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All About Pivots?
Is there a good tutorial or post that explains all about the different types of pivots...barrels, bearings, bushings, etc.? I've searched but can't really find one. If not would someone be interested in writing one?
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I don't know of any such tutorial. When I was first starting to make folders I got catalogs from all the knife supply houses and looked at the pictures of the folder kits and supplies, especially the pivots. That alone can answer most of the questions a beginner might have about pivots. Also, I took a few folders apart - another good way to see how things might be done. There are folder making videos that would show the method favored by that particular maker - a few videos and you would probably see most of the major ideas in pivots.
There is no one way to use any of those pivots, you just work out a method that you like. For instance, you can use a barrel pivot so that it can be tightened down from either side or you can choose mount it permanently on one end. I press step pivots into my bolsters for a permanent mount but some guys prefer to set the blind end into a socket and then pin it so it doesn't turn. Bearings and bushings are more complicated but you don't have to use them. Do some simpler designs first and then add a bearing or bushing to your designs later. You'll have enough things to worry about with out that in the beginning. Bottom line: look at the pivot and figure out how you would like to use it. Barrel pivots are the simplest and easiest and pretty obvious when you look at them... |
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I am making my first folder and I am going to use a brass pin. I am following a book. It would certainly be great if there was some information out there that showed, in a parts breakdown format, the various ways to use the different pivot hardware. I will just have to tinker around as I go. __________________ Walt |
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