As of 11/8/17 I'm closing this thread. I'm not completely out, so if you have a dire need PM me.
If you use up what you've already got and want more, please PM me anyway, with enough interest I will order another run, the second run will likely be slightly less expensive per set, with minimum order quantities of 10 rather than a quantity discount.
Thanks everyone!
I searched high and low for exactly what I wanted when it came to hardware for attaching removable scales to full tang knives, and I couldn't find it. One vendor has something close, but uses a hex socket which I don't care for and odd diameters. Standoffs work, but are narrow in grip range because the nominal cap screw sizes will often bottom out against each other, or not quite reach.
So I had exactly what I wanted made. It required a minimum order of 1,000 sets, which is more than I can use, and I'm selling some to recoup some of the costs.
These are made from 304 stainless and are finished black by QPQ. They are designed to be easy for the knifemaker to use. The heads are .375" +0 -.005, the barrels are .250 +0 -.005. That means you can use them to locate your scales with fractional tooling, not some off the wall or metric dimension. It means that for counterboring the heads you can use a standard .250 pilot .375 cutting head counter bore from McMaster Carr. It means you can use the heads to locate your scales, or you can run the barrel from one through the tang and into the other on a smaller knife. And the drive is Torx T25.
The heads are .100" thick and radiused on the edges. The threads are 10-32, so if you bung up a barrel the chances you have a tap to run through and fix them are higher than average.
They have a generous gripping range, from .630 to .430, meaning with just slight variation in counterbore depth you can secure scales on handles that range from over .750" thick to just over .5" thick without being proud.
I couldn't understand why something like this didn't already exist, and the vendors I floated the design idea to ignored me, so I made it exist. Since I've already paid for the tooling cost, I could have more made for a lower price. If I'm the only one who thinks this is a good idea and no one buys them, that's fine too, I'll have a lifetime supply.
I'll sell these for $2 a male/female set, or for 10 or more $1.75 per set. (If I were to sell them all and reorder, I would likely be looking at selling for $1.50 per set 10+)
If you use up what you've already got and want more, please PM me anyway, with enough interest I will order another run, the second run will likely be slightly less expensive per set, with minimum order quantities of 10 rather than a quantity discount.
Thanks everyone!
I searched high and low for exactly what I wanted when it came to hardware for attaching removable scales to full tang knives, and I couldn't find it. One vendor has something close, but uses a hex socket which I don't care for and odd diameters. Standoffs work, but are narrow in grip range because the nominal cap screw sizes will often bottom out against each other, or not quite reach.
So I had exactly what I wanted made. It required a minimum order of 1,000 sets, which is more than I can use, and I'm selling some to recoup some of the costs.
These are made from 304 stainless and are finished black by QPQ. They are designed to be easy for the knifemaker to use. The heads are .375" +0 -.005, the barrels are .250 +0 -.005. That means you can use them to locate your scales with fractional tooling, not some off the wall or metric dimension. It means that for counterboring the heads you can use a standard .250 pilot .375 cutting head counter bore from McMaster Carr. It means you can use the heads to locate your scales, or you can run the barrel from one through the tang and into the other on a smaller knife. And the drive is Torx T25.
The heads are .100" thick and radiused on the edges. The threads are 10-32, so if you bung up a barrel the chances you have a tap to run through and fix them are higher than average.
They have a generous gripping range, from .630 to .430, meaning with just slight variation in counterbore depth you can secure scales on handles that range from over .750" thick to just over .5" thick without being proud.
I couldn't understand why something like this didn't already exist, and the vendors I floated the design idea to ignored me, so I made it exist. Since I've already paid for the tooling cost, I could have more made for a lower price. If I'm the only one who thinks this is a good idea and no one buys them, that's fine too, I'll have a lifetime supply.
I'll sell these for $2 a male/female set, or for 10 or more $1.75 per set. (If I were to sell them all and reorder, I would likely be looking at selling for $1.50 per set 10+)
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