Alright folks, working on slipjoint #3. This time I went with brass liners and washers (a la sodbuster). Know some of the basics but have a couple of questions.
One, is everything dry fitted, or do you glue the liners to the handle material?
Two, I'm not satisfied with the snap yet on all of my test fittings. A little too weak. Pin holes are set. I've added a little bend to the spring to give it more tension, once. Questions here are: should the spring bend? Might not be springing enough b/c of the hardness. Should I add some more bend to increase the tension? Snaps open OK but weak, ok at the half stop, but the tip stays about 1/8 too far out on the close.
Any tips/suggestions?
Spinning helicopter of death got me, so no more knife business tonight. Lucky no stitches. Use clamps, folks.
One, is everything dry fitted, or do you glue the liners to the handle material?
Two, I'm not satisfied with the snap yet on all of my test fittings. A little too weak. Pin holes are set. I've added a little bend to the spring to give it more tension, once. Questions here are: should the spring bend? Might not be springing enough b/c of the hardness. Should I add some more bend to increase the tension? Snaps open OK but weak, ok at the half stop, but the tip stays about 1/8 too far out on the close.
Any tips/suggestions?
Spinning helicopter of death got me, so no more knife business tonight. Lucky no stitches. Use clamps, folks.