Does a linerlock PIVOT need to be round or "D" shaped?
R.B. Johnson's drawing does not show a "D", nor does he sell "D" shaped pivots.
AKS sells round pivots.
Should they be filed into a "D" and the hole made to match?
Bob Terzuola's book on tactical folders says on p. 98: "Punch the anti-rotation "D" into the pivot hole using a slightly domed punch...My pivots look like a "D" because there is a flat illed into one side to prevent the pivot from rotating when the blade is opened and closed...A cross pin in the pivot which fits into a small slot in the handle may also be used."
Of what use is the "D" shaped PIVOT?
When, if ever is it necessary?
Separate question:
Is a pivot BUSHING only necessary on a slipjoint, not a linerlock?
Pardon the repeat. I asked in another person's thread, but did not get a full answer, and did not fully understand the answer in the context of the other thread. I'm trying to research ahead of asking, but as a beginner it is hard to understand some things that are obviously simple for others. It's the same in my field where asumptions of knowledge and jargon rules even though people are trying to be helpful.
R.B. Johnson's drawing does not show a "D", nor does he sell "D" shaped pivots.
AKS sells round pivots.
Should they be filed into a "D" and the hole made to match?
Bob Terzuola's book on tactical folders says on p. 98: "Punch the anti-rotation "D" into the pivot hole using a slightly domed punch...My pivots look like a "D" because there is a flat illed into one side to prevent the pivot from rotating when the blade is opened and closed...A cross pin in the pivot which fits into a small slot in the handle may also be used."
Of what use is the "D" shaped PIVOT?
When, if ever is it necessary?
Separate question:
Is a pivot BUSHING only necessary on a slipjoint, not a linerlock?
Pardon the repeat. I asked in another person's thread, but did not get a full answer, and did not fully understand the answer in the context of the other thread. I'm trying to research ahead of asking, but as a beginner it is hard to understand some things that are obviously simple for others. It's the same in my field where asumptions of knowledge and jargon rules even though people are trying to be helpful.
