Slipjoint disassembly

KrisNZ

KrisNZ

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Hi all, I asked similar question in Tinkering and maintenance and didn't get the answers I'd hoped for,
I want to learn how to pull slipjoints apart,...... so I can learn how to put them back together,.....anyone got any tips or info to aid me in this quest??

Cheers all, Kris,.
 
I would buy a cheapie Rough Rider or a couple and just go at it. Watch as you go along and surely there are videos on the tube. Good luck!
 
punch, hammer... knock out some pins... might need a file to file off any peening... maybe a small little prybar flat head driver or something. Might have to just drill out pins... Not an expert, just some guy with a hammer.
 
Get some junkers that you can tear up to start with. You need a small to medium ball peen hammer. Something to use as an anvil. Some punches for pins. A jewelers saw to cut crosspins. Some rod to make new crosspins. Drill and bits. Go for it and good luck. You will wreck a few as you learn.
 
Small ball peen and grind the small side to a dull V - good for hammering with the flat side and peening with the V side.

Take a butter knife, cut off about half the end; sharpen the other half; and cut a notch in it big enough to straddle most pins. With that you can cut thru pins as you don't want to pound them out from the outside as many makers taper the hole and you will fight the taper. Cut the pins in between the liner and push them out from the inside. Use the notch if you ever want to spread without cutting the pins.

Buffing wheels and if you get fancy a kratex wheel. If you find a reasonable 1700rpm grinder motor, get it.
 
This needs to be in Tinkering and Maintenance whether you're getting the answers you want or not.
 
Rough Rider has knife kits. You can learn about taking knives apart by putting them together. I did that in some armorers schools. The RR kits aren't expensive and have a list of tools needed as well as instructions. Good luck.

Joe
 
If you can find this book get it, it's very informative.

KNIFE REPAIR & RESTORATION by Harris, Adrian A.
 
Just another tip for rivet/pin removal: I like to use a 60,000rpm die grinder (you could also use a Dremel or similar) with a 3/32" or 1/8" ball carbide burr to grind off the peened end. They are easy to center up and take most of the material out of the middle so it's easier to get the job done without damaging the scales. Taking apart and reassembling slipjoints is really all about the pins.
 
The Mastiff said:
Rough Rider has knife kits. You can learn about taking knives apart by putting them together. I did that in some armorers schools. The RR kits aren't expensive and have a list of tools needed as well as instructions. Good luck.

Joe
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T. Erdelyi said:
If you can find this book get it, it's very informative.



KNIFE REPAIR & RESTORATION by Harris, Adrian A.
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Thank's T i'll keep an eye out for it.

eKretz said:
Just another tip for rivet/pin removal: I like to use a 60,000rpm die grinder (you could also use a Dremel or similar) with a 3/32" or 1/8" ball carbide burr to grind off the peened end. They are easy to center up and take most of the material out of the middle so it's easier to get the job done without damaging the scales. Taking apart and reassembling slipjoints is really all about the pins.
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...thanks, didn't think of that :thumbup:

Kris,.
 
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