Scale replacement: Is it worth it?

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Carloxicus

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So I acquired a couple of 91mm Victorinox nylon scales yesterday (in the form of a new cheap knife that has the ecoline nylon scales... I'm willing to remove 'em), and I was wondering if it was worth it to replace the red Cellidor scales of my SwissChamp with these nylon scales. I would lose the pen and the pin because of this change, but I would get scales that are more scratch resistant, less prone to cracking and are way hot water safer. Plus my SwissChamp is no shelf queen. I've been using my SwissChamp as a real workhorse of a tool and I think it's time I gave it scales that will make me less afraid to get it banged around. I've never used the pen except to test it and I've never removed the pin except when cleaning the knife.

So just to see if anyone has any opinion... is it worth it?

Thanks all!

P.S. Also, if I do push through with the scales change, I'm thinking of letting my SwissChamp age with the nylon scales. It seems that the nylons would age better than the cellidor.
 
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I have a Swisschamp with Stayglow scales which is very similar in texture to the nylon scales. No pen or pin slots either. I put a small safety pin on the para-cord lanyard the Swisschamp is attached to and I always carry a pen. So I have retained all the functionality of the pen and pin combo and have really cool Stayglow scales with the nylon textured feel. I say go for it.
 
if the swiss champ is a user then i see why not... yup, the nylon would be much more durable than the cellidor... the hot stamp shield would worn out in no time...
my hard use saks are in nylons...

if you could get nylon in black, white or stayglow, than you'll be gold... i have one in white and its very2 good lookin'...

anyway, please post some fotos when you've change the scale... it would be on of a kind swisschamp eco line hehehe...
 
Iyonk said:
if the swiss champ is a user then i see why not... yup, the nylon would be much more durable than the cellidor... the hot stamp shield would worn out in no time...
my hard use saks are in nylons...

if you could get nylon in black, white or stayglow, than you'll be gold... i have one in white and its very2 good lookin'...

anyway, please post some fotos when you've change the scale... it would be on of a kind swisschamp eco line hehehe...
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Yeah it will probably be just one of those red matte finish ecoline nylon... not any other fancy color. :P

Oh yeah, I thought the hot stamp logo would leave an impression of the logo on the scales even if the silver paint is gone... is this true?
 
If you look around you can get black, blue or white nylon scales as well.

Just be careful when removing the scales 'cause If you brake the inner slots, the scales won't fit thightly on the other SAK.
 
only the silver stamp would gone... the groove from the hot stamp would still be there... when i remove and re-use some scale, i always use abit of power glue on the pivot rivet and some area, and they would stay nice and tight for eternity when done right... just dont put too much or the excess glue would give you problem.
 
Awesome. I'm still partial to using the red nylon though. I know it would be really cool to use the stayglow and the other nylon colors, but other than the fact that the red ones are easier to obtain, I'm also thinking of choosing it because I wanna stick to the traditional swiss knife color.

And also because I don't see SwissChamps with red nylon scales, probably because people don't put the least unusual of the nylons on an expensive (in relation to other SAKs) knife like the SwissChamp... but still.. you really don't see that combination around. Hehe. :)

I also like the fact that when the nylon is worn out, the logo imprint would still be there. :) Actually, I might like that even more than if the silver paint is still there. Makes it look closer to what the 108mm's have. :)
 
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So I pushed through with this today and the result is awesome.

I feel like my SwissChamp is 5x tougher now :P
 
I would love to see pics, Carloxicus.

Also, can anybody clarify what "cellidor" is and why we use that term instead of just "plastic."

A very quick search only identified this explanation: http://www.albis.com/de-en/?page=2,3,5,0

Basically it just says it's a thermoplastic cellulose compound. So ... to my layperson mind ... it's plastic. So why the fancy name?
 
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