i will need some some of those bearings!!! great video. thanks for the info. love the channel

Been waiting for this video

Thanks for the feedback, I am grateful.

That was very interesting. Really like the info in this video. I an on getting a Hawk and a Riffle later. Sounds like I am going to have to come back to this to see what you used.

Awesome video very original .No one reviews bearings im glad you did.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jeremynedrow7003

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives im being honest you do a great job man.

Putting new bearings in my xm was the best thing I’ve done. Slapped some skiff bearings in it and I can either have it a nice hydraulic slower drop shut, or I can have it as a speedy finger guillotine.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely which is amazing, you would think they would come with better bearings but hey atleast theres guys out there that make badass custom bearings just like this

I’m starting to appreciate a hydraulic action too. I’ve never heard of these, but have been buying skiff bearings for a bit, but they’re not in stock most times. Nice to know there’s other options, will have to try these on my Full track

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely !!

Cool video man. I’ve done some swaps with Boca bearings and had an improvement with action, those are open cage style though. These Gillian ones look very interesting.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they definitely help with ease of cleaning and from getting dirty in the first place aside from the improvement in action

I can't wait to try those.

Have you ever seen mothballs, and if so how did you get their little legs apart

The lockbar and detent are what control the action. The bearings dont really change the action much if at all. This is something proven since they came out with washers. There are other reasons why your action may have changed.

Hope i can get ahold of some of these from Chris for my older sweethearts/fallen stars of his that I have

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

@GillianKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Cody, the 1/4” pivot, .419 O.D. Will work with any knife before SN 48

They look great! ✌️

Ordered a set of the salt and pepper bearings for my Holt Haptic. That thing now is a super guillotine!

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!!!

@1130jawz

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives I should of been more specific, it is crazy drop shutty now, looking to make it a little more fluid, Shirogorov compared to Grimsmo Norseman if you will.

Convert a PM2 to these bearings. Just a little touch with an end mill to make room.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Sure its been done

I would like to put bearings on my bailout m4 but i cannot find any info online about anyone doing it. I would be worried about bearings digging into the aluminum scales

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you would definitely want a steel washer

What do you think the cold steel voyager series would use? Any idea? Thanks!

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

You would have to message them and get the size or measure yourself, they can email the size to you

Great video. I have the same issue with the bearings in my QSP Phoenix. You can always hear them bouncing around and rolling, no matter what I do, no matter how clean, or well lubed. Might have to pull the ole switcheroo on the bearings.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! It makes a world of difference and it makes it so much easier to clean and prevent gunk

Are you able to tell me what size bearings I need for the kershaw lucha and a maxace redqueen3?

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I'm not sure, skiff has a chart with a bunch of sizes of different models it might be on there

Where find bearing for my kizer cormorant v2 ? Size is 9.5 x 4.5 x 1.2 I think. So I can not find

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

You havevto check with Gillian but first you should verify the size from kizer

Nice!! What size bearing did you get for the QSP hawk and Civivi riffle?

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I showed the size in the video watch for it you will see the exact size its written on the ziplock bag the bearings come in all the dimensions

We need a list! Which size fits which knives, need some for my Holt Specter and Haptic, Arius, I know I know I need calipers 😂

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he knows a lot of the sizes already and you can email the companies and they will send you the info on the size, a lot of them are pretty standard

@ilzephyrli

3 жыл бұрын

I know someone on facebook has a spreadsheet of bearing sizes of popular knife models. I think it was in the mille pm2 club

@optimuscrime608

3 жыл бұрын

I have a huge spreadsheet . Here it is.. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IMiIjXGoij08hLVWh0iVaOZ5MzCnhW6wByIUJVj1b3Q/htmlview

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

@@optimuscrime608 awesome thank you

@1130jawz

3 жыл бұрын

@@optimuscrime608 yes thank you 🙏

Would this work for the Rick Hinderer Jurassic?

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Told you to swap those hinderer bearings. I love them

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

For sure!!

@Quagmire925

3 жыл бұрын

Will ceramic bearings not wear a deep track in titanium? Most makers that use ceramic bearings have a hardened steel washer on the scale/frame side. 🤷‍♂️

@tallica4life81

3 жыл бұрын

@@Quagmire925 steel bearings do too. I think it all depends if the titanium has been hardens or not. Like one of my zt knives the steel bearings are into the titanium within a week on the factory bearings. It’s an older one a zt0095bw. My hinderers haven’t. I’ll find out in time. I will just go back to my washers if I need to in time. I like the washers anyways on hinderers.

What size did you put in the riffle?

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

The size was put in the video when showing the knife i inserted the dimensions of the new bearing size for each knife

Here’s the size spreadsheet! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IMiIjXGoij08hLVWh0iVaOZ5MzCnhW6wByIUJVj1b3Q/htmlview

Chrb Feldspar Runs on ceramic ball bearings.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

I think they are open face ceramic bearings though

Whats better Gillan or skiff bearings?

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Ive only ever tried skiff bearings once both were great but im going to have to say Gillian, because he uses the slicker white ceramic bearings, and because Gillian is awesome so i like supporting him, Skiff is probably awesome as well but i dont know him and ive gotten to test multiple Gillian bearings

Please don't be offended Jared, I have to give you a hard time only because you do such a great and thorough job in what you do and I do appreciate that anyways I hope you got a good laugh out of that peace out

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Never offended 👍 love me some good humor, And my answer is ( gottem good and drunk)

Also they are holding up very well with the dust accumulation from work. Like it honestly doesn’t show any difference.

@jeremynedrow7003

3 жыл бұрын

I can see a difference in the action.

@tallica4life81

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremynedrow7003 definitely. I have a few videos on both my hinderers on Instagram.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!! It one problem i have with the open face bearings, not these

@tallica4life81

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives Im happy as a clam. My Bowie blades not as smooth as the slicer because the detent ball still needs to wear into the battle black finish on the blade. The slicer grinds about 6 months old and well broken in. The Bowie’s like 1 month old and no where carried as much as my work horse.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

@@tallica4life81 yeah thats how it works, right now im trying to break in the USMC Fighter its getting smoother by the day but boy is it a beast

He charges double or more than skiff that’s wild

Could you put those in a cold steel voyager?

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

No the voyager is on washers as far as I know

@MattieBoii209

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives it is lol seems near impossible to get parts from them so i was thinking if bearings would work lol

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattieBoii209 you can get better quality washers, and possibly, maybe roller bearings or needle bearings but they would have to be thin

@MattieBoii209

2 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives Do have any recommendations om sites or stores to check out

Nylon caged bearings

Went to order some. They deliver to every other country on earth it seems except Canada... Wtf. Oh well. Skiff it is.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

That might only be for the knives i would double check with him because i bet it would be just fine and that was specifically for his knives

Oh and I do have a set for my spyderco smock I have yet to install.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

No $#*+ thats awesome!!

hmmmm... $30.00/pair for these Gillians, with 10 balls and thinner bronze races; or $12.00/pair for skiff ceramics, with 13 balls and .050" thick bronze races.... Let me think..... :-). My 6mm pivot Reate K1/M390 is getting the skiffy treatment. Why are these $30/pair?

@NeevesKnives

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not absolutely sure but possibly where he's sourcing his materials

Bang

This seems to be becoming a trend.....my biggest frustration is that you all appear to be taking a random approach to this ...... 'eyeballing' or 'suck it a see' to determine if the bearings will work. Most knife manufacturers as far as I'm aware don't advertise the dimensions of the bearings they use....so surely you would start by determining what size bearings your knife has so you can find a suitable replacement?.......rather than 'guessitmating'. Maybe better to show people how to measure or at least accurately compare bearings before you needlessly purchase a bunch of bearings to throw into your knife hoping they fit and the action improves. Its like having a random bolt then going on the internet and expecting to be able to select a nut that fits with out determining the size, pitch or thread ...... fundamentally seems backward.

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

You can email any knife company for bearing dimension and they will let you know what size for any model they sell, also theres a spread sheet, showing how to measure is a great idea which definitely could of helped but to be certain id just email the company, you need 3 sizes when measuring inside dimension or pivot hole, the outside dimension, and the ball size or thickness docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IMiIjXGoij08hLVWh0iVaOZ5MzCnhW6wByIUJVj1b3Q/htmlview

@hityoutwo

3 жыл бұрын

It’s easy enough to buy a cheap pair of calipers from Lowe’s or something and measure the dimensions of the original bearings. Been working beautifully for me.

@bunyipdan

3 жыл бұрын

@@NeevesKnives I appreciate your response, and enjoyed your video, but this is exactly my point, I think this information in your response could have been valuable in your video. I'm not so confident 'every' knife manufacturer will respond possitively to your enquiries......maybe the better ones, the spreadsheet is a great reference. I do agree there are basical three dimensions, however depending on the original design and how they (the manufacturers) actually built the knife there maybe some other considerations when attempting to replace them. Apologies if this sounded a bit critical, guess its great to see you support small business and it is good to hear your opinion on the bearings, cheers

@NeevesKnives

3 жыл бұрын

@@bunyipdan I appreciate your input, and I definitely should have put a bit more information on this subject in the video, and i appreciate you making light of that it can definitely help me in future videos i try to get as much information in a video as possible but i definitely left out some valuable info in this one thank you for the constructive criticism, I always appreciate it.

Holy shit this dude breathes like he weighs 400lbs.

@NeevesKnives

Жыл бұрын

It's called not having a wind mic, this was a long time ago, if I held a microphone up to your mouth with no guard I'd hear your breath as well