foxyrick
British Pork
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- Dec 26, 2006
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions fellow Hogs and Piglets.
I've finished it now. I put in an other hole, Sparks idea, and then used the original bolt to fix the liner in.
I first drilled the hole in the liner with a 5.5mm bit. Then I inserted the liner into the sheath and marked by feeling where the centre of the hole was.
With the liner removed again, I used a soldering iron to put a hole in the nylon.
I also added two small, stick-on rubber feet inside the liner at the bottom, to make sure it still had some gap after I bolted it tight. Forgot to take a picture of that but you get the idea.
The bolts needed shortening a little as they were originally sized to fit through the thick eyelets. They're only brass though so that took about five minutes with a file.
Finally, with the holes lined up I bolted it back together. Fits like a glove!
Sorry about the quality of some of the pics - my camera battery died during the shoot.
I've finished it now. I put in an other hole, Sparks idea, and then used the original bolt to fix the liner in.
I first drilled the hole in the liner with a 5.5mm bit. Then I inserted the liner into the sheath and marked by feeling where the centre of the hole was.
With the liner removed again, I used a soldering iron to put a hole in the nylon.
I also added two small, stick-on rubber feet inside the liner at the bottom, to make sure it still had some gap after I bolted it tight. Forgot to take a picture of that but you get the idea.
The bolts needed shortening a little as they were originally sized to fit through the thick eyelets. They're only brass though so that took about five minutes with a file.
Finally, with the holes lined up I bolted it back together. Fits like a glove!
Sorry about the quality of some of the pics - my camera battery died during the shoot.
Thats a nice looking sheath rig you got there. :thumbup:
