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Homemade Tweener Micarta FAIL!

It's a learning experience. You find a way to fix them so they are useable and then not a total waste.
 
CamH_16 said:
That'd be interesting to see.
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Yeah I haven't worked it all out in my head yet but my dremel has an attachment that is king of like a cone/collar I was thinking that i could cut the hex shape in plywood and make something to hold the scale under it then kind of plunge cut/router out the hex shape. Still working it out in my head. Probably wont work but its an idea ;)................if any of that made sense
 
i probably would've used epoxy mixed with glass and filled the hole in as well, then wait, then drilll, less deep, and don't use so much torque dude ;)
 
Bladite said:
i probably would've used epoxy mixed with glass and filled the hole in as well, then wait, then drilll, less deep, and don't use so much torque dude ;)
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If the broken micarta causes a problem in the future I'll take it appart and do what you suggested...Btw, did you edit the title?
 
a smidge. as you said, we don't want people thinking ethan/kabar. fail is strong word.

Note: This set of scales are made by ME and NOT Ka-Bar, I dont want people thinking that the factory scales are trash
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sometimes people only read the title, and move on. later they remember "those things suck"

perhaps that should be my next sermon: crafting good titles :D save me work from fixing them ;)
 
Becker knives cause a few individuals to develop some massive torquing muscles and skills, it a side effect of the awesomness radiating off of the raw 1095CV.
 
i've been seeing a few people over torquing, esp lately.

get a proper torque wrench ;) in/lbs not foot/lbs :)

otherwise, please never attempt to fix things like cars or motorcycles where shearing a bolt is a PITA and sometimes $$$$.
 
Bladite said:
i've been seeing a few people over torquing, esp lately.

get a proper torque wrench ;) in/lbs not foot/lbs :)

otherwise, please never attempt to fix things like cars or motorcycles where shearing a bolt is a PITA and sometimes $$$$.
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As far as I can tell, the only wrenches we use are hand held allen wrenches.... (go ahead, I know I just said something dumb, but I don't know that many tools, just knives....)
 
Looks good, those scales still look pretty functional...I guess. You learn from mistakes, so I'm sure your next set will be an improvement.

-orangish ducktape
 
orangish ducktape said:
Looks good, those scales still look pretty functional...I guess. You learn from mistakes, so I'm sure your next set will be an improvement.

-orangish ducktape
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Yeah, went and make a bunch feathersticks and battoned some stuff today and so far no problems with the scales...Appart from a little bur on the middle screw that sometimes catches on your hand.
 
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