DLC coated Rebar

[Teletin]

I don't know what other people do with their Rebar after they have stolen the pliers from the poor little MT to rebuild their Wave.
I had the same problem and at first I was thinking about leaving it as is for spare parts, but I like the Rebar and so I decided to rebuild the Rebar with some extras.

So, here we go.......after I disassembled the Rebar I polished the handles and coated them with a nice black DLC. In one pic you can see the handles on a special holder with stainless steel wire before the parts go into the coating machine.

The screws and the pivots didn't look that good after I disassembled the Rebar so I asked a friend if he could make me some new ones with hexagonal heads for easy assembly and disassembly.
The pliers for the Rebar are now the pliers from the Wave and I decided to make me a blunt nose Rebar because sometimes I need blunt nose pliers more than the normal needle nose pliers.

Yesterday I polished the blades and tools from the Rebar and coated them with DLC, the result is really great.
But I have to stop for now because I have to wait for the pliers and the new screws, when they arrive I have to coat them before I can assemble the Rebar again. So....you and I have to wait till mid of january but I hope you continue to stay tuned

To be continued...........

[Teletin]

Pics after the DLC coating:

[gcninja]

Looks great, I'm kinda new to the board but what does DLC stand for? 


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[Teletin]

Diamond-like carbon.....have a look over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond-like_carbon

[bmot]

Very nice! 

[enki_ck]

Very nicely done. Looking forward to the assembled pics.

[Syph007]

Oh boy!   

[Metropolicity]

Drooooool


There is always a way, hack on!

[Breezy12]

Very nicely done. Looking forward to the assembled pics.

+1 can't wait to see the finished product!

[Sparky415]

Diamond-like carbon.....have a look over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond-like_carbon

Learn something new every day 

 

[enki_ck]

BTW, how wear resistant is DLC on the blades? With a tool as the Rebar where the blades/tools rub against each other?

[Teletin]

"Applications of DLC typically utilize the ability of the material to reduce abrasive wear."

I think it will work better than without coating, we will see when I assembled the Rebar

[Syndicate]

Whats your shipping address, I'm sure there are a lot of people here that will want there tools coated, just expect boxes and boxes of tools, if you do post your address.

[Teletin]

I can tell my account number and the price then we will see how many people are left

[Teletin]

Today the other parts arrived, now I only have to coat them with DLC after my holidays and assemble the Rebar.
The screws, pivots and spacers look great and I like the new look of the Wave pliers.

[enki_ck]

Cool.

What size are those screws. I would have personally cut a straight notch in them so I could adjust the tightness of them on the go with a SAK bottle opener/screwdriver if needed.

Looking forward to seeing this one finished.

[jrp316]

Hmmm, wonder how an alox 58mm would look/work coated all in that?

[Teletin]

@jrp316
Imagine a Victorinox "Black Ice" with black Alox handles, that is how it would look because the Black Ice Series is DLC coated too.

@enki_ck
great idea with those notches
The diameter of the pivots is 4,72mm, the head is 7mm and the screws are 3mm.

[jrp316]

@Teletin - I like that idea. An all DLC coated 58mm. Scales, liners, tools, springs, the whole lot.

[lowtech]

I like the bluntnosed head - Got one for a Blast/Kick mod and one in my Surge.

[Schneider]

Very cool progression photos. Are you planing to do any more DLC coatings on multitools?

[Teletin]

Sure
Have a look: http://forum.multitool.org/the-mod-squad/fast-and-dirty-surge-dlc-coating/
http://forum.multitool.org/the-mod-squad/leatherman-tin-wave/

I will do some more and maybe some SAK`s too.

[WWW]

Sure
Have a look: http://forum.multitool.org/the-mod-squad/fast-and-dirty-surge-dlc-coating/
http://forum.multitool.org/the-mod-squad/leatherman-tin-wave/

I will do some more and maybe some SAK`s too.

 A coated SAK is a must!!
 
 Congrats for the excellent job sir!!

[bdAmmo]

Great looking work so far! Can't wait to see it all together.

[Schneider]

Any more news on this project?

[Teletin]

Yes Coating the other parts for the Rebar is next week and a friend will coat the handles with Ceracote in "Burnt Bronce".

[WWW]

Yes Coating the other parts for the Rebar is next week and a friend will coat the handles with Ceracote in "Burnt Bronze".

And I thought it couldn't get any better!!!

[Teletin]

Today I have coated the pliers for my Rebar.....nice
But I`ve decided not to use Ceracote for the handles, I will make a different surface on the handles and coat them with DLC again
More to see next week

[ducttapetech]

Sweet!

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[enki_ck]

Today I have coated the pliers for my Rebar.....nice
But I`ve decided not to use Ceracote for the handles, I will make a different surface on the handles and coat them with DLC again
More to see next week

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Oh, my.

That looks excellent.

BTW, why are you DLC coating the handles again? Was there a problem with the initial coating?