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SJTAC - removing the coating
- Thread starter Brendan
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M67
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Here's my thread about stripping my FFBM:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=761796
A pic of my NMSFNO after the strip job:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751322
And a thread about stripping: what type to use, and tips
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=743659
As for tips:
1) If you use the stripper that's in the bottom link, wear gloves, it is the only stripper I've found that burns when it touches you, and it burns like hell sometimes.
2) When it comes to sanding, be patient, that decarb is hard to get off sometimes.
3) If you have some places that you really want to shine, be creative on how to do that. I wanted my NMSFNO's spine and talon holes to shine, so I put green buffing compound on a flexible peice of leather and on a small leather strap and kept rubbing it until it really shined. I don't know how much you want your SJTAC to shine, but that's what worked for me.
Hope some of that stuff helps.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=761796
A pic of my NMSFNO after the strip job:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751322
And a thread about stripping: what type to use, and tips
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=743659
As for tips:
1) If you use the stripper that's in the bottom link, wear gloves, it is the only stripper I've found that burns when it touches you, and it burns like hell sometimes.
2) When it comes to sanding, be patient, that decarb is hard to get off sometimes.
3) If you have some places that you really want to shine, be creative on how to do that. I wanted my NMSFNO's spine and talon holes to shine, so I put green buffing compound on a flexible peice of leather and on a small leather strap and kept rubbing it until it really shined. I don't know how much you want your SJTAC to shine, but that's what worked for me.
Hope some of that stuff helps.
Bigfattyt
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Yes, it is basically 1/4 inch stainless steel tubing, and you can find it from a variety of sources. Then you just need to set up a makeshift rivet press (assuming you don't have an actual rivet press, or arbor press).
People use bench vises to do the trick with cut off screw heads and a lubricant to flare. You can also use brass tubing, which some of the old school knives have, but it won't be quite as strong as the stainless, from what I understand.
Here is one tutorial, there are others (this one is now missing the pics).
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=471416&highlight=flared
here is another with a very simple set up!
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=592459&highlight=flared+tube