How do they stay in there?My instructor showed me his made in the phillipines balisong the other day,and whilst I will admit the maker did a good job with probably very limited tools and materials,I think I can make something much better.My question is how do those neat little stop pins, I see on the balisongs in the gallerys here,stay in there.Are they just a press fit?Slightly tapered?Or maybe soldered?I was thinking of a small allen screw but that would only match up on one side.Any hints on how you guys do it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
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balisong stop pin
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Press fit!! just drill a few thousandth's undersize and pressfit your pins in place.
Thanks mate,ever any hassles with loosening or wear? As they cop a bit impact with all that flipping and sometimes dropping.Similar question about screw on pivots are they less likely to loosen with a bushing in there so you can tighten them down or does a bit of loctite on the thread suffice?I was leaning toward a peened pin like the older benchmades as theres no way it can come off and send half your knife flying accross the room.
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