Recommendation? Clamping, drilling, and tapping liners through cover materials

Josh K

Josh K

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I have a folding knife which has a two piece handle, titanium liners and a unfixed G-10 scale aligned on top. Any advice on clamping and drilling so everything lines up when the knife is back together? Tools available, basic clamps, drill press, a mild amount of elbow grease.

I’ve thought about putting pins in it and then clamping it flat, and this feels like it would work but it’s a little “janky.” I thought about using a clamping fixture on the inside of the pivot, but then I need to raise the entire handle assembly up and clamp it down again which feels tricky.
 
Josh K said:
I would like to keep these as two separate pieces if at all possible. Gluing them together crossed my mind but it would be a last resort.
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it takes seconds to separate and the glue is easily removed. It’s completely temporary and fastest, simplest way
 
Busto said:
Couple of drops of CA will hold the parts together while fabricating then use "Debonder" which will release the CA adhesive. I've used it for years doing slipjoint covers.
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A debonder such as Goo Gone? The G-10 cover is already finished on both sides if that makes any difference.
 
No offense meant, but google CA glue and CA Glue debonder. Commonly referred to as superglue and the debonder separates parts. I don’t know a knife maker who doesn’t use CA Glue to hold parts together during at least some operations
Josh K said:
A debonder such as Goo Gone? The G-10 cover is already finished on both sides if that makes any difference.
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The only thing I might add is use a light touch with the CA glue ... maybe put some glue out of the bottle onto wax paper, then use a toothpick to transfer a small amount onto the surfaces you are glueing together ... make release easier .. It is too easy to overdo it directly from the bottle
 
Daniel Carraher said:
No offense meant, but google CA glue and CA Glue debonder. Commonly referred to as superglue and the debonder separates parts. I don’t know a knife maker who doesn’t use CA Glue to hold parts together during at least some operations
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Thanks for the tips! Well, I'm not a knife maker. I appreciate the pointers. I'm familiar with CA (as the bottle of superglue) and not with the temporary applications or maybe more industrial mixes. I put "debonder" into McMaster and it came up with some stuff which looked very similar to the orange bottle goo gone I use for stickers. I'll use a light touch of it and see how it works. I'm fairly certain I've removed superglue with hot water before, I suppose that works as well as anything in a pinch.
 
Dosent take much heat to make the ca release , debonder is not a necessity
 
I usually put parts in the freezer for a little while and then give them a smack against a piece of wood to seperate them after fixturing with super glue
 
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