Came across this video when looking for info on how to do it with a slip joint old-time knife. Worked great. My knife isn't nearly as wobbly as it was. Thank you fir the video bud

Thanks so much for posting this. I had assumed my knife (similar to yours) was beyond repair but I followed your steps (I already had a ball-peen hammer) and managed to peen the loose pin pretty accurately. A bit of tidying up with fine sandpaper and a strop and it looks and feels fantastic.

I used a flat tipped punch that was about the same diameter as the pin and it didn't mar up the bolster at all as opposed to just using a ball peen hammer 🔨.

@marcsworld1love

3 жыл бұрын

There's a few good thinkers out here. I'd use a punch also.

Can't thank you enough this is so amazing

Ì use a micro punch to repeen the pivot and bolster pins on knives that have loosened up. I took a 1/8" long shank punch and put it in my drill press on low speed and filed it to size and polished it as it was spinning in order to not get it off center. I have several in diffetent diameters to fit different knife brands and models. You can use a nail also. File it to size, then harden the end. It works just fine but doesn't last long.

Thanks for the hint. Congrats.

good info!

If a person has a really nice expensive pocket knife, such as an antique slip joint with exotic handle material, or even a rare knife, I would warn against doing this UNLESS you already have good experience in doing this sort of repair. Some knives or parts are irreplaceable, and one little slip up can result in cracking your handles, ( genuine ivory, stag, bone, abalone, etc.), or scarring the bolsters so much that a lot of bolster material would have to be sanded away, or even over-tightening of the blades, which is asking for even more problems to loosen them to the exact tension & tolerances. Depending upon the actual knife, many good repairmen will often use a special type of feeler guage to have the proper shim so that the blades are not over-tightened and have the proper blade action known as the "walk & talk". Sometimes, this type of repair may require the complete removal and replacement of the pivot pin itself. If your knife is "just a work knife"........it wouldn't be so much of a concern. But I don't recommend doing this to really nice knives. There are plenty of good qualified people who can easily repair loose blades in nice slip joint knives for a nominal fee plus shipping. We're only talking around 20 bucks, and that is a small price to pay for SAFELY repairing heirloom quality knives. Always get references from past customers. A good knife restorer/repairman should have plenty of references available. Your good knives are worth it.

@wizardofahhhs759

4 жыл бұрын

Any recommendations for a good knife repairman? I'm afraid I'll crack the 90+ year old bone and I would much rather have a pro tighten the pivot.

@ScentitarFragrance

4 жыл бұрын

@@wizardofahhhs759 why not give case a call and make a request ? You could aslo reach out to custom knife makers

@johnherbert1431

Жыл бұрын

Great advice

@howabouthetruth2157

Жыл бұрын

@@johnherbert1431 Thank you.

@johnherbert1431

Жыл бұрын

@@howabouthetruth2157oh damn. I wasn't sure if you were still on KZread. I just realized this comment is 7 years old. I actually just used this video's peening method on my swing guard stiletto that had play in all directions. Worked pretty darn good, but I overdid it slightly, so I had to play with it for a good hour so I could loosen it back up 👍

back to the hamma!

Thank you u saved my swiss army knife

@brito1482

6 жыл бұрын

lmao

If I peeenig my butter fly knife and know it’s to tight what do I do

@thecarnut9899

3 жыл бұрын

Wiggle the HELL out of it, I speak from experience, don’t do it to harshly though

Hey, Im not a knife guy but I found a really cool buffalo skinner knife while walking in the woods. Great condition so someone must have dropped it recently. Anyway, the bottom of the handle is loose. It has what looks like a pin on the bottom. what Do I use 5o tighten it? Thanks

@theWZZA

4 жыл бұрын

Probably be best to talk to a real person. It's hard to assess what the problem is via comments in KZread.

Hi there, thanks for the video. Would you recommend doing something similar to help with blade play on side opening automatic knives?

@theWZZA

4 жыл бұрын

This is a way to tighten anything that is pinned together. As others have said, a drift pin might be more precise. As for an auto, I am not familiar with those knives.

I would use a punch and you wouldn't need to puff out any hammer damage.

@theWZZA

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Do you have any tips for tightening the covers, scales, handles, back to the frame? I would guess you could use a vise and some leather or something to soften the pressure from the vice to do a similar thing you did in this video.

@1guysdumbopinion669

6 жыл бұрын

theWZZA Thanks for the reply, i think it's going to be difficult to hammer the scale pins on because it has celluloid handles and it's a really old imperial from the 30's and I'm worried about cracking them. Should I just squeeze the knife scale back on gently with the vice instead? I was never planing on carrying or using it I just wanted to fix it up a bit. Should I just leave it alone as is? Thanks.

@1guysdumbopinion669

6 жыл бұрын

theWZZA I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the reply.

Hi - wondering what kind of knife that is that you are using with a stamp of 16. I have one that looks very similar has a stamp of 22 and no other identifiers

@theWZZA

2 жыл бұрын

Mine is some kind of Camillus folder, the tang stamp actually is "91." If you ask the kind folks on Bladeforums in the traditionals subforum, they will tell you in a flash.

Ya but it had no play what so ever when I got it and I dropped it and now the blade wiggles

How would I loosen a pivot? I modded a SAK and I went a little overboard with peening the rods and bushings and now it's stiff to open. Something faster than just opening and closing it a million times?

@theWZZA

4 жыл бұрын

gently wiggle side to side, try not to over do it at first.

@Milkman4279

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, I'll try that, thanks.

hey does this work with balisongs?!? cause the one I have is sort of cheap

@nickcallahan3781

8 жыл бұрын

+theWZZA thanks man cause im gonna have to hang on to this balisong till I can afford a really good or decent one

@nickcallahan3781

8 жыл бұрын

+theWZZA right to ill do 3-4 soft taps on each side and do checks in between each tap

@nickcallahan3781

8 жыл бұрын

*****​ this worked on my balisong perfectly even without the ball peen hammer. Over tightened the bite handle but a little bit of WD-40 loosened it up. Thanks for the help!

Could I do this with a butterfly knife I bought it and it came lose as a goose

@davidpyper82

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't that the point tho

Should a new slip joint have blade play

@chrisrock4428

6 жыл бұрын

theWZZA it's a custom. Just got it today. It seemed ok at first but I opened and closed it for pictures and started to notice some wobble. I've been collecting custom folders for 5 years but just started into custom slip joints.

@chrisrock4428

6 жыл бұрын

theWZZA ok. Thanks. I'm usually too easy when it comes to stuff like this. It wasn't super expensive but for 500 bucks maybe it shouldn't have any wobble.

@chrisrock4428

6 жыл бұрын

theWZZA your right. I'm too easy. The first slip I got had blade wrap/rap and the maker tried to tell me he had a Tony Bose custom that had it.

It broke my knife :(

@theWZZA

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that.

The manufacturer should be the one doing this before shipping to begin with. Sad, really.

@1guysdumbopinion669

6 жыл бұрын

Tilbily Well seeing as this looks to be an older knife most likely the company is out of business or is now overseas or the warranty no longer covers a knife of this age. If the company is overseas would you really want to risk shipping your knife overseas for warranty repair and A. most likely never see it again, or B. have it sent back to you and say they didn't make the knife. It's just easier to do it yourself anyway in an afternoon than wait a week or more to get it back.

Then the average person throws the knife away because its ruined. In my opinion I can live with a little blade loosness.

You know if a person don't know what the hell they're doing they don't need to waste people's time on the internet KZread

Cool I clamp it to low and it press some of the hand to tight and now the blade don’t go all the way in it worked put I think my knifes now fucked but that’s what I get for not buying a good knife I just didn’t know if it would make it to me so I didn’t wanna waste to much money. But maybe I’m just drill out the rivets and put in regular nut and bult or just buy a real knife not

Don't do this.