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Slackener for a LB7?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:10 am
by snorkel
Hi,
When removing a blade from a LB7 what should I be using for a slackener to put it back together?
Should I use a feeler gauge with a slot cut in it?
Thanks,
Snorkel
Re: Slackener for a LB7?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:35 am
by snorkel
Never mind, I found the info I needed.
Re: Slackener for a LB7?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:42 am
by orvet
I use a .010" or .012" slackner on that size knife usually.
Dale
Re: Slackener for a LB7?
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:29 am
by snorkel
orvet wrote:I use a .010" or .012" slackner on that size knife usually.
Dale
I ended up using a .012 feeler gage with a slot cut it it and it worked perfectly.
Thanks,
Snorkel
Re: Slackener for a LB7?
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:30 am
by orvet
snorkel wrote:orvet wrote:I use a .010" or .012" slackner on that size knife usually.
Dale
I ended up using a .012 feeler gage with a slot cut it it and it worked perfectly.
Thanks,
Snorkel
That is all I did to make my slackners. Cut up several feeler gages.
I prefer to use a .005 & a .006 when I am doing a multi-bladed knife.
It seems to me to center the blades better and has less tendency to bind.
Dale