MEMBER ITEMS FOR SALE
Custom Knives | Other Knives | General Items
-------------------------------------------
New Posts | New PhotosAll Photos



Go Back   The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions > Custom Knife Discussion Boards > Knife Making Discussions > The Newbies Arena

The Newbies Arena Are you new to knife making? Here is all the help you will need.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-22-2016, 09:07 PM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
quick question on handle pins

I mistakenly thought my corby bolts were 1/4" and drilled my tang for 1/4". I would like to glue the handle tomorrow and was wondering what all I am able to use as pins in the handle. is zinc an acceptable material as I am able to get a hold of 1/4 zinc rod locally. I cannot find anything brass or copper that is 1/4" however.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-22-2016, 10:58 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Now live in Las Cruces NM.
Posts: 1,345
Cool

Kyle; there is all kinds of 1/4 pins available. Do you have a Hobby store or Lowes near you? They most likely have 1/4 brass rod at hand or stainless, though I recommend nickel silver pins just cause I like them LOL. If not them, every knife maker supply I know of has 1/4 pins, screws and Loveless bolts. There are 5/16 corby's for sale as well to fill in the 1/4 holes with the screw. Here is just one example amongst many.
http://www.knifemaking.com/product-p/cp600.htm

There are many more. PM me if you need more references as there are at least two dozen that clog my poor old mind at the moment. Use USPS shippers if you can as UPS is more expensive. Just FYI.

I could add welder suppliers, but they sell by the pound usually, but bronze rod is different than brass so it's worth a call to call and ask as they have many different rods for sale.

Last edited by jimmontg; 11-22-2016 at 11:09 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:05 PM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
I was looking at local places as I was hoping to glue the scales tomorrow. I have only seen 1/8" rod at home improvement stores other than zinc. I do have a few rc hobby stores bear by as well as some craft hobby stores. I will check Lowe's tomorrow for the rod.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:10 PM
Doug Lester Doug Lester is offline
Hall of Famer
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Decatur, IL
Posts: 2,612
You could even go to a hardware store and get some 1/4" bare copper wire. Whatever you get make sure to dry fit the pin material before you go gluing things up. Most of the 1/4" pin stock will not fit in a 1/4" hole. The only exception that I had was some 1/4" copper pin stock that I can't remember where I ordered it from. What I do is to use a carbide bur on my Dremmel tool and very carefully ream the whole just a little larger. You could also try to sand the pin stock down a little thinner by that could be tedious.

Doug


__________________
If you're not making mistakes then you're not trying hard enough
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:12 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Now live in Las Cruces NM.
Posts: 1,345
Try the welder supply stores and ask if you could buy just one 36" long 1/4 rod of what you want, plus if you have a metal supplier near you they will have it too.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:15 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Now live in Las Cruces NM.
Posts: 1,345
I use a 6.5 mm(,255) drill bit for 1/4, but an F drill is only .002 bigger(.277).
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:18 PM
jimmontg jimmontg is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Now live in Las Cruces NM.
Posts: 1,345
INFO overload
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-22-2016, 11:31 PM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
Thanks guys, I will tries those ideas. I know the big box stores don't carry anything 1/4" at my locations. I will try a hobby store and welders supply as well.my hole fits the 1/4" part of the corby as my drill press suffers from the wobbles.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-23-2016, 04:59 AM
Crex's Avatar
Crex Crex is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Acworth, GA and/or Hanging Dog, NC
Posts: 3,583
Wouldn't use the zinc in any case. It will eventually cause discoloration to the handle material around it if it is organic material.
You can also get 1/4" tubing in various metals and have "see-through" pins. Just be careful when flaring so as not to split handle material.....little tap goes a long way.


__________________
Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith
Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member
Knifemakers Guild, voting member
Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts
C Rex Custom Knives

Blade Show Table 6-H
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-23-2016, 07:34 AM
dtec1 dtec1 is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: ny
Posts: 1,438
when you buy 1/4 in Corby's the 1/4 part is the head the inside is usually around 3/16.....you could always just drill new holes in the tang it will be covered up anyway no one will see those extra holes in there. I think that would be the simplest solution you wouldn't have to bother looking around at stors for stuff that you already have. I have done the same thing many times by accident just find a new spot for the drill 3/16 hole through the tang and scales and go back and use a 1/4 bit to countersink the handle material about halfway through and your done no headache of looking all over for different stuff.
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 11-23-2016, 07:39 AM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
My handle material on this one will be black micarta. Do I flare the tube by just hammering the ends or do I put a punch in the ends and lightly tap it?
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 11-23-2016, 08:36 AM
WNC Goater WNC Goater is offline
Skilled
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NC Mountains
Posts: 470
Quote:
Originally Posted by gkyle840 View Post
My handle material on this one will be black micarta. Do I flare the tube by just hammering the ends or do I put a punch in the ends and lightly tap it?
Micarta is pretty tough stuff. You won't have to worry about splitting like you do with wood. If you have a punch of some sort, yes, use it to flare the end's of the tubing, don't just hammer the ends as you will deform it.


__________________
Find me on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/gpopecustomknives/

Gloria In Excelsis Deo!!
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 11-23-2016, 09:50 AM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
Lol. Dave, I'm not sure why I didn't think of just drilling another hole and not worrying about that one. problem solved and lesson learned from rushing.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 11-23-2016, 04:44 PM
dtec1 dtec1 is offline
Guru
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: ny
Posts: 1,438
kyle I am NOTORIOUSLY impatient when I do something I run at it a million miles a hour and I get a "tunnel" vision kinda thing go on...I struggle to fight that all the time. most of the time when I have a answer like that its because I made the same mistake...hopfully only once. when I try to slow down things become so obvious that normally went over my head....I stressed one day for about 2 hours cause I did the same exact thing you did with the Corby's ...it took 2 hours when I figure oh wait just drill new holes! and really if your covering it up there is no reason why you cant sometimes the simplest answers are the hardest to come across...for me anyway
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 11-23-2016, 09:59 PM
gkyle840 gkyle840 is offline
Steel Addict
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 205
I know the feeling I normally overcomplicate everything

Last edited by gkyle840; 11-23-2016 at 10:08 PM.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
brass, drill, for sale, glue, hand, handle, hobby, home, htm, knife, knifemaking, loveless, material, ore, pins, rod, sale, sand, scales, screws, silver, stainless, store, supply, tang


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
A quick question huntforlife The Newbies Arena 8 01-21-2009 05:46 PM
Quick question Jimbo The Newbies Arena 4 09-18-2007 03:05 PM
quick question SVanderkolff Knife Making Discussions 4 07-30-2003 06:03 PM
Just a quick question. Keith Montgomery Ed Caffrey's Workshop 4 08-14-2002 10:16 PM
Quick question GEM1N1 Knife Collecting 2 05-03-2002 08:39 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:30 PM.




KNIFENETWORK.COM
Copyright © 2000
? CKK Industries, Inc. ? All Rights Reserved
Powered by ...

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
The Knife Network : All Rights Reserved