Thread: Modding Victorinox Help

Hey guys,
After drooling over some custom Swiss Army knife pics I decided to have a go myself. I took one of my old Climbers apart figuring I'd get some brass brazing rod to re make the pins out of later.

What I didn't realise is the 2.5mm and 2.2 mm brass pins victorinox use are not sizes that people I've spoke to stock.

Has anyone on here done this kind of thing or know where I can source some of this from?

Cheers guys.


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Know anyone with a lathe?

Originally Posted by Toby

Know anyone with a lathe?

Yeah the Mrs' dad. I had thought about that but trying to slim down some brazing rod that way sounds painful.
I guess that's my last option if I can't find any made to measure stuff.

put a short piece in your battery drill turn on and take to it with sandpaper wont take long poor mans lathe
cheers john

I'm interested in seeing your project .
Are you changing the handle scales ?
Or are you changing the layout of the blades and tools ?


Ken

Originally Posted by Ground Control

I'm interested in seeing your project .
Are you changing the handle scales ?
Or are you changing the layout of the blades and tools ?


Ken

I have a couple of things I'm wanting to try (I'll make a new thread with the progress once I make some if you're interested).

Currently I've sacrificed my old climber for science! (just to see how it goes and whether I have the ability to do this).

Then the plan is to take the philips driver (from my Tinker) and install it on a Compact (which I haven't got yet) to get a perfect little companion to my EDC leatherman. Then I want to strip out a few unused tools from my Cybertool 41 to make something more tailored for me.

Then I'll see what I can make with the leftovers!

I have some 2.5mm rods. I could cut into 200mm bits and mail you if you PM your address.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I have some 2.5mm rods. I could cut into 200mm bits and mail you if you PM your address.

Done Thanks Gadgetman.

Originally Posted by RimfireNZ

Done Thanks Gadgetman.

@TimeRider got it into tonights mail for you.

Hey guys,
Gadgetman sent me some brass pins that were the size I needed so I could get started on having a crack at modding one of my swiss army knives. Thanks for that Gadgetman.

I haven't done much of a write up as I'm frikken tired, but there's lots of pictures on my thread on the multitool forums here: My First SAK Mod (Pic heavy)

Basically it was mission accomplished! My little Swiss Army Tinker now has scissors!

Great work .
Also thanks for the link to the other place , haven't seen it before and have just signed up .


Ken

I see what you've done.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I see what you've done.

Did you mod that one? That's the same as a hiker now. Mine is almost a super tinker, it just doesn't have the hook.

That was a tinker when I bought it and I haven't changed a thing in the roughly 30 years I've had it. Had the bits I wanted and the name is a perfect fit.

Nice job there Rimfire.....