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At 2:53 on January 25, 2012, KnifeMakerJeff Keeler said…: Happy Birthday Daniel!

At 23:57 on December 27, 2011, Sunil Ram said…: Daniel, thanks for joining the Buck Knives Group.

At 20:27 on February 12, 2011, In MemoriamD ale said…: Re: Squirt .. not locking open.

Try .... loosening all frame threaded fasteners .. does this allow lock engagement ???

Mine locks open .. BUT .. observe mating parts engagement. I.e. chamfered / tapered button lock surface .. vs .. area in tang reliefed for button engagement. The engagement of the locking parts is greater in the closed position than in the open position. NOTE: observe the degree of "engagement" @ ea position. I suspect you will find same.

Also, when all threaded fasteners are tightened .. the engagement of the mating locking parts is further minimized.

I intend to "optimize" "sand" "polish" this area for a SAFE amount of "engagement" of the mating locking surfaces ... as a FINAL step.

PM me.

At 0:40 on February 2, 2011, In MemoriamD ale said…: Also .. the thickness of the micarta stock I rec (0.138) is going to wk great for back-spine matl too :D

At 0:36 on February 2, 2011, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan .. do let me know what you think .. once you rec the button-lock kit .. pics of your "scale mounting" would be appreciated .. esp .. how you gonna do the hole xfer ?? .. :D :D

At 21:04 on January 31, 2011, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan,

I finished mine up to the point where it reliably goes .. click .. click .. click and have stalled there J

Everything went together SWEET !!! I believe you’ll be very pleased with the unit .. I certainly am !!!

I ordered black linen micarta stock for scale matl .. but once I got It automated . I kind of got sidetracked .. click .. click .. click …. I still have to finish (start) on the scales.

DO machine the 0.390 (clearance on the 0375 dia coil spring) cavity into the blade .. for proper clearance for the stack height of whatever spring you end up using .. it is the way to do it right.

Dale.

At 16:43 on December 25, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: .. and it looks like the stack hgt will be OK .. may compress slightly.

Any suggestions on drilling the .0625 hole .. I just trashed a bit from the same set I'd successfully drilled that "Steel Warrior" copperlock for a thumbstud last yr .. no probs .. apparently that cryo-treated AUS-8's 56~58 Rc is a little closer to actual than Frost's 56~58 Rc .. go figure.

Looks like I'll need to spend some real money on a bit this time .. any suggestions ??

At 16:28 on December 25, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Here's the spring I sourced .. http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=60_85_187&products_id=476 .. am pretty sure it is the correct one .. same sa one in my Paragon .. and both the paragon & the exploded view of the assembly instructions have a machined ~ .437 dia hole @ the spring side .. to about half the depth/thickness of the blade .. which would meet up with the exixting .0625 hole. I intend to punch the .0625 hole on through the blade & assemble it that way.

At 14:05 on December 25, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Correct in observing "No Safety". Button is recessed & backed w/ ??stiff?? spring.

I've not successfully drilled the rest of the coil spring hole @ tang of blade. (it comes w/ this hole only ½ drilled .. from the wrong side !!!). So I’ve no spring installed .. yet. BUT, I anticipate NO safety concerns.

The button is recessed .. the top has a very relaxed radius .. which protrudes. The button’s retaining ring / bolster combo limit this travel (in the extreme). Also, there’s a healthy spring behind it.

Again, I anticipate no safety concerns.

http://www.iknifecollector.com/photo/albums/santa-2010

If I manage documentaion .. I'll post in Repair/Mod grp under something like "CA legal auto kit assembly" .. or the likes.

At 8:37 on December 25, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan .. have you tried one of these .. Santa arranged a USPS delivery for me yesterday .. initial assembly is tight .. the hole for the spring (tang of blade) is only 1/2 ~ 2/3 drilled .. need harder drill bit at this time .. all else really sweet !!!

CA legal auto kit (SQUIRT 2.0)

At 6:34 on May 21, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Mornin' Dan .. enjoy the day !!!

At 0:55 on May 4, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan .. the golfball handle is great !!!!

At 12:08 on April 28, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Daniel .. thanks bunches for pitching in on my MOD grp discussion .. you have a knack @ presenting useful data in a practical real life way !!

Based on my personal experience .. I believe .. lots of members have an interest in "improving" their knives with little personal modifications .. resource's might be somewhat limited .. mechanical abilities ~to~ budget considerations .. probably a little hesitent to dive in & try it ..

I started w/ simple mods .. adding a tighter radius or simple contouring to the handle .. eventually advanced to kits .. am currently wking on a DDR2 & looking for a better blade to incorporate into the project .. and certainly, dream of the future knife that will be of my own manufacture ..

I view this MOD thing as a learning experience .. if the bug catches .. could motivate a person to become a maker ..

Thanks again,

Dale.

At 7:07 on April 18, 2010, KnifeMakerT.A.DAVISON said…: Daniel welcome to the makers group - glad ya joined thanks!

Todd

At 16:27 on April 17, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan,

I posted a link to your tutorial "How to re-pin a Balisong" into a current repair/restore discussion ..

Dale replied to Terry Waldele's discussion 'NEW GROUP FORMED: Knife Repair, Restoration & Upgrade Group'

I hope you don't mind .. I personally found your tutorial very useful !!

Thanks !!

At 19:04 on February 22, 2010, Daniel Howland said…: Dale,
Thanks for the Tip...and I agree, they are nice and good quality, I actually built one from them, the DDR3 BL http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php?cPath=1_13
I helped finance the production run for that model, I waited about 1 year before I got it. I put a spring in it and made it an auto. It was a good learning experience for me.
What I meant was making a folder from scratch, my own design is my goal, soon... maybe this summer.

At 16:39 on February 22, 2010, In MemoriamD ale said…: Dan,

You mentioned the first folder you make will screw together. I picked up a kit from knifekits.com
http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=1_24&products_id=6
some months ago. I was happy w/ the kit. Haven't finished it yet ... desert ironwood scales ... but I was pleased w/ the quality. I think his kits have potential for alot of personalizing.

At 20:37 on January 25, 2010, KnifeMakerCaptJeff Saylor said…: Daniel thanks for your kind words to my video. i will check out the book you recomended! thanks for your help!

Captain Jeff Saylor, CJS Knives