Converting BK2 sheath screws from metric to SAE

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lhanley

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Items needed:
Drill
Screw Cutter
220 grit sandpaper
8-32 x 1-1/4 screw and 8-32 nut for sanding jig.
3/16x 1/4 binding post from Home Depot (qty 4 or more)
8-32 x 3/8 truss head phillips screw (qty 4 or more)
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Cut the head off of the 8-32 x 1-1/4 screw and spin on the 8-32 nut for a jam nut.
Open the binding post package- throw away the screw and keep the post.
Spin on the binding post and tighten down the jam nut to keep the post from going airbourne.
Sand slowly. Check fitment with sheath often.
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Sand the base of the binding post to match the depth of the sheath. Check this fitment often also.

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I ordered my truss head screws in black sooo....to get 8 screws I bought 200 (yes I have extras that can go to a good home)

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For anyone that has access to Metric the original screws appear to be M4x.7 by 8mm long
 
The binding posts are from the Home Depot. Unfortunately even with all the hardware shops available to me (and several auto parts stores) I couldn't get black truss head screws. I ended up buying a box of 200 from the big auction site. I could do the zinc in various lengths and use the screw cutters , but I wanted a clean edge on the screws and as close to factory as possible. Since I seem to misplace the loctite prior to every needed use I did a spare set.
 
So the screws are just standard M4? That's good to know, I wish there was a metric alternative to the stock handle screws...
 
If:
I had been wearing my sheath instead of sticking it in and out of my pocket when I went out to bushwack some fallen branches.
I had used the Loctite when I bought it instead of taking it to work and forgetting it.
The original hardware wasn't metric and impossible to find.
And last but not least... I wasn't on an OCD bender.

The need to have all four mounting screws be the same and easily replaceable is a cross between OCD and a senior moment I guess.:rolleyes:
I am anticipating several more of those senior moments.:D
 
Very cool man. Very cool. I had a heck of a time trying to find screws to fit the stock ones until I started looking at metric ones. Kinda surprised me that a made in the US knife would have metric hardware like that.
 
DerekH said:
Very cool man. Very cool. I had a heck of a time trying to find screws to fit the stock ones until I started looking at metric ones. Kinda surprised me that a made in the US knife would have metric hardware like that.
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Well, technically, the knife is US made and has imperial hardware. Taiwan (where the sheath is made) uses the metric system.
 
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