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[Demko Knives MWallace]

Because I just can't leave well enough alone, I've come up with a brilliant work around. I need a new stop pin with a larger diameter in order to cure the blade rap. I don't even know where to begin looking for a replacement because I don't even know what terms to search for. But wouldn't ya know it, the threaded inserts (barrel nut?) for the ends of the clip screws just happen to be the same diameter as the stop pin.

And it fits like a glove, AND it perfectly cures my self imposed blade rap. Plus I figure (hope) I can get by with just 2 clip screws.

Perfect fix, right? Nope, the threaded barrel is longer than the stop pin and the recesses in the G10 for the stop pin are not deep enough, so the scales won't fit back into place.

So now I have another dilemma:

1. Do I file down the threaded barrel to fit the existing holes in the G10, thereby permanently sacrificing the threaded barrel? OR

2. Do I drill the stop pin holes a bit deeper and risk permanently removing the possibility that the original stop pin will fit again?

I'm leaning towards #2 as the stop pin is pretty well useless at this point. Does anyone have any thoughts from a different perspective?

That’s what I was going to suggest, though not the idea you came up with using the threaded barrel. You need a shouldered pin, though I have no idea where to find one or what size you’d need. Or you could use digital calipers and see the diameter of the shouldered pin. Maybe an 1/8” or 5/32” straight pin would work? Those can be easily found and you could grind or cut to length. But you would also have to drill the scales to fit. The solution you found is a brilliant one! Of the two possible fixes both have their risk and I’m not sure of your comfort level in these. For #2, be careful as I don’t think the scales lay flat due to the contours of the handles. Good luck.

 

[oldmanwilly]

Demko Knives MWallace thanks! I think I'll stick with option #2 above and take my time. I'm sure it's become clear by now that I'm more than willing to rush head first into modifications with a mere scintilla of forethought and zero measurements, so my comfort level is about 9.5 out of 10. I'll also try to find some shouldered pins so that the threaded barrel/barrel nut will be a temporary fix. I need a new pair of calipers anyways as the ones I have now are cheap and darn near impossible to read. I probably have a bit more trial and error ahead.

If Old Steel was still in business I wouldn't hesitate to call up the Ventura office and ask to buy some spare parts, but that's not how things worked out. So it goes.

 

[DocJD]

Demko Knives MWallace thanks! I think I'll stick with option #2 above and take my time. I'm sure it's become clear by now that I'm more than willing to rush head first into modifications with a mere scintilla of forethought and zero measurements, so my comfort level is about 9.5 out of 10. I'll also try to find some shouldered pins so that the threaded barrel/barrel nut will be a temporary fix. I need a new pair of calipers anyways as the ones I have now are cheap and darn near impossible to read. I probably have a bit more trial and error ahead.

If Old Steel was still in business I wouldn't hesitate to call up the Ventura office and ask to buy some spare parts, but that's not how things worked out. So it goes.

Sad for the CS situation with GSM , not your post .

 

[oldmanwilly]

In case anyone cares to know, I drilled the stop pin recesses a bit deeper and the threaded barrel slipped in nicely so that I could reassemble the knife without issue. I didn't take any pics because there weren't many new images to see: we all know what an assembled Bush Ranger looks like.

It may be worth noting that I bought a 1/8" drill bit, as that diameter seemed to match that of the stop pin when held up together. However, the recesses for the stop pin were slightly smaller than 1/8", so I slightly increased their diameter when I drilled them out. Maybe the factory in Taiwain is using metric when sizing internal parts? Nonetheless, the threaded barrel now fits in loosely when disassembled but is held tightly in place when reassembled.

So, crisis averted for now and a major lesson learned. Now to freshen the edge and get back to work.

 

[Demko Knives MWallace]

In case anyone cares to know, I drilled the stop pin recesses a bit deeper and the threaded barrel slipped in nicely so that I could reassemble the knife without issue. I didn't take any pics because there weren't many new images to see: we all know what an assembled Bush Ranger looks like.

It may be worth noting that I bought a 1/8" drill bit, as that diameter seemed to match that of the stop pin when held up together. However, the recesses for the stop pin were slightly smaller than 1/8", so I slightly increased their diameter when I drilled them out. Maybe the factory in Taiwain is using metric when sizing internal parts? Nonetheless, the threaded barrel now fits in loosely when disassembled but is held tightly in place when reassembled.

So, crisis averted for now and a major lesson learned. Now to freshen the edge and get back to work.

Well done.