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Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet

us Offline El Corkscrew

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Hey folks, I've got an 89 Wenger and &89 Vic w/ hollow rivet /no bail.  I truly miss the bail... but.. I kinda wanna put a non-metal bail in there just in case the blade shuts while the bail is in the danger zone.  Or maybe do metal on one and a different material on the other and see how I like them.

The problem I've run into is finding a string or chord small enough to get through the tiny hollow rivet and still be durable.

I've thought about just borrowing the bail from another SI but I don't want to risk breaking the bail with repeated bending.

Poncho.. I saw you made your own brass bail... that's cool...   You heated it up and bent it by hand? or???  Sorry, I'm clueless about this shtuff.

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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #1 on: July 13, 2017, 12:01:08 AM
Number 36 bank line should work.
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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #2 on: July 13, 2017, 01:14:24 AM
The braided nylon cord in the SOS kit fits through the hollow rivet.  :salute:


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #3 on: July 13, 2017, 01:30:08 AM
I'm tuning in for the info!!!




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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #4 on: July 13, 2017, 01:51:45 AM
Hmm, maybe a small chain? Fishing line? Guitar strings? Necklace string? Be creative, there are lots of things, the problem is being sure they will fit in there.


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #5 on: July 13, 2017, 01:56:49 AM
I made a bail out of a bicycle spoke for my 108 solo.


Of course the pics are smurfed by PB


https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,63965.msg1206898.html#msg1206898
« Last Edit: July 13, 2017, 02:00:21 AM by SteveC »


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #6 on: July 13, 2017, 02:53:55 AM
Nice!


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #7 on: July 13, 2017, 04:24:10 AM
I had some 1/8 inch brass pin stock (in case I wanted to try my hand at modding 58mm SAKs) and just used pliers and bent it to the shape I wanted ;) Brass bends pretty so if you can find some it is no problem to shape it to what you want for a bail :tu:


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #8 on: July 13, 2017, 04:26:42 AM
It isn't perfect and can be tweaked as needed but here is a pic of the bail I made right after I made it :cheers:  I have carried it some and it has held up pretty good so far :tu:

20161128_173005 by Poncho 65, on Flickr


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #9 on: July 13, 2017, 04:40:13 AM
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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #10 on: July 13, 2017, 04:43:33 AM
Thanks for all the responses but more are welcome!

I haven't tried guitar string b/c it would be scratchy... Maybe guitar string coated in that "flex seal" stuff....  :think:
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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #11 on: July 13, 2017, 10:02:46 AM
Wire coat hangers are your friend, or I have some orange nylon 'alarm pull' cord that I use. Here's the SI Farmer modelling the possibilities:
« Last Edit: July 13, 2017, 10:07:20 AM by magentus »
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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #12 on: July 13, 2017, 10:58:39 AM
Thanks for all the responses but more are welcome!

I haven't tried guitar string b/c it would be scratchy... Maybe guitar string coated in that "flex seal" stuff....  :think:
Maybe the first 3 strings that are smooth? Nylon? Not sure if nylon would fit though.


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Re: Ideas for DIY Bail for Alox Soldier Knife with Hollow Rivet
Reply #13 on: July 16, 2017, 01:28:42 PM
I'd go with wire coat hangers... just make them shorter like Poncho's to minimize risk getting closed on...


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