up a simple closure method.

What about something like this?

I love that idea Rob!

enki_ck · **Reply #57 on:** March 18, 2013, 05:06:55 AM

Quote from: Metropolicity on March 18, 2013, 04:42:44 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on March 18, 2013, 02:55:38 AM
Not sure yet, but my brain is churning trying to come up a simple closure method.

What about something like this?

(Image removed from quote.)

I love that idea Rob!

That was what I was trying to describe.

Metropolicity · **Reply #58 on:** March 18, 2013, 05:10:36 AM

Quote from: enki_ck on March 18, 2013, 05:06:55 AM

That was what I was trying to describe.

Sometimes pics are worth 24 words

PTRSAK · **Reply #59 on:** March 18, 2013, 05:19:11 AM

WOW, and you have the cheek to call my ideas crazy!!

That's SMURFIN AWESOME

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