84mm Alox Cybertool w/ 91mm scissors (WIP) (Pic heavy)

[DavZell]

A tragedy that the pictures for this stupendous mod are gone. It deserves to be seen.

I was thinking of attempting to recreate this awesome cybertool mod.  Doesn't seem like anyone else has done it since Glynn.

I started reading from the top and thought "man, I wish there were still pictures!"  Then I got to your comment.  It would be great to see this.  0lease do post your project.  Can I recommend you do it as it's own discussion (link to here included) so that no one opens this and skips it for no pictures?

[Don Pablo]

I started reading from the top and thought "man, I wish there were still pictures!"  Then I got to your comment.  It would be great to see this.  0lease do post your project.  Can I recommend you do it as it's own discussion (link to here included) so that no one opens this and skips it for no pictures?

I wrote that when I had prospects of making use of some equipment, but that didn't pan out so it didn't go anywhere. I'll revive it and let you know if I ever get appropriate equipment.
In the meantime, if you or anyone else does this sort of thing I'll be VERY interested and cheer you on.

[BarbaBaba]

Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I'm probably going to attempt this 91mm scissor conversion, and I wanted to get it right on the first try.  I firgure its better to keep the discussion in one thread if people are searching for info on this mod.  (like I have been)

I'm hoping that someone can sanity check my plan before I start grinding.

My plan is to grind the tang 7.5mm wide (similar to a Cadet nail file).  This means that it should work with a standard 84mm knife layer backspring (with a custom rest/spacer at the other end); though I still have to figure out what to do about thickness, as the scissors are 0.15mm thicker than a sissors layer.

Since I want to keep the griding as simple as possible, so my plan is to drill the new hole (carbide bit) slightly off-center from the original hole, so that after grinding a straight bottom edge, the new hole will be centered in the 7.5mm tang.  Then, grind the notch so that doesn't interfere with the backspring when opened.

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I'm probably going to use a dremel & grinding wheel to do the grinding and finish with a diamond burr.  I have considered putting the grinding wheel bit in the mill and trying to take small passes with it to insure a straight edge grind-- but I'm not sure how well this would work.

Thanks for any suggestions.

I have successfully made a backspring for a scissors in G-10. It holds up well and is snappy . If you are making the scissor in a separate layer anyway, it could be worth trying *tip for any one

[Helvetica Bold]

I can’t see the pics of this, what sounds like, spectacular mod…feel like I’m missing out!