Great video on rise and fall indicator use. I've watched it a few times now. I have a rookie slipjoint maker question. I've made a few, with a lot of trial and error, and I've run into the same problem each time. When I use my rise and fall indicator I don't know how to best translate the exact blade and spring placement to my scales. Should I drill the holes in my scales first and then match them to the rise and fall indicator? When I do mine I have been making the blade and spring first. Then I fine tune the tang for open and closed position on the RFI, then I take the finished parts and attempt to put them together on a liner and scales, but I can't ever seem to get the exact fit that I had on the RFI, so the spring kicks up or the closed position is off a little. What am I missing?
It's definitely a little tricky. I've since started using a RFI fixture that matches the pin layout on my liners/covers and pre-tensions the blade while measuring. You do see a small difference otherwise, if you're measuring an un-tensioned backspring.
Very informative Andrew! I’m gonna say half open, I tend to lean towards optimism 😉 for now (seeing as how I’m just starting in blades) I’m gonna stick with fixed😅👊
I'm working on my first knife and this video was very helpful, thank you.
Glad to hear. Thanks for watching!
Super helpful video, thanks for taking the time to make it.
Great video on rise and fall indicator use. I've watched it a few times now. I have a rookie slipjoint maker question. I've made a few, with a lot of trial and error, and I've run into the same problem each time. When I use my rise and fall indicator I don't know how to best translate the exact blade and spring placement to my scales. Should I drill the holes in my scales first and then match them to the rise and fall indicator? When I do mine I have been making the blade and spring first. Then I fine tune the tang for open and closed position on the RFI, then I take the finished parts and attempt to put them together on a liner and scales, but I can't ever seem to get the exact fit that I had on the RFI, so the spring kicks up or the closed position is off a little. What am I missing?
It's definitely a little tricky. I've since started using a RFI fixture that matches the pin layout on my liners/covers and pre-tensions the blade while measuring. You do see a small difference otherwise, if you're measuring an un-tensioned backspring.
Very informative Andrew! I’m gonna say half open, I tend to lean towards optimism 😉 for now (seeing as how I’m just starting in blades) I’m gonna stick with fixed😅👊
Very good! How many mm of pressure in the spring.
I’m not sure, but you can remove a little steel from just in front of the middle pin hole if you need to lighten your slipjoint tension.
some good informations! tks!!
whats the name of this indicator?
The overall tool is a rise/fall indicator, or sometimes called a ruple gauge or ruple jig. The indicator used in the tool is a dial indicator.