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yoko said:
Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist I'm 10 toes down on the full size folder!!!!!!!!

Would there be a chance for a thin modified sheepsfoot blade in it also?

And are you going washers over bearings?

My honest opinion with dust, overspray and other things I've dealt with in my shop washers hold a slight edge over bearings
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Nathan the Machinist said:
The Shiro did teach me that bearings can be pretty durable in rough use and tolerate wet gritty dirty environments better than I would have thought they would. But I'm not going to go that direction at this time.

I'm going to use "washers" that are integrated into the hardened steel 3V frame. Because I personally don't want to have to worry about grit affecting the durability and longevity of my pocket knife. I'm pretty rough on stuff, and I'm building this for my own personal preferences.
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Nathan the Machinist said:
No but I did buy an Okamoto surface grinder that can control the thickness of the blade to approximately 50 millionth of an inch, and I will be integrating the pivot into the frame and that "washer" and the top of that pivot will be finish cut with the same tool in the same setup, back to back, on a fresh tight Mori Seiki that can also control that dimension to within about 50 millionth of an inch, so I intend to design it with no adjustability. No take-up screw at all. You just run it down tight and that's what you got. If you want to tighten it up you'd have to lap the end of the pivot down a little bit. Just built-in precision, no adjustment, you tighten it up and it just is what it is. Although I think you'll be able to drive a truck on it and still flip it.

It will probably be a terrible pocket knife.

I'm known for my fixed blades, why would you want to buy a pocket knife from me. It's going to be terrible.
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Nathan the Machinist said:
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I'm considering an integral construction of the frame, that key together to make a folder that does not look big and bulky, but is actually the most durable thing out there. Solid Delta 3V. I'll bet you a dollar you could park a truck on it and it will still open. That you can pry with it everyday for years and it will never develop play or damage from rough use.

A lot of overbuilt folders suffer from the limitations of their hardware and the pivot. A 5/16" pivot that is integral to the frame in hardened 3V, held with a large grade 5 titanium screw addresses the weakest point of the assembly.

I'm not looking for indestructible. I'm looking for something that will tolerate rough use without taking damage. Meaning you don't have to take care of it. You can just use it like a fixed blade and not worry about messing it up.
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Huh. That’s pretty effin genius. 🤔 Dang. :cool:
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
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I'm considering an integral construction of the frame, that key together to make a folder that does not look big and bulky, but is actually the most durable thing out there. Solid Delta 3V. I'll bet you a dollar you could park a truck on it and it will still open. That you can pry with it everyday for years and it will never develop play or damage from rough use.

A lot of overbuilt folders suffer from the limitations of their hardware and the pivot. A 5/16" pivot that is integral to the frame in hardened 3V, held with a large grade 5 titanium screw addresses the weakest point of the assembly.

I'm not looking for indestructible. I'm looking for something that will tolerate rough use without taking damage. Meaning you don't have to take care of it. You can just use it like a fixed blade and not worry about messing it up.
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Yes! Freak yeah man!
 
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