Dismembering a Busse

Jason M D.

Jason M D.

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Any tips or threads on taking the scales off?

I figure carefully drilling out the rivets would do just fine.

Any help or pics would be greatly appreciated of course.

Thanks
Jason
 
What rivets are you talking about? I've read about carefully drilling out the tube fasteners, which are just pieces of 1/4" ss tubing. To re-attach, search for Ban's method using a bench vise and the heads of deck screws to expand the tubes back tight against the scales.
 
Just be VERY certain you have the knife properly secured and that the spine is oriented in the direction of drill bit location. Be careful. You can search this forum to see what happens when you are not.
 
Put it in a sheath while doing it and have it secured from rotation. Use a variable speed drill press if possible and have a few 1/4" bits at hand as those tubes are tougher than they look.
 
syntax said:
What rivets are you talking about? I've read about carefully drilling out the tube fasteners, which are just pieces of 1/4" ss tubing. To re-attach, search for Ban's method using a bench vise and the heads of deck screws to expand the tubes back tight against the scales.
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Thanks, I was having memory issues :confused:

Tube fasteners is the words I was looking for. :thumbup:

Thanks for the help everyone. If I fail, I'll send it in to have it done. If I cut myself, I'll post pics ;)

Thanks again.
Jason
 
No one has mentioned the most important thing Jason...when you drill ONLY go in to the slab as far as needed to remove the flared bit of the tube...DO NOT take the drill bit through the holes in the knife handle...after taking off the flared bit of the tube use a "punch" to tap out the tube to the other side.

If you try to put the drill through the spine holes you run the risk of "ovalising" the holes in the blade and then having loose fitting tubes when you re-attach. Plus you get the rivet simply spinning on the drill bit and then it is very difficult to remove the drill bit from the tube.

Using a "punch" is much better...go for one properly sized to the diameter of the tubes...and go for the "tap" out straight after drilling when the tube is "warm" from the friction...it is easier than drilling all three and then going back...:thumbup:
 
PeterPHWS said:
No one has mentioned the most important thing Jason...when you drill ONLY go in to the slab as far as needed to remove the flared bit of the tube...DO NOT take the drill bit through the holes in the knife handle...after taking off the flared bit of the tube use a "punch" to tap out the tube to the other side.

If you try to put the drill through the spine holes you run the risk of "ovalising" the holes in the blade and then having loose fitting tubes when you re-attach. Plus you get the rivet simply spinning on the drill bit and then it is very difficult to remove the drill bit from the tube.

Using a "punch" is much better...go for one properly sized to the diameter of the tubes...and go for the "tap" out straight after drilling when the tube is "warm" from the friction...it is easier than drilling all three and then going back...:thumbup:
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Thanks Peter,
Funny you should say this. Just after I posted last I went back to check out how I would do this and thought it would be a better idea to drill out the flare on one side and punch it out the other side instead of drilling out the center just like you mentioned.

Glad to see someone else has this idea as well.

Thanks again.
Jason
 
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