940 make over

ripping r

• October 29, 2021 22:05

finally got all my parts. deathgrip scalles and xxxadrenalinxxx titanium screws. I also got a longer thumb stud  from him. and it makes a big difference in opening. i can not get the blade centered for anything tho.

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  MidnightMarauder

  • October 29, 2021 22:10

  [@mention:677712595651977679] posted:

  finally got all my parts. deathgrip scalles and xxxadrenalinxxx titanium screws. can not get the blade centered for anything tho.

  

  

  Must just be me…but if the action is smooth and fast, the detent is right, and the blade isn’t scraping against anything, I don’t really mind if it’s off-center.

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  ripping r

  • October 29, 2021 22:18

  [@mention:673489563795465984] posted:

  Must just be me…but if the action is smooth and fast, the detent is right, and the blade isn’t scraping against anything, I don’t really mind if it’s off-center.

  i dont really mind either. but its so close to rubbing that it my one day. it is butter smooth tho.

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  wulfftruble

  • October 29, 2021 22:26

  Loosen your liners and then losing your pivot then tighten your pivot and then tighten the liners

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  jonearlt

  • October 29, 2021 22:28

  Nice color combo.

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  ripping r

  • October 29, 2021 22:33

  [@mention:589599268365971944] posted:

  Loosen your liners and then losing your pivot then tighten your pivot and then tighten the liners

  Thanks I will give it a shot when i have more time. it was this close with the factory scales. so it my be the grind is off to.

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  Tim O

  • October 29, 2021 23:53

  Looks great Ripping!

  I've run into a few BMKs that have been a PIA to get centered... Give this a try is all else fails..

  Sometimes you may need to overtighten the pivot screw to get the pivot head to drop flush within the circular milling of the scale.

  If your sure its seated all the way...

  Follow Wulff's instructions above again, but before you tighten everything open the 940 and hold the blade in a towel. Next with the other hand "bend" the entire handle in the same direction of the side that is close. Not to worry you won't break it. You should see the blade moving away from the scale. If it gets closer you are bending it the wrong way. Next tighten all your scale screws starting from the rear of the handle. Then tighten the scale to liner screws, rearmost first and then finally tighten the pivot.

  Good luck!

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  Sharpasfart

  • October 30, 2021 00:38

  Wow….Coming from a 940 junkie…..this looks awesome….well done!

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  ripping r

  • October 30, 2021 00:50

  [@mention:590021547561965432] posted:

  Wow….Coming from a 940 junkie…..this looks awesome….well done!

  Thank you!

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  ripping r

  • October 30, 2021 00:55

  [@mention:589599268366204471] posted:

  Nice color combo.

  thanks

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  Mike G

  • October 30, 2021 02:28

  beautiful, as for centering, this video may help

  
  
  

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  billhammer

  • October 30, 2021 03:14

  /|\ As to centering the 940’s blade you gotten lots of good advice from guys who know & I trust.

  Another tip I hope will be useful is using wooden chop stick & or a wooden popsicle stick ( after eating , washing the stick clean & letting the stick dry). The liners on the 940 don’t always sit flush in the handle pockets they go in & the screw lengths are short, so I put the chopstick in between the two liners so the liners sit tight against the handle when I put in the liners screws. The chopsticks I get free with my takeout fit the  940’s blade channel nicely but are a little too thick for the 945’s & Bugouts so on those knives I use the popsicle stick to put pressure on the liner from inside the blade channel when I tighten the handles to the liners.
  
  

  Also before you tighten down on the pivot screw to make sure the pivot bolt is seated properly, you may find it helpful to put the popsicle stick between the blade & liner it’s closest to. I like these wooden sticks as they don’t scratch the blade during Re-assembly.

  Hope all the suggestions help.

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  ripping r

  • October 31, 2021 00:38

  [@mention:646324604467407966] posted:

  beautiful, as for centering, this video may help

  
  
  

  well this did it! nothing else i tried worked. but this did.

  thank you

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  Tim O

  • October 31, 2021 00:58

  If you didn't get it aligned I was going to suggest the old matchbook trick next. Basically the same thing he does in the video. It's usually my last resort if nothing else works.

  Glad you got it taken care of Ripping!

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  ripping r

  • October 31, 2021 01:04

  [@mention:589880809437764246] posted:

  If you didn't get it aligned I was going to suggest the old matchbook trick next. Basically the same thing he does in the video. It's usually my last resort if nothing else works.

  Glad you got it taken care of Ripping!

  it was my last resort. i tried everything i read. i could have lived with it. but now i dont have to.

  thanks for everyones help.

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  Mike G

  • October 31, 2021 17:33

  [@mention:677712595651977679] posted:

  well this did it! nothing else i tried worked. but this did.

  thank you

  you're welcome

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