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Finished up the Magnacut hunter. First tapered tang, liking it.
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Bühlmann said:
I guess I’m the only guy breaking stuff…

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Drilling a hole in a narrow spot like that will easily lead to the blade breaking. Never put a hole directly in the thinnest spot because that is where all the stress flows. Also, remember to chamfer all holes to reduce them being a stress riser.

If the hole is absolutely required, drill it post-HT or grind the finger groove post-HT. Even then it may easily break in use at that spot.
 
Richard338 said:
Gluing up a couple chefs knives. I'm hoping the horizontal grooves I added to the pins with a checkering file help lock them in.
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I've thought about this before. If the pin is solid, it pushes most, if not all, of the epoxy out. My thought was to file a big groove in the middle of the pin, but this idea seems better.
 
PEU said:
Sooner or later you try the Corby bolts and then you wonder why it took you so long...

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It's funny, I've used Corbys lots of times. I've got a special stepped "rivit drill bit" since the heads are bigger than the body. Sometimes with epoxy in there it isn't obvious when it's tightened down properly. Then there's slipping around with two epoxy slicked screw drivers. It does make a great secure connection, but the simplicity of knocking a pin through a straight hole is nice when you are feeling lazy.
 
Richard338 said:
It's funny, I've used Corbys lots of times. I've got a special stepped "rivit drill bit" since the heads are bigger than the body. Sometimes with epoxy in there it isn't obvious when it's tightened down properly. Then there's slipping around with two epoxy slicked screw drivers. It does make a great secure connection, but the simplicity of knocking a pin through a straight hole is nice when you are feeling lazy.
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Loveless bolts in my opinion offer more strength than corby with only a fraction of the hassle. You don’t have to measure how deep your counterbore is or the fastener length and they go together every time. Once you get accustomed to loveless bolts you’ll wonder why it took you so long and won’t want to mess with corby bolts again haha
 
Richard338 said:
It's funny, I've used Corbys lots of times. I've got a special stepped "rivit drill bit" since the heads are bigger than the body. Sometimes with epoxy in there it isn't obvious when it's tightened down properly. Then there's slipping around with two epoxy slicked screw drivers. It does make a great secure connection, but the simplicity of knocking a pin through a straight hole is nice when you are feeling lazy.
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For now, i have stopped using corbys and am just going with peened pins with reamed holes. Ive even not even used epoxy. The result is a nice tight fit with a nice visibly flush fit between pin and handle materials
 
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