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Ya'd hav' ta catch me foist, ya bastid!Originally posted by Mykl Clark
Uh oh now IX is catching on to the greatest secrets of the Cult of the Balisong someone has to stop him.
Ya'd hav' ta catch me foist, ya bastid!Originally posted by Mykl Clark
Uh oh now IX is catching on to the greatest secrets of the Cult of the Balisong someone has to stop him.
Protos/concept knives:
3" bolted bali w/ magnetic lock
Those protusion work in conjunction with those pins, so the pins stay in the picture. I'm working out if those protrusions really need to be protrusions at all. Something tells me that they can be better designed.Originally posted by ixpfah
But what about that 'tang protuberance'? It's not a pin, therefore I don't like the 'zen pin' idea... Even if it means 'no pin'. Suggestions?
Yes you can. But it all depends on where you place those pins.Why would it all of a sudden need a kick? Couldn't you just make those 'kick hollows' (where the kick pins falls, to stop the blade from hitting the handle) less hollow?
My guess would be that the iron blades are more expensive to replace than the brass U-channel handles. So if you had to use it as an impact too, you risk the part least expensive to replace. Damage the tang, and the bali is totally broken. Damage the handles and put in the next set. My $0.02.Isn't it possible to use the tang to strike?
Guess what? I don't have too. Sounds about right to me. (Although I think you guys are thinking way too highly of me ).Originally posted by Mykl Clark
I'm sure Tony will come in here and straighten me out if I'm wrong.
Originally posted by tonyccw
Need to get access on that prototype to conduct tests....
Yes and no... Yes because you now have a wider points of fulcrum than before, so the force necessary to exert on the tang is less than before (that's what I'm reading from your post), because the firtherr you are from the initial fulcrum, the more leverage you have to exert the force (think old-fashion weighing devices where the weight is measured with a small counterweight sliding up and down the handle). If you were applying constant force, as if when you open the handles manually, this will always be true.Originally posted by Mykl Clark
Actually if you think of the blade as a lever (which it is) it makes since that the further you move the tang device from the pivot (fulcrum) and the longer the blade your force will go up, right?
No problem. Just let's leave these types of questions alone for a while, can we? My brain's starting to hurt from all the computations...Originally posted by Mykl Clark
thanks tony