Help with Mods...

gdeno

gdeno

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I have a rotary tool but have never used it and am worried I will ruin my knives if I try to make mods. I am looking to put a finger choil on my 7 and 9. Any advise or how much are people charging to make these modifications? Also anybody know people in the St. Louis area that can do these type of mods? Thanks everyone.
 
if your afraid to do it, then dont. pratice on junk steel or blades first. the basic idea is to keep the blade cool, and to work slowly so you dont take off too much steel. if you cant find anyone in the area, ship it to me and ill do it for ya for nothing. i just like doing mods and im out of knives to mod now :(
 
Consider reading a lot of forum posts before you start and also buy a couple junk $6 walmart machetes to do dry runs on.
 
I'll do it for you, if you want to ship them, I'm 2 1/2 hours south of you.
 
Brother, if Trade's offerin', you best be takin'.

Nothing more satisfying than a mod you done yourself.

Nothing more upsetting than a mod you screwed up.

If you don't want to, take Trade up on his offer, just specify the choil depth, he has the hands of a 9yr old girl.:D

Do it, Trade's got this one, me thinks.

Moose
 
when I'm modding things, I hold the blade close to where I'm working - it it's too hot to hold comfortably, I dunk the blade to cool it back down.
I use a belt sander and an oscillating spindle sander to shape metal and scales so I can hold the blade with both hands.
If you want to do the work with a dremel, keep the RPMs down and dunk frequently.
I'm an hour the wrong side of KC from you or I'd offer to let you come over and do the mods in my basement.
 
Thanks everybody. Trade, I will be taking you up on your offer but I'm coming off a midnight shift at the PD and I'm pretty tired so I'll write you later and we can discuss further. Again, thanks everybody for the advise!
 
It's really not that hard if you've had some time using the dremel/rotary tool. The problem is having enough confidence to put it at max speed and being able to make it look smooth. IMO it's better to do it yourself because I can guarantee you this isn't going to be your last "mod", but as others said try it on something else first.
 
For sure practice on something you don't care much about or a throw away knife. I tried to mod my 2, and well, lets just say I have one really big jimp on the spine now because I messed up what I was going for. :(

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I've been using rotary tools for a few years now and found that its best to start out slow with a bit that wont remove too much metal at first.
This way it can be more forgiving if you slip and you may be able to see a mistake happening before its too late to fix it.
Then as your skill and confidence grows, you can move up to the more aggresive bits with a better idea what to expect.
 
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