100+!? Must take you ages.
Quote from: Benner on June 05, 2008, 05:11:05 PM100+!? Must take you ages.I'm a fast tapper. It goes pretty quickly. I counted 655 taps on a farmer the other day. I thought it woud be a much lower number.It would probably be more useful to show pictures of the process with an alox knife since you won't be using rivets on your squirt. Brass or nickel silver rod is the way to go.
Wouldn't it be easier to get a small Spyderco full serrated knife? If you are wanting the squirt for the tools, why not pair the Spyderco with a LM Kick?
The knife pivot is at the pliers end of the Juice...I have my doubts about the shear strength of the brass pin stock that we use for SAKs for a Juice mod. A magnet tells me that the Juice pins are steel.
And to make things more easy I had to find something to keep it together at the knife tip end that fits flush. So that the knife, which is a bit longer than the original knife, can be closed. If you know what I mean...
No the screws does not have the right diameter. If I remember it correct the pin hole is 3.2 mm and as far as I know there are no screws with that diameter. At the moment I use hollow brass tube that fits exactly in the hole, tapped tread in it and used M2 screws to bold every thing together.
Doh! I was thinking the Juice this whole time ...the Squirt is a pretty tiny platform to try to fit a lock into.
Yeah, that's what I tought @ J-sews, #5 srews? I'm not sure if those can be found overhere. At least I did not found anything that would fit snug. But if I ever find them, you suggest just a screw through the squirt and a bolt at the otherside? That's would be the best option I guess. That way I can take it apart if I want to clean it or something like that. But where can I get those right size nuts and bolt? (Sorry, just thinking out loud)BTW, any thoughts about a knife locking mechanisme?
Ah ha, "spring" steel. That makes sence About those #5 screws I'll find them, I'm sure. I found some Dutch knife makers on the internet. They should have a few laying aroud I suppose. But smart thinking J-sews, regarding the spring steel. I already looked around the house and couldn't find anything I could use. But tomorrow I'm back at the office, there should be something I can use.In the mean time I've gazed at the squirt for quit some time now and perhaps I should try something completly different. Not sure what, perhaps make entirely new handles and just use the pliers from the Squirt. I like the spring loaded pliers and the size of the total package. Or, I do have a spyderco dragonfly laying around, little bigger but very light as well, perhaps that will combine somehow with the pliers and will make a good plan B. But Leatherman and Spyderco do not come cheap over here so can't screw that one up like it looks like I'm doing right now with the Squirt Another thought. How about 1/8 dowel pins. Easy to soften so you can file. Two ten thousands over size so can make a tight very strong pivot. For the ends, two brass bushings which can be riveted into or just Loctite in the bushing. I have spring steel .025 or .63 mm. a bit under 10mm wide, very strong. If you would like to try this I will make the brass bushings and mail you a piece of spring steel the length you need along with the dowel pins which I will soften. Email me if you want to try.Richard Well, first we'll see what I can dig up at the office...