Red loctite woes

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connorr93

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So about 6 months ago I had the brilliant idea of loctiting the screws in my BK-7 handle. Fast forward to this morning. I tried removing the handle and forgot about the loctite, long story short, I stripped out the side of the handle that holds the nuts.

I ended up dremeling out the handle to get a socket around the nuts, then using a blow torch to melt the red loctite. Anyways, all that to say, does anyone know where I can find replacement original handles?
 
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You could probably get a set direct from Kabar customer service.

Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday - Closed

1040 East State Street
Olean, New York 14760
Phone (716) 790-7000
 
Should have asked us for tips on how to get them loose before you started, I have a lot a experience getting stuck and Loctite screws out of guns.
FWIW
Heat up a piece of round stock, about the same diameter as the screw or an old screwdriver works too, til its red hot and simply hold it on the nut and let the heat transfer.
Do this a couple of times, checking to see if you can break it loose between heating's. Red Loctite is tough stuff but can be broken loose. The Green stuff is terrible.
 
Yeah Cschol the green stuff is sleeve retainer, and is not meant to come loose at all as far as I know.
 
I've never been able to break it loose with out a lot of heat and pressure, usually destroying things in the process.
 
Red means STOP - Danger. The blue is for you. That is how I remember which is which.
 
Connorr,
I've got some I can send you. Just email me your address and I'll get em out tomorrow or the next day.
Rich
 
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