broken pins

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codei

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ive got the silver jaguar with black plastic inlays in the handles. i was playing with it a few weeks ago and the pins on the safe side came apart, no problem i just hammered them back together.
today i was playing with it and they came apart again, however when i picked them up off the floor, it seems that the (pardon) male piece actually broke off in the female. so basically both pieces of the pin are worthless now, and i cant get the broken piece out.
ive seen tips on replacing pins but they appear to be hammering a nail into half of the already existing pin (which i can not do now). is there a way to replace the entire thing or do i need to get a new knife?
 
>>is there a way to replace the entire thing

Just pull what is left of the old pin out with a vice grip. American made tools are better and easier to grab a hold of it with. Then put in as big of a finish nail as you can fit in the hole. Cut it off about 1/8 inch longer and hammer it down. It's really fast and easy to do. Nails are better than regular pin material, because they are made out of hardened steel. Regular pinning material is just to soft of a metal. I put up a post on it a few days ago, you could check that out at: http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum47/HTML/000839.html).

It's far better to replace the pin in the knife you have rather than to go out and buy a new one, because once you put a decent pin in there, they will last quite a while. Of course if you want a new one, I would be glad to sell you one, I got LOTS to sell
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Thanks, JohnR7 www.BalisongKnive.com

[This message has been edited by JohnR7 (edited 10-25-2000).]
 
>> Dang it John!! I was typing my reply when you stepped in and you did it faster, oh well, someone had to do it

I am sure there are some tips you could add. Like I keep forgetting to tell people to use two hammers, one to put the head of the pin on to hold it when you hammer on the other end of the nail. What would be neat is if we could get someone with some drafting skills or the software to do a blow up drawing for us
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JohnR7, i was looking through your directory of images. the fhm balis you have are pretty cool looking but sorta out of my price range. Im just curious how the blade quality is on those? sharp, hold an edge, complete ****? the blade on my jaguar is incredibly sharp stainless steel and ive cut my fingers plenty of times simply but bouncing the blade.
 
>>Im just curious how the blade quality is on those? sharp, hold an edge, complete ****? the blade on my jaguar is incredibly sharp stainless steel and ive cut my fingers plenty of times simply but bouncing the blade

The Philippines is a very rich nation, when it comes to natural resources. But most of the raw material goes to Japan, with the money going to the decendants of the Spanish. If your rich in the Philippines, most likely you have some Spanish blood running through your vains.

In my opinion, the quality of the iron is right up there with the United States and Germany. But it takes time and work to harden and temper iron, using the primitive equipment that they have in Batangas. So, it is possible to get a knife with hardened steel from the Philippines, but there is a chance it will crack, break or shatter also if you were to try and test it for it's strength. Even the best of knife makers using primitive equipment, will have a blade shatter on them from time to time.

In Taiwan, the quality of the iron is not as good as the Philippines. But their manufactoring process is far advanced, esp. when it comes to hardening and tempering the metal in the blade. So they are very hard and sharp blades coming out of Taiwan.

If you take a high end Taiwan knife, like a Columbia River, and compare it to a high end Japan made knife like a Spyderco. The Japan knife is going to be a much better item. Because if for no other reason, they have better iron to begin with.

There are countries like Pakistan, that has iron that will harden well, and take a very good edge. But it will not hold an edge at all. Not even for a day. Compared to a USA, Japan or German knife that will hold an edge for weeks. That never really needs sharpened, just honed with either a old leather belt or now a days, people use a round ceramic rod. Thanks, JohnR7 www.BalisongKnife.com
 
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