cool mod. I want to say Jcfeguet made a similar discovery a while back.... Still, very cool, especially since that serrated blade thing was kinda dangerous. Just curious, what does the serrated blade look like outside of the tool?
Nice work. I wonder if either the pen or electrician's blade fits in that spot too?
Thats what I suspected. What on earth were they thinking?
The tang is the same profile as the can opener, so I'm sure it would. Though the pen blade might need shortening by a few millimetres to clear the cap lifter.
Quote from: shibafu on July 06, 2016, 12:44:59 AMThe tang is the same profile as the can opener, so I'm sure it would. Though the pen blade might need shortening by a few millimetres to clear the cap lifter.Excellent. I'm going to have to try this. I had a go with Gareth's Tech Tool at the meet over the weekend - it's a very nice knife.
Question - Can you put the Boker Blade into a 91/93 mm frame?
Quote from: Etherealicer on July 11, 2016, 11:58:28 AMQuestion - Can you put the Boker Blade into a 91/93 mm frame?You know I was thinking along those lines myself. Unfortunately the answer is no. But I wonder if some other pocket knife has a blade that could be subbed in to a 91/93mm frame. I had a look through my other similar-sized knives and couldn't see anything that looked like an easy swap. But I'd very much like a nice carbon steel or better stainless blade in an SAK.Boker have used a few design tricks to fit in that blade. To make space for it, the fourth pin only goes through the layer with 3 tools, and there are 2 3rd pins - one which goes through the openers and scissors layers, and a separate one that goes through the blade layer in a different position. This clever design means they can mix layers with 91mm-style back side tools and spacious 93mm-style blade layers in the same knife.You could pull a similar trick in a 91mm SAK I think. It relies on having structural stainless steel liners, but you could make those. I can imagine peening the 4th pin on a structural liner, and then adding a blade layer outside it with a bigger blade.The Boker also has a stop pin for the blade, so they can have minimal clearance between the blade and the backspring, without any risk of the cutting edge whacking the spring when the blade is closed.The final nail in the coffin for using the Boker blade in an SAK is the high tip of the sodbuster shape. It would poke out above the scales on an SAK.
Quote from: hiraethus on July 11, 2016, 10:19:57 AMQuote from: shibafu on July 06, 2016, 12:44:59 AMThe tang is the same profile as the can opener, so I'm sure it would. Though the pen blade might need shortening by a few millimetres to clear the cap lifter.Excellent. I'm going to have to try this. I had a go with Gareth's Tech Tool at the meet over the weekend - it's a very nice knife.Given how thin the pen blade is, it might be possible to fit 2 tools in there, maybe a pen blade and a combo tool. (Is there anything else that fits in the pen blade spot?) It would probably leave the spring a bit loose though. Some shimming either side of the spring might be required.From memory I think the standard Boker tool in that spot is 2.4mm thick, a Vic can opener is 2mm (hence my 0.4mm spacer) and a Vic pen blade is 1.4mm.
What size torx driver is required to work on a Boker Tech Tool? Also will I need two of them- one for each side? Thanks so much for any help!
Quote from: hobie on July 22, 2016, 03:18:32 AMWhat size torx driver is required to work on a Boker Tech Tool? Also will I need two of them- one for each side? Thanks so much for any help!T7. You'll probably get away with just one driver, the friction on the pins is usually enough to tighten the screws against.
I just bought a Kobalt brand mini Torx driver with several bits. I found that the T7 is too big for my Boker Plus Tech Tool City 5. The T6 does fit however. Thank you for your answer anyway!
You are right, the T6 is a little loose on mine, but the T7 isn't even close (would require lots of sanding). I suspect the quality control on the torx screws themselves more than the driver.
Not that much, surprisingly enough. You'll need (want) to remove the lanyard ring too. The awl drops straight in, add a washer on the outside to fill the 0.4 mm gap. The tip lies over and rubs slightly against the tip of the bottle opener / flat driver. Some minor grinding on the awl's tip would be sufficient to solve that, I think.Thanks for the tip