How to attach clip?

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atdegs

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I'm wondering if anyone has any creative ideas as to how to attach a pocket clip to this piece. It's a handy little lockback folder with a bottle opener, but it doesn't have a clip, which makes me very unlikely to carry it often. There's a through hole where the bail loop would normally attach, which measures right about 4mm diameter. I thought I could reuse the hardware that attached the bail loop, but it's made to pivot when tightened, so it can't hold a clip in position. Thoughts?

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Are the scales thick enough to support drilling them and adding those little threaded female inserts (I don't know the correct term, sorry), which would allow you to mount a standard clip?

It's possible some sort of Chicago screw arrangement that goes through the lanyard hole would also work.
 
Dadpool said:
Are the scales thick enough to support drilling them and adding those little threaded female inserts (I don't know the correct term, sorry), which would allow you to mount a standard clip?

It's possible some sort of Chicago screw arrangement that goes through the lanyard hole would also work.
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It's hard to tell how thick the scales are, as they're sort of aluminum caps with the steel liners inset into the back. I could conceivably drill and tap the scales/liners, but I'm a bit hesitant to do so.

The full knife is approximately 7/16" thick, so a Chicago screw situation might work if I can get it tight enough. Thanks!
 
I added a clip to one of my Al Mar Ultralights (Hawk) with Black Micarta scales. I drilled and tapped three 1-72 screw holes in the Micarta to attach the clip. The screws held very well, I've actually bent the clip several times with out damaging the scales or screws.

note:
- Micarta is a very strong material
- bigger screws are not always better. The 1-72 threads are very fine and provide quite a bit of surface area for the threads to engage.

Ric
 
I did a Buck for someone here. #2-56 screws are the normal clip screw used in most knives.
 
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