Lets see some Hinderer action

[el gigantor]

A bit exorbitant but I've always wanted one and it will be a lifetime piece. Pretty excited

I say treat yourself if you're able! I picked up a micarta scale for my 24 recently, I just need to get up the nerve to actually make the swap.

 

[jackballed]

If you don't mind aftermarket, Sharp Dressed Knives has them. Haven't owned them yet(until tomorrow), but they seem to be well regarded in the knife hobby.

Thanks for the reply. I checked them out a few days ago and liked one of their scales but unfortunately it’s out of stock. Maybe their other scales look nicer in person?

 

[SACBALLZ]

I say treat yourself if you're able! I picked up a micarta scale for my 24 recently, I just need to get up the nerve to actually make the swap.

I just did my first Hinderer disassembly to install a SDK micarta scale on an skinny Eklipse. Super easy. Everything just came apart, nothing so tight that it was a pain in the ass, zero struggle. A treat really. A much needed reprieve from some of the stuff I work on(ahem Reate). A Skiff finger bit would be a nice tool to have, I get it now(for holding the spanner bit for the pivot, and t6 for the Eklipse handle). For now, a stubby Wiha driver is good enough.

And a bonus, when you inevitably drop hardware in your carpet, it's so large that it can't go missing.

SDK black micarta with matching filler tab

 

[ferider]

 

[SACBALLZ]

Anybody see this on tri-states channel a couple weeks ago? Bgm hollow on a sheepsfoot Xm-18. Personally, I think it's badass. A good sheepsfoot is one of my favorites

 

[Centermass]

Received this SDK burlap micarta scale today. Perfect fit as always.

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And I mmaaaayyy have ordered the matching burlap scale for my Eklipse in the same finishes (aaaand filler tabs for both). They will be very matchy matchy. It’s a sickness.

 

[el gigantor]

And I mmaaaayyy have ordered the matching burlap scale for my Eklipse in the same finishes (aaaand filler tabs for both). They will be very matchy matchy. It’s a sickness.

It takes a bold man to quote himself! Haha! Also, we’re all sick here. One of us! One of us!

 

[Centermass]

It takes a bold man to quote himself! Haha! Also, we’re all sick here. One of us! One of us!

I’ve been called worse.

 

[SACBALLZ]

And I mmaaaayyy have ordered the matching burlap scale for my Eklipse in the same finishes (aaaand filler tabs for both). They will be very matchy matchy. It’s a sickness.

mine is great, im sure you will love yours. i appreciate the fact they make matching filler tabs, small mod but nice attention to detail. Gray Precision makes micarta lockbar stabilizers for the 0562 and Striders, those are cool as well.

 

[Centermass]

mine is great, im sure you will love yours. i appreciate the fact they make matching filler tabs, small but an interesting detail to add. ive never seen aftermarket micarta accents like that before, or at least very very few. Gray Precision makes micarta lockbar stabilizers for the 0562 and Striders, those are cool as well.

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I’ve always had nice products from SDK.

 

[ferider]

 

[KVT]

Did someone say sickness? I’m there. I need an intervention. I’ve got knife disease bad.

 

[SACBALLZ]

Does anyone know how hard it is to get an Eklipse pivot barrel? I have the male flat head screw, but I am in need of a black female side with the spanner bit. It's actually for a 0392 so maybe it's an older style, but I know the rest of the current model year hardware fits. I know Hinderer wants you to send it in because it's "fitted" , but I don't know if they will allow that since it's a ZT, not withstanding the fact that Hinderer provided the hardware. It's just beat up and ugly so I was hoping to install a fresh one.

 

[ferider]

You can buy Ti pivots from Etsy/ebay/China.

Hinderer offered them too, once, but is out of stock.

You can also put the ugly pivot in a drill and sand it, and clean the gap with a file, for instance.

 

[SACBALLZ]

You can buy Ti pivots from Etsy/ebay/China.

Hinderer offered them too, once, but is out of stock.

You can also put the ugly pivot in a drill and sand it, and clean the gap with a file, for instance.

I thought about throwing it in my vibratory tumbler but it's coated nitride black and didn't want to strip the coating. I'll get over it, it's a knife I guess

 

[ferider]

I thought about throwing it in my vibratory tumbler but it's coated nitride black and didn't want to strip the coating. I'll get over it, it's a knife I guess

There are black Ti pivots on ebay, check, for instance, 305752629946.

 

[Centermass]

Did you reach out to KAI? They’re usually very good about customer service.

 

[el gigantor]

OD Green is my favourite!

 

[SACBALLZ]

Did you reach out to KAI? They’re usually very good about customer service.

They don't have any replacement parts for 0392's any more. Which theoretically isn't a big deal, because all the hardware is made by Hinderer and still compatible. I'll call Hinderer tomorrow and see if they will sell me a barrel, fingers crossed. Bright side is it still works just fine, isn't seized anymore, and is awesome

 

[JearBeatus48]