Audra Chow

Seen here is the Hogue 3.5 EX-01 displaying the manufacturing unit clip the proprietor of this knife needs changed with a fold over clip utilizing the identical hole pattern. . Click any image to bring it out to full size. Use mouse to maneuver from one to the subsequent pic.

People have been writing me asking about this knife eager to know if I may do a clip for one. I could inform looking at pics that it was potential. Nobody wanted to do without the folder though so I never made one until in the present day when someone finally parted with their folder lengthy sufficient to permit me to play with one of those for the primary time. The clip gap pattern is set up fairly nicely to adapt to a fold over as you possibly can see. I experimented some and yes, I stored the sample so I mustn't need the knife once more after immediately. Tip down is a really very tight fold over for this mannequin. I'm not sure I might even fold it to be flush being that the outlet proxmity to the sting is so close on that position however we'll cross that bridge once we come to it I guess.

I made two clips here. The primary I did was a bit thinner at the fold. I made it such that it might actually bury the knife within the pocket. The second clip doesn't quite bury the folder all the way in which but it surely is still fairly properly snug down in the pocket. Both are very comfy in the hand. Anyway I hope this solutions the questions for some desirous to know if this is possible. As you possibly can see I took time to walk you thru the method from begin to finish. I realized a number of issues with this folder in addition to the hole proximity to the top of the handle by having this folder right here. If you have any inquiries concerning where and ways to utilize Titanium Sheet for sale, you can contact us at our web-site. I additionally found that the heads of the manufacturing facility screws stand up method tall to work for a low rider so I replaced these with a couple button head T6 2-fifty six size Torx screws to let the clip slide over the pocket rim lots simpler. Those and titanium tube tubing the original clip will go back in a baggy with the folder.

The folder shown here is nice. I like the texture of it. I feel better about this button lock than others I've seen. It has a lock for the lock which is an excellent thing with button locks. Its lighter than it appears to be like in my view and it has a tip heavy really feel in the hand as a result of lighter weight of the handle and build.The clip secures by brass inserts that are threaded. It's price mention that these can cross thread pretty simply if one is not careful so it is advised to be alert when beginning a screw to place your clip back on.

First thing I did was in fact lay out the unique clip on my sheet of titanium. Once I traced that I had a pattern to play with some and this enables me to stay with the identical really feel of the original through the use of the unique as a design template so to talk to create a brand new clip design in the type of a low rider. In fact one may do any number of things with this much width to work with so if one wished it could be simply as simple to thin it down for width to where it virtually appeared like a Para 2 clip however I believed it best for simplicity sake to try to keep on with the texture of what Allen initially created with his personal customized clip for the mannequin. Besides the hole pattern is spaced such that you can also make the clip a bit of wider so why not?

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It is a profile shot of the manufacturing facility clip shown backside and top on the Hogue

Hogue presentation aspect.

Here we have my titanium alloy and traced sample of the manufacturing facility clip

Here I've redesigned the mount and will take into consideration for the fold over so we must make it somewhat longer

I might add greater than this however my purpose is for a last measurement of around a 2" to 2.125" lengthy clip general

Shown above here is the manufacturing unit clip right with my two slightly longer blanks for this first set of clips for the Hogue EX-01

Looks like the gap from the mid point of both screw holes to the tip of the handle is 9mm for tip up carry for the Hogue EX-01 3.5. For tip down carry the space is 5 mm and it is vitally troublesome for me to fold over nearer than 6 mm normally drifting them extra towards 7 mm attributable to my tools and the scale of the jaws.

Still sizzling from the torch after the fold over for the 180

Now we clear it up some.

Nearly 2" on the dot for this clip shown here earlier than bead blasting.

Now we've to chop some new customized length screws. This is a fast and easy option to zip it off fast utilizing a skinny kerf minimize off disc, and a sheet of skinny brass picked up at Hobby Lobby and drilled with number forty eight holes which had been then threaded by me to allow me to carry screws simply for this reason.

Here we see the brand new black screws after reducing off the excess. Now we flatten those off some and take away any burr

Now dangerous for taking this myself hoping to hit it adequate to work huh?

One more shot for the first try before bead blasting

Here we now have clip primary accomplished and installed on the folder after bead blasting it throughout

Clip number two went along fairly nicely after getting warmed up. Of the two I tend to love the ones with less overhang however it seems 90% of my prospects would zero in the one which buries the knife so its personal pref as to which you favor. These type handle designs with the slant or gentle curve such as that seen on the Delica four make it troublesome to allow the clip to rise up far sufficient earlier than doing the 180 diploma fold over to actually bury the folder within the pocket. Hope that is sensible.

Now we're off to the races to do all of it once more. I may thin this one a bit extra before I'm done with it.