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Or check out my new Harness Jack.:thumbup:
I got this 64 Camillus US Scout from a fellow forum member in the PIF thread over in general knife discussion.He said it had a bad spring for the screw driver & can opener & I figured I could remove the bad spring & the SC/CO & make a harness jack out of it so I asked for it.
Well,it was a bit of a PITA,but I got it done with a minimum of cussing.
This was my first slip joint project & I'm just glad I didn't have to deal with some nice covers like bone or stag or I would have broken them for sure.
Hats off to Glenn & others that work on slippies.:thumbup:I now have a better appreciation for what you do.
Anyways,I ground down the pins heads on one side with my trusty Dremil & had to make a punch small enough to fit the pin holes out of a 5/64th drill bit.I just broke it in half & used the shank end to drive the pins out.Actually I just drove the pins out far enough to get the SC & CO off,then tapped them back through.
Just a heads up if anyone wants to try this,the SS covers are soft!They bend real easy when reassembling & getting them to line up on the pins isn't easy because there is spring tension on one side while trying to align the pin into the opposing hole in the cover.
So,I got it all back together & just needed to grind the pins down to where a 1/16" or so stuck up & then peened them down with a Ball Peen hammer.
Then with a little tweaking here & there I had myself a new old HJ from an old GI Scout.
It ain't pretty,but it is serviceable & the remaining spring is good & strong so the spear & punch blades really take a pull to get them open & have great snap closing.(think bear trap)
Now to make handles for the screw driver & bottle opener.
The spare parts with half the broken spring on the bottom.
With my other punch bladed knives.(I've been on a punch kick lately
)
Nice & slim now...
I got this 64 Camillus US Scout from a fellow forum member in the PIF thread over in general knife discussion.He said it had a bad spring for the screw driver & can opener & I figured I could remove the bad spring & the SC/CO & make a harness jack out of it so I asked for it.
Well,it was a bit of a PITA,but I got it done with a minimum of cussing.
This was my first slip joint project & I'm just glad I didn't have to deal with some nice covers like bone or stag or I would have broken them for sure.
Hats off to Glenn & others that work on slippies.:thumbup:I now have a better appreciation for what you do.
Anyways,I ground down the pins heads on one side with my trusty Dremil & had to make a punch small enough to fit the pin holes out of a 5/64th drill bit.I just broke it in half & used the shank end to drive the pins out.Actually I just drove the pins out far enough to get the SC & CO off,then tapped them back through.
Just a heads up if anyone wants to try this,the SS covers are soft!They bend real easy when reassembling & getting them to line up on the pins isn't easy because there is spring tension on one side while trying to align the pin into the opposing hole in the cover.
So,I got it all back together & just needed to grind the pins down to where a 1/16" or so stuck up & then peened them down with a Ball Peen hammer.
Then with a little tweaking here & there I had myself a new old HJ from an old GI Scout.
It ain't pretty,but it is serviceable & the remaining spring is good & strong so the spear & punch blades really take a pull to get them open & have great snap closing.(think bear trap)
Now to make handles for the screw driver & bottle opener.
The spare parts with half the broken spring on the bottom.
With my other punch bladed knives.(I've been on a punch kick lately
)
Nice & slim now...
