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03-21-2010, 05:21 PM
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My new one
ATS-34, 2.5" balde. Stainless liners, Micarta handle. About 1.5 ounces. I'm happy with it! Thanks for looking.
Don
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03-21-2010, 06:17 PM
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Very, very nice, Don. 
I think I'll make one of those bolsterless slipjoints myself. Great pocket knife.
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03-21-2010, 11:49 PM
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Yes , I'll certainly say the same as Don. Very, very, nice. Frank
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03-22-2010, 08:51 AM
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So, Don, since you've perked up my interest by showing us what it looks like, please describe the pivot you used. Looks real nice.
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03-22-2010, 09:14 AM
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Looks real nice Don. 
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03-22-2010, 12:10 PM
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Thanks everyone!
Don, it's just a plain 1/8" pin pivot, no bushing. I made two round collars from some brass .094" thick to support the pin and set them into the Micarta with epoxy.
Actually I bought a bunch of pivot bushings like you suggested a while ago. But while roughing out my parts, I had a senior moment and drilled my liners and my collars with a 1/8" drill bit (actually drilled and reamed) and then went doh...the bushings are for a 3/32" pin! I hadn't drilled the blade yet so rather than remake those parts I just used an eighth-inch pin. Seems to work fine.
Don
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03-22-2010, 04:49 PM
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So you peened the 1/8 pin over a brass washer?
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03-22-2010, 05:44 PM
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Looks Nice !
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03-22-2010, 06:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Robinson
So you peened the 1/8 pin over a brass washer?
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Yes that's it basically. I cut the collars or washers from 3/32" flat stock and ground them roughly round, then turned them on the lathe to size (can't remember exactly right now).
They have a 1/8" hole in the center which I tapered slightly with a reamer, then peened the pin in place while assembling. When finished off the pin cannot be seen, just like with a bolster.
I got the idea from watching a video about Tony Bose somewhere on the web. He uses this setup because he says just the pin alone is weak. I do it like this for look. I feel the pin by itself peened into the Micarta would be plenty strong on a small knife like this. Now, a big trapper or folding hunter might be a different story.
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03-22-2010, 08:31 PM
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Thanks for the explanation, Don.
Now to make one for myself. I like it!!
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03-22-2010, 11:40 PM
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Don that looks really good, I like the way that you did the pivot as well.
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03-23-2010, 07:43 AM
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Hi Don! Nice job on the slip joint. I really like the look of a wharncliffe blade in simple clean pocket knife.
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