CRUWEAR Military Converted to Tip Up

nccole

nccole

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I know this gets a lot of discussion, but I decided to convert my Military to tip up. I had to do something other than stock, too much sticks out of the pocket. I looked at STR, but thought if I was going to change it why not make it what I really want? I found some SS press in inserts (go here, http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1123113-Tapping-into-G10-and-only-G10-for-screws to check out a thread I started in the tinkering section) and converted it and am very pleased with the results. It really was a very easy job, drill the holes, tap them in, and insert the screws. I also put a very small amount of super glue on the inserts before tapping them in and noticed them spreading when I inserted the screws. We'll see how they hold up.







 
Thanks, she is getting used for sure, very impressed with CPM CRUWEAR so far.
 
Nice. I'm planning to convert my ti Millie when I go back to the states. The military is quickly growing on me, but miss not being able to lanyard my truck key to my knife!
 
Good upgrade and nice work.I hope the next generation Mili has the upgrades you made from the factory.DC clip and tip up option.Thanks for sharing...
salmonkiller
 
Looks great! I had a chance to carry a milli (from the pass-around) and being tip up was my only complaint. Dont clean it, its got character!
 
Cereal_killer said:
Looks great! I had a chance to carry a milli (from the pass-around) and being tip up was my only complaint. Dont clean it, its got character!
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The blacked out Mili? I carried that too. It pushed me to grab the CRUWEAR version. Too late on the cleaning, but it is already a little dirty again. The dirt pattern around the old clip looked odd with the old clip gone. I will get it nice and dirty :D though.
 
Looks great! I'll be ordering the same for mine. I wonder how they would hold in micarta.
 
Nccole, having read this thread and "Tapping into G10 and..." I'm really encouraged. I have a Cruwear Millie and would love it converted to left-hand carry. My first choice would be to acquire scales that accommodate 4-way carry. My second choice would be to tackle the job myself. I'm mechanical but one mess up and it's all over so I'll seek out my first choice. If anyone happens to read this post and know if these scale exist, please post what you know.
 
Nice solution, how do you find deployment with that set up? Do you have big ol hands, or do you have to work your way up to the pivot?
 
I have medium hands. I prefer tip up due to every other knife I carry is tip up, it is safer imo, it leaves more pocket space, and I am not being scratched by the jimping of the thumb ramp anymore. As far as deployment, first off I am not trying to set any records so it is not a priority. With tip down, the thumb hole was easier to get to, but I had to flip the knife over in my palm to get it into position. With tip down the knife is orientated properly, but I do have to slide it down a bit to get to the thumb hole. It's a wash for me, and all other points are positive for tip up for me. The notion that tip down is the one and only way to carry this knife is nonsense to me. The more likley reason behind it is at the time four-way clips were not the thing and most knives came with one clip position. The decision for tip down was made for two primary reasons, one being the ease of getting it out and deploying such a big knife as decided on by Spyderco, and the other is the Military does not have full liners so there is nothing for the clip to anchor in. Since the Military has not been re-designed (no Military 2 yet, and remember the original Para has tip down only), it has not received a four-way setup. I would bet big money the Military 2 will have a four-way option. I will say I would rather have the Original Military with my mod than a fully lined Military 2 weighing more so it can have tip up. If Spyderco uses inserts like I did that would be perfect. The inserts have been used in production knives (Kershaw Echelon comes to mind)and I have not heard one complaint from them.
 
nccole said:
The blacked out Mili? I carried that too. It pushed me to grab the CRUWEAR version. Too late on the cleaning, but it is already a little dirty again. The dirt pattern around the old clip looked odd with the old clip gone. I will get it nice and dirty :D though.
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Yep that's the one!

I liked the dirt on yours, when I first looked at it it actuall looked like natural G10 (like if you sanded the digicam factory scales) so it took me a minute to realize it was grey G10 lol.


Stand Straight said:
Nccole, having read this thread and "Tapping into G10 and..." I'm really encouraged. I have a Cruwear Millie and would love it converted to left-hand carry. My first choice would be to acquire scales that accommodate 4-way carry. My second choice would be to tackle the job myself. I'm mechanical but one mess up and it's all over so I'll seek out my first choice. If anyone happens to read this post and know if these scale exist, please post what you know.
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Hey man 2 things- 1 there's a no advertising policy here and 2 we don't want to stray off topic in nccole's post.
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