SuperJuice KFS4

[J-sews]

What do you have against a saw, if I may ask? 

Maybe its just me (and Gareth! ) but I just don't see the point in puny little wood saws. I mean, in order to get a decent stroke on the saw, the diameter of the object being cut should be about half the length of the saw blade or less. And if its that small, why not just break it?

I must confess that I've never ever not once felt it necessary to use the saw on my KF4 (but I've had numerous occasions when I wished it had a pair of scissors) Hence the swap on this mod.

[sawman]

WOWSERS Bob , that is looking Brilliant 


I have been wondering about how hard it would be to put a thumb stud on a Buck110 I have on the way. Sounds a bit tricky

Bob GREAT work mate 

I remember there being a third-party thumbstud kit you could purchase to add to a THO blade, but I forget the name of it. :/

I believe it was called the "One Armed Bandit". I tried one on a Buck 110 years ago and it works sometimes, but a couple times I badly cut my thumb while attempting to OHO.

[SlackOne]

Maybe its just me (and Gareth! ) but I just don't see the point in puny little wood saws. I mean, in order to get a decent stroke on the saw, the diameter of the object being cut should be about half the length of the saw blade or less. And if its that small, why not just break it?

Just today I used my Wave's saw to cut off some dowel rods that used to hold my platform bed together.  It was in a small space, and there wouldn't have been an effective way to snap them off, so out came the saw.

I often find myself using the saw on goofy little things like saplings in our flower beds, thin trim board, dowels, what have you.

Then again, it isn't a Juice saw either, which are a bit more puny and flexy

I hope this is a fast week, as this mod makes me a-twitter with anticipation!  But after this...you have to call it something other than a "Juice"!  Juice is such a girly, mamby-pamby name for a multi...and this is a much cooler version

[Mr. Whippy]

What do you have against a saw, if I may ask? 

Maybe its just me (and Gareth! ) but I just don't see the point in puny little wood saws. I mean, in order to get a decent stroke on the saw, the diameter of the object being cut should be about half the length of the saw blade or less. And if its that small, why not just break it?

I must confess that I've never ever not once felt it necessary to use the saw on my KF4 (but I've had numerous occasions when I wished it had a pair of scissors) Hence the swap on this mod.

The Juice saw works great on Blackberry canes.

Just sayin'

[zepla]

What do you have against a saw, if I may ask? 

Maybe its just me (and Gareth! ) but I just don't see the point in puny little wood saws. I mean, in order to get a decent stroke on the saw, the diameter of the object being cut should be about half the length of the saw blade or less. And if its that small, why not just break it?

I must confess that I've never ever not once felt it necessary to use the saw on my KF4 (but I've had numerous occasions when I wished it had a pair of scissors) Hence the swap on this mod.

Ah ha, I see. Thanks for that. 

I have no experience with a juice saw but I sure do with the saw on my wave and it seems pretty useful to me. But it does lock on the wave and it is a little more beefier on the wave I'm told.

Anyhow, do what you have to do and I'm looking forward to the end result 

[Kmarr]

long wood saws are SOOO MUCH EASIER than stumpy ones. same with files.  I must obtain a kf4 so there can be some backing to my convictions

[sardauker]

 

[NeitherExtreme]

Holy Mackerel Bob! You've opened a can 'o worms on this one.

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

It's a good thing you're not a Brit Bob...you would have been obligated to start a Saw or Scissors Poll  

[Mr. Whippy]

It's a good thing you're not a Brit Bob...you would have been obligated to start a Saw or Scissors Poll  

...and lard.

Don't forget the lard option.

[J-sews]

It's a good thing you're not a Brit Bob...you would have been obligated to start a Saw or Scissors Poll  

Tell me about it!!

Question: How can you tell the difference between a Brit and a Yank?






 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

  I guess we know who the big Poll-Ho is...

[jzmtl]

Wow Bob, I wish I was your neighbor. 

[J-sews]

Wow Bob, I wish I was your neighbor. 

Because you don't like polls either?

[jzmtl]

Wow Bob, I wish I was your neighbor. 

Because you don't like polls either?

Heh, I'd come to, um, borrow your stuff all the time.  Wish I had all those toys to play with, all I have is a dremel and belt sander on a half broken IKEA table.

[Sparky415]

We used to dream of a dremel and belt sander on a half broken IKEA table. 

[Zed]

We used to dream of a dremel and belt sander on a half broken IKEA table. 

All i have is a dremel     although a very useful tool 

[ryan1835]

bob its the weekend now 

just sayying 

[nuphoria]

Yeah.... I wanna see it 

[cerbera147]

Bob this looks like it will be a truly useful yet beautiful tool 

I really hope someone in Leatherman's R&D department takes a look at this I think the Juice range has so much potential especially for us poor UKites 

I almost cried a single tear when I saw that lovely purple XE6 in bits on the operating table  but I realise its sacrifice is for the betterment of Leathermankind; I salute you XE6 

[Kmarr]

Bob this looks like it will be a truly useful yet beautiful tool 

I really hope someone in Leatherman's R&D department takes a look at this I think the Juice range has so much potential especially for us poor UKites 

I almost cried a single tear when I saw that lovely purple XE6 in bits on the operating table  but I realise its sacrifice is for the betterment of Leathermankind; I salute you XE6 

Nice 

[J-sews]

Made some definite progress today, but in the end it fell just short of the goal. And for such a silly reason too.....

The whole story:
I finished machining the backsides of the scales this morning, which went much easier than anticipated. Then came assembly time! Yay, this ought to be fun, right? WRONG! After spending over an hour fighting The Battle Of The Backsprings, it was back to the shop to make a little assembly jig. Then things were proceeding nicely again, until it became apparent that my pivot screws are too short. The ones I bought from www.knifekits.com are one half inch long:



Unfortunately, it appears they need to be just a little bit longer. These are already the longest ones knifekits sells, so I'll have to make my own.

In the mean time though, I was able to assemble up the first layer and the pliers layer, just to get a feel for it. Here's a few pics. (keep in mind there are no back scales in place yet)






Showing cap screw being used as thumb stud



Pliers deployed



Screwdrivers



Special blade load out for Mike LOTS

[Poncho65]

  That is gonna be so awesome when you get finished But I would have took out the serrated blade and left in the saw Yeah I agree with Mike on something Still it is gonna be so cool to see the finished product Bob

[wvucyclist]

Do you think the pivot screws will be long enough for a S2?  should be right, I could go measure, but it's so much easier just to type and ask!

[J-sews]

Do you think the pivot screws will be long enough for a S2?  should be right, I could go measure, but it's so much easier just to type and ask!

Yep, they'd be plenty long enough for a single-blade-layer tool like an S2 or C2

It's only when trying to add a second layer of blades that they come up short.

[MultiMat]

Bob that does look very very cool  .

If only we had a good fastener source, Bob , life would be so much easier doing LM mods 

Good luck making the custom jobs Bob , sounds fiddly   

[prime77]

Amazing Bob. I can't wait to see the finish product.

[ryan1835]

thts awesome, did you have to push fit the thumb studs?

[DaveK]

That is (going to be) a thing of beauty Bob - good luck sorting out the fasteners.

Then, can you make me one please? Just a single layer one, I'm not greedy

[nuphoria]

That is (going to be) a thing of beauty Bob - good luck sorting out the fasteners.

Then, can you make me one please? Just a single layer one, I'm not greedy

+1

Beeeeeeooootiful